Seems the murderous BMX gang have been around A LOT longer than we were led to believe. This article taken from HERE appears to show our gang in there early days. Before they elevated to murdering kids outside Pubs or there houses it seems they were simply stealing there future get away vehicles! Obviously this heinous crimewave of at least three reported crimes in ten years is out of hand and of epidemic proportions. I think Colin had the idea fo wrist bands for an anti BMX gang charity. Someone needs to stop these lunatics before they kill again.

"BMX thugs steal park boys' bikes From the Guardian Series, first published Friday 6th Aug 1999. TEENAGE friends fell victim to BMX bandits when they were robbed of their cycles in broad daylight. Four thugs escaped with bikes worth more than £800 after wrenching them from the grasp of two 14-year-old pals in Birchwood Forest Park. The pair had been using the park's BMX track without incident when they were approached by the gang, aged between 14 and 16, at around noon on Sunday. Det Con Kate Parkinson said that initially a youth asked one of the riders if he could borrow his bike. But the youngster refused - leading to threats and a push which enable the youths to seize his cycle. The four then forced the other boy to do likewise before escaping into the park, according to DC Parkinson. Police say the bikes in question are red Raleigh Extreme BMX-style bike, with yellow and blue transfers. And the other is a yellow GT Tequesta mountain bike. Both are thought to be worth in excess of £400. Witnesses are asked to be on the lookout for a youth, believed to be aged 15, standing 5ft 9ins, medium build, with black, short hair. He was wearing pants and a t-shirt. Another youth was aged around 14, 5ft tall, with dark, ginger hair, in a bowl style cut with a centre parting, wearing a black Adidas t-shirt and black pants. The third youngster, thought to be aged 16, was around 5ft 9ins, with short, black hair. He was dressed in a white short-sleeved Ellesse t-shirt, black trousers and black Rockport shoes. Meanwhile the fourth gang member, also aged 16, of medium build, had short, blond hair and was also around 5ft 9ins. Park users who might have spotted the incident are asked to call DC Parkinson or DC Derek Lockie on 01244 ******"

The best part of the story other than neither of the bikes were BMXs? The infamous 'BMX GANG' werent actually ON BMXs at all until they stole the bikes(the BMXs that were in reality mountain bikes). Sensational reporting though. My favourite quote (baring in mind its an English article)" standing 5ft 9ins, medium build, with black, short hair. He was wearing pants and a t-shirt." A 15 year old in a park in his pants? this gang REALLY needs to be stopped, before the pants come off.

Possible culprits?

So another day, another kid dead HERE . This time last year, in fact almost the same day a year earlier, a child was shot in Liverpool. A young boy of 11. Rhys Jones was shot dead whilst playing in a pub carpark. Initially all the NEWS REPORTS had the same 'FACTS'. The young boy was shot by a teenager on a BMX. Underlined and highlighted BMX. It emerged later that noone actually knew what kind of bike the shooter had been riding and in the re-constructions the gun man was riding a mountain bike. Obviously the reporting of the crime was somehow biased but why? Are we as BMX-ers somehow part of an underground mafia that Im not aware of? Indulging in murder and organized crime in seedy bike shops? Well this past weekend a young man, well a fucking kid of 14, Shaquille Maitland-Smith, was stabbed to death. Nothing new for London then. Another weekend another child killed by these idiots. This killing however had something the others havent, a BMX gang! EVERY news report Ive heard, read or seen has had a refference to a gang on BMXs. SUN ARTICLE. With irresponssible head lines like "'I cradled my dying son as knife attackers fled', says mother of Army cadet, 14, stabbed to death 'by BMX gang'" how are we supposed to regain some sort of respectability from the 'mainstream'? We gained alot of ground this year with BMX in the olympics only to lose it to headlines like this. Once again we'll be viewed as pests, criminals and vandals. It intimidates people enough that we fly down the main road in a manual, weaving through traffic, we dont need bad press like this as well! SO why was the fact that they were riding BMXs relevant? Would the headline have read 'Boy, 14, stabbed by kids that use bus'? Or 'Boy, 14, stabbed by gang who use trains sometimes'? No. I dont think it would. the fact that so much emphasis has been put on the gangs mode of transport baffles me. Id love to know why thats so important. Maybe someone will tell me in the comments. Feel free to link this rant to any of the news services covering the story, maybe they have an answer. Til then I guess we'll all have to put up with being looked at as thugs and murderers. Is it not a blatant act of discrimination?

Once again as stated before our Condolences go out to the family and our thoughts are with you at this time.

ANY dick head comments will be deleted.

Just wanted to say thanks to those who have checked the site from links posted on DEFGRIP. So if you were/are involved in the Nike debate feel free to throw a comment up and have a good look around the site.

BUT beware of BMX MURDERERS. Expect a salt post how fucking retarded the coverage of this has been. Still, no kid should die on the pavement.

20 Negative's collective thoughts are with the family.

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