UK's Scariest Debt Collector

estebanrey · 26 Mar 2014 at 21:47

dowie said:
I think in some situations your wit is of limited use... he collects from businesses for example, if you have to be at your physical business location (say you're a dodgy scrap dealer, second hand car dealer, other dodgy individual) in order to earn a living and this guy is after you then short of skipping the country or getting round the clock police protection your wit isn't going to be much use to a thug who wants money or will dish out violence.

Perhaps you can hire someone bigger to take care of him... then perhaps that backfires, he knows the guy and you're doubly screwed...

I think if any of these guys were chasing me over a debt I'd pay up pretty damn quickly...

Of course, don't disagree with any of that. Just thinking about a documentary on human evolution where Homo Eructus and Homosapians co-existed. The former were tougher and more brutal but lost the 'war' against our species because they didn't have the cognitive powers we did.

That and the fact I've watched far too much 'Hustle' where they take on gangsters and win by faking their own deaths after taking large amounts of monies from them

OhEsEcks · 26 Mar 2014 at 21:48

Shaun Smith is a scumbag.

mattyg · 26 Mar 2014 at 21:52

estebanrey said:
Of course, don't disagree with any of that. Just thinking about a documentary on human evolution where Homo Eructus and Homosapians co-existed. The former were tougher and more brutal but lost the 'war' against our species because they didn't have the cognitive powers we did.

That and the fact I've watched far too much 'Hustle' where they take on gangsters and win by faking their own deaths after taking large amounts of monies from them

This reminds me of

spoffle · 26 Mar 2014 at 22:03

Freefaller said:
You're more likely to be in the morgue by what they're saying. :/

This, it's not that they're big, scary or strong, it's that they're crazy, have little to no boundaries and won't stop if they're challenged on anything.

'Harry · 26 Mar 2014 at 22:18

^TANK^ said:
Did anyone watch the bit in the documentary where he was describing how his mentor would rape someone who owed him a debt? This was done out of humiliation and would guarantee him the money back swiftly regardless of the amount because the victim didn't want anyone finding out.

Yeah...I don't believe it though. Whilst rape is probably one of the worst tortures going for a guy, how many would be willing to carry it out?!

These days every tom, dick & harry thinks they are a tough guy because they lift static weights above their head for a few hours a week, then proceed to pose in front of the mirror with their phone. Truth is, if you were a fanny when you entered the gym, you're still a fanny after you leave the gym.

Life makes you tough, not weights.

dowie · 26 Mar 2014 at 22:39

mattyg said:
Not exactly accurate.

He fell 2 storeys trying to climb in his window after his girlfriend kicked him out

my bad - I read skim read Saxon Park.. and assumed it was an actual local park when presumably its just the name of a local area?

http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk..._from_serious_injuries_in_Saxon_Park/?ref=arc

jamesblade · 26 Mar 2014 at 23:30

estebanrey said:
The problem with these types of people is they think that violence is the solution to everything, it's all they know. The problem with that is they can easily be outwitted.

Very Naive I'm afraid.. Life isn't Hollywood or a nice estate where everyone waves and says "Hi" as they stroll past..

spoffle · 27 Mar 2014 at 00:07

'Harry said:
Yeah...I don't believe it though. Whilst rape is probably one of the worst tortures going for a guy, how many would be willing to carry it out?!

These days every tom, dick & harry thinks they are a tough guy because they lift static weights above their head for a few hours a week, then proceed to pose in front of the mirror with their phone. Truth is, if you were a fanny when you entered the gym, you're still a fanny after you leave the gym.

Life makes you tough, not weights.

Except that life isn't enough to make a person strong. If you can't fight your way out of a wet paper bag because you're so weak, life isn't going to change that.

Energize · 27 Mar 2014 at 00:31

Unfortunately all that muscle doesn't provide any protection against being stabbed by a knife...

Tefal · 27 Mar 2014 at 00:32

Energize said:
Unfortunately all that muscle doesn't provide any protection against being stabbed by a knife...

does if he grabs your arm before you get it in.

also it generally takes a lot of repeated stabbing to put someone down hence why victims usually have 30+ wounds.

Energize · 27 Mar 2014 at 00:38

Not if you aim for the right place.

Tefal · 27 Mar 2014 at 00:41

Energize said:
Not if you aim for the right place.

yeah good luck with that not like hes going to be blocking or anything being a boxer.

spoffle · 27 Mar 2014 at 00:44

Energize said:
Not if you aim for the right place.

Yeah, no. People don't stand there still with their neck exposed and a target painted over where their jugular is.

Energize · 27 Mar 2014 at 00:48

Tefal said:
yeah good luck with that not like hes going to be blocking or anything being a boxer.

No he won't be if he's not expecting it. You make it sound like no boxer has ever been stabbed.

Efour · 27 Mar 2014 at 05:10

2 people arguing about knife fights on a pc forum <3 OcUK

areksnumbr1sxylady · 27 Mar 2014 at 05:21

arc@css · 27 Mar 2014 at 05:26

Seen it. Pretty interesting stuff.

Another one I'd look up is Brian Cockerill (Macintyres Underworld The Taxman Full Version).

Tefal · 2 Apr 2014 at 19:28

Energize said:
No he won't be if he's not expecting it. You make it sound like no boxer has ever been stabbed.

yeah criminal debt collectors never expect a fight when they knock on a door lol

Krisali · 2 Apr 2014 at 21:22

arc@css said:
Seen it. Pretty interesting stuff.

Another one I'd look up is Brian Cockerill (Macintyres Underworld The Taxman Full Version).

See previous comment. Brian Cockerill is a coked up knob.

"andy" · 3 Apr 2014 at 07:26

dowie said:
Gotta say though, for people labeled as a bunch of hipsters... Vice has produced some alright documentaries... some the the North Korean stuff was bold of them, inc North Koren workers in Russia etc..

shame half of it is over dramatised rubbish. lots of it following the exact same formula

says it all when rupert murdoch is such a fan