Swear by Aberdare

Posted on October 20th, 2006 filed in Aberdare Town, Politics

Let’s jump into our time machine and go back nearly thirty years to a Saturday night outside the Boot in Aberdare. How did people behave then ? What type of behaviour was acceptable ?

It’s the end of the night… closing time… stop tap. People leave the pub and a row ensues.

A young man loses his temper. He commits a grave social faux pas… he swears.

The local newspaper reported it back in August 1977 :

“For using indecent language outside the Boot Hotel, Victoria Square, Adrian Chapman, aged 21 of Park View Terrace, Abercwmboi, was fined £5 by Aberdare Magistrates.

“Police Constable Stephen Isaac told the court that Chapman shouted “F… off!”

“When I cautioned him he replied, ‘Sorry, I lost my temper’,” the Constable replied.

Now in 2006, if the Police fined every reveller who swore like that how much money would they raise ? We think they’d probably raise enough to keep Aberdare Police Station open and staffed 24 hours a day. Now we swear (oops!) that’s a good idea…