The Reoffenders Who Can't Stay Out of Jail (Part 1/2) | Rule Britannia
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Published 2014-11-18
In this episode of Rule Britannia, VICE meets "Saky's Finest"—a gang of young reoffenders based on the Saxton Road estate in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Locked into a cycle of reoffending and going to jail, some of these guys have spent so much of their childhood in Young Offenders' Institutes that they'd rather be back inside than in the real world.
20-year-old Coopz is looking at a serious stretch in adult jail after being recently bailed in connection with the attempted robbery of a local shop. Ross and Nathan, who at 27 are considered the "olders" of the group, both try to stop him from going down the same paths they did.
We also meet Pitts, arguably the most institutionalized member of the gang, who has only seen the outside world for a matter of weeks in the last six years. Now out, he just wants to have fun, get pissed and fight—as well as settling an old score with Reggie, the local store owner, for something that happened 12 years ago.
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All Comments (21)
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Robbed a shop and now thinks he's Charles Bronson
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A 21 minute advertisement for the benefits of wearing a condom
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It's funny because they all think they're hardcore acting big on the camera meanwhile everybody watching at home is laughing at them
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when he described prison 'good food, gym, come out feeling refreshed', I've been to traveloges that sound worse than that
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Did anyone else not realise he just snitched on himself ?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 he said earlier on ‘false allegations’ then just explained how he robbed it 🤣😭
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This guy says I have a job waiting for me, but I’d rather go back down the route of getting pissed and fighting again. Wow my brain cells
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3:09 that dog probably has a higher IQ then all of those hooligans combined Thanks for the likes😂❤
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It’s sad cause I grew up in an environment where we were raised in a way that prepared us to expect to die young or end up in prison......no guidance, no one to point you in the right direction.....these kids are a product of the lack of structure in their lives. In the beginning I didn’t care about serving prison time, it was a badge of honor of sorts.....after serving a 9 and a half year sentence I realized the faults in my way of thinking and made changes and found myself looking back at every time I pretended not to give a fuck with a mind full of regret and shame. This kids will change once they are middle aged and struggling to find gainful employment. I hope for their sake they make changes before they waste away the most important years of their lives or lose them all together. Crime does not pay, it only costs you......your freedom,life and loved ones!
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Reggie is the sweetest man ever. All that harassment and bigotry and he still empathises with those kids. What a lovely man. Gives you hope.
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lol i couldnt take a mugger seriously if he called me a "doughnut"
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That fact they have or had a dog and called it "Gucci" is fucking hilarious 😂😂
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I emphasise. A lack of direction and purpose plus poverty leads to social dysfunction. And don't be so quick to judge andthink that this couldn't be you. You're lucky to be born and raised with your iq, drive, vision, friends, school, extra curriculum opportunities and provisions. I'm a final year medical student and I know this could of been me if I was born and raised in a different area, under different circumstances
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The poor Indian guy. He was an original wave of immigrants who loved Britain dearly, worked their entire lives and involved themselves in communities. And what's their reward? Having to deal with total scum every day, AND he still empathizes with them.
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I feel extremely sorry for those dogs.
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"These r my true boys " 10 years later they kill u or never c them.
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" DO THE CRIMEEE!!!...DO THE CRIME ..." WTF IS THAT HAHA?!!
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'He's good enough to be a dad'...serious girl
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I agree with the shopkeeper. I think most of them aren't genuinely bad people, just people without direction in their lives. They need a role model to look up to, and I think they lack one.
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Gemma says: ‘it’s luck I had a controlling relationship that kept me away from it all.’ 😦 What kind of example of relationships with men must she have been shown!
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17:25...the moment he realizes he actually IS lost...sad.
