"but particularly violent robberies now seems to be interwoven with Traveller culture"
Whate does that come from
There are estimated to be around 63,000 Travellers on the roads of Britain
How may reports are there of Travellers committing violent crimes thay youi know of
The greatest rise in violent crimes in Britain today are urban based knife attacks
You seem to me honing in on the acts of a few criminals to present a adverse picture of an entire community
Were you to do this of, say, the Black community you would, justifiably in my opinion. lay yourself open to accusations of racism

Travellers in general, criminals or not, ater treated abominably in Britain - it is not unreasonable to expect a backlash from that

Ireland is is fact worse
While we have lived here, several times we've experienced going into town for a pint and finding all the bars closed
When Travellers are reported in teh ae the police make a point of visiting the bars and telling the publicans only to let in people they know
The publicans are told that if Travellers are let in and trouble breaks out the police will not respond to calls for assistance
Work that one out
Jim Carroll