A friend of mine*
used to live in Brixton, and apparantly there are a lot of stories you can tell about the place. The police don't bother with warrants, they just kick in the door, and are apparantly not surprised that a gun will be waiting for them. The way he tells it, the whole place is filled with people who not only are violent and see nothing wrong with beating others up- on both sides of the law. All they care about is money, and they genuinely still think that capital punishment exists. High incidence of personality disorders as well, belief that they are in fact some-one entirely different, and an interest in masochism.



*May or may not be The Clash
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 30 Oct 2009, 13:54, 1 reply)

I worked there for three years
and it was bearable, as long as I confined my experience of Brixton to whatever I saw in between the Tube and my office (three minutes from the Tube).

Oh, and visits to the oasis of Marks & Spencer, of course. The oldest M&S in London. Who'da thought it?
( Sonic the Hedgetrimmer doesn't care what you think, Fri 30 Oct 2009, 15:14, closed)