My kids have always been given rubbish phones. This is a) because I am mean and b) because they don't understand the concept of a screen protector and will drop the phone within hours of purchase. The side benefit of my stinginess is that they weren't worth mugging. They do appear to be in the minority as most other parents of my generation report that their children were mugged. All our kids have now left school so this is not a new problem. A lot of cases were just unfortunate but a number of times the parents were complaining that it was worse because they had just given their child a new phone and had to claim it on insurance again as it was so expensive. My view is that if you are giving your child a phone that is worth insuring you are making them a target for muggers.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Has Crime Really Got Worse in Ealing?	02/05/19 18:17:00	Tricia Arbuthnot
Re:Has Crime Really Got Worse in Ealing?	02/05/19 22:31:00	Rosco White
Reply	03/05/19 07:37:00	Gordon Southwell
Re:Reply	03/05/19 11:12:00	Vlod Barchuk
Reply	04/05/19 06:33:00	Gordon Southwell
Re:Re:Reply	04/05/19 06:46:00	Colin Goodman
Re:Re:Re:Reply	04/05/19 08:09:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	04/05/19 09:13:00	Chris Gilson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	05/05/19 09:58:00	Colin Goodman
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	05/05/19 11:27:00	Rosco White
Reply	06/05/19 15:05:00	Gordon Southwell
Re:  Not enough police on the streets - or anywhere...	06/05/19 15:51:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:  Not enough police on the streets - or anywhere...	06/05/19 17:30:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:  Not enough police on the streets - or anywhere...	07/05/19 08:10:00	Paul Corcoran
Re:Re:Re:Re:  Not enough police on the streets - or anywhere...	16/05/19 18:42:00	Mari Austin
Reply	22/05/19 22:03:00	Gordon Southwell
Re: Cheap phones are a great idea/Exclusions from School	23/05/19 00:10:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re: Exclusions from School and Greater Division in Wealth	25/05/19 07:13:00	Philippa Bond

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