http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=3&u=/nm/20030506/od_nm/crusader_dc

Heh heh - you just know he'll end up getting arrested. The English justice system don't like vigilantes

There's even a picture of him in action http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3002999.stm

Apparently he has 217 previous offenses to his name and refuses to speak throughout his police interviews or court appearances - nutter!

At an earlier hearing, a judge told unemployed Roxberry, from Pentwyn, he was likely to be jailed.

Likely to be jailed? Oh my.

There's even a picture of him in action

Um, that's funny too, but how is that a related story? that's not at all what the first link was about.

The original articles appear to be here and here. Makes a change from the "disgusted" letters you usually see - Tunbridge Wells is the home of whingers in the UK. (apologies to residents on the forum, but you may well agree!) Edit: "Disgusted" was originally a single person writing many letters, but I guess it took off in the town!

Gareth

that's not at all what the first link was about

Umm doh! That teaches me for speed-reading

She said: "Up to the day I had never experienced the strange phenomenon of what most people refer to as the "good old days".

What the hell is she on about!

No problem, it was still very funny People are so interesting.

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I think she means, a time when people didn't crap on each other (metaphorically) as part of daily routine.

It's not like the old days! I remember when you could leave your bike outside your house and no-one would nick it (dons flat cap, pipe and nipple height trousers)....

This thread so far has failed to mention that Tonbridge-Wells is, as well as being the UK capital for wingeing letters, a major retirement centre. To stand in the Pantiles ( the most noted landmark of that town) is like standing in a field of bleating sheep.
Undoubtedly, on this occasion, the writer, being elderly and infirm, was referring to being in: " The good old daze" caused by having been pounced upon by the caped crusader.

Ok, cool update here - the whole thing was a hoax by a mischievous b3ta reader - interview here: http://www.b3ta.com/interview/monkeyman/ links to proof etc. is at the bottom of the page.

Good job - one for the hoaxers hall of fame I think.

Gareth