Burglary isn't necessarily down to people being poor though. I have been in the bones of my arse a number of times and never considered stealing other people's possessions. Some people think it's appropriate to take other people's stuff because they want it. I think it's a revolting crime and rarely the genuinely rich people that suffer. It ain't fucking Robin Hood it's steal from the worked bastard hard to get a little bit of nice stuff and give to the to lazy to bother
Funnily enough, they mentioned Robin Hood last night.
And on the poor thing, one guy was caught at the the actual scene of the burglary. The only thing he stole was food from the fridge and freezer. He stole because he was hungry.
I don't know how they calculate rich v poor. The gap certainly shouldn't be getting bigger if we're all in it together though should it.
I would estimate at the likes of myself being more likely to be burgled too. Surely the richer you are the more stringent and better quslity security you can afford.
I most definitely could not be described as rich. Whether fall into the poor category I'm not sure.
Think we also are avoiding the issue here though of a police having a burglary investigation unit as a basic requirement surely.
Wasn't it Leicester police or somebody who cut down Burglaries and said they could only respond to them 3 days a week?
If people discover there are no police looking into them then it's when vigilantes start.
I've not reported much to the police, had a car stolen and an accident with an offroad bike smashing into me and the police didn't do anything about the car other than pick it up and take it to Wolvey and charge me hundreds for the privilege when they could have just phoned me and I'd have gone the mile down the road to get it.
If I got burgled, I wouldn't hold out too much hope of it being solved and would probably try and find out who it was myself and sort it.
Nope, did nothing at all. Didn't come out and when we rang it was more a less a 'you stopped them then, it's okay, carry on.'Bloody hell, did the police do anything about that one? That's way more than nipping in through the Window when nobody is in.
We've got a rabid cockapoo.Couple of Rottweilers / Mastiffs and nobody will think twice
It will get to the point where people are defending their homes like rednecks.
We've got a rabid cockapoo.
She's as quiet as a mouse, but luckily for us (at times unluckily) she does bark when anyone comes to the door. She's a small dog but does have a very big bark.A bark might be enough to be fair.
Obviously if people want to get in they will get into any house, but anything that puts them off is a bonus.
She's as quiet as a mouse, but luckily for us (at times unluckily) she does bark when anyone comes to the door. She's a small dog but does have a very big bark.
The sooner they can get more people in work the more tax money available and the more resource available. It's not a good position to have things like this missing but the country has gone to shit.
I think there are many, like many reasons why they don't investigate burglaries, but obviously with the cuts there are less people to deal with the crime. Coupled with the priorities to protect life and property, I would think its only an emergency if someone's being assaulted or property is in the actual act of being stolen or damaged. So if the burglary has already happened, its not urgent.
More and more emphasis is on people sorting it out for themselves unfortunately - so you'll end up reporting your own crimes on line, take and upload your own photos/videos. I guess the forensics will only come out if they feel there’s a chance of some DNA or fingerprints being left at the scene. Not really likely.
If your missus was dialling 999 when they were still trying to force entry and they didn't turn out Otis, that’s a disgusting response.
Yes Shaw and, to a certain degree, thats fair enough. Most people are on the web or have a smarthphone and can do the donkey work themselves. If the end result is the same (ie. property not recovered) then thats probably all that would normally happen....what bothers me is the after care:I think West Midlands Police in the past week have started the online reporting. Basically gives you a crime ref number for insurance purposes and I guess you won't hear much else.
Yes Shaw and, to a certain degree, thats fair enough. Most people are on the web or have a smarthphone and can do the donkey work themselves. If the end result is the same (ie. property not recovered) then thats probably all that would normally happen....what bothers me is the after care:
Most of us able to self report would be able to find out addition advice from the police or their partners web sites etc. But for those who aren't tech savvy, what prevention and reassurance would they get without a cop or PCSO doing a visit? In many cases these are the elderly, the disabled, those with physical or mental problems - in effect perhaps the most vulnerably and needy in society. They would still rely on phoning the police so are they going to understand and be happy with being talked through a contact centre's screen, rather than having somone come out and give them the personal treatment? Coupled with shocking 101 response times, not the best service. WMP seem to be spending a lot of their cash on an Accenture driven IT solution, hope it doesn't bite their bums like it did with the Scottish Police service.
Yes Shaw and, to a certain degree, thats fair enough. Most people are on the web or have a smarthphone and can do the donkey work themselves. If the end result is the same (ie. property not recovered) then thats probably all that would normally happen....what bothers me is the after care:
Most of us able to self report would be able to find out addition advice from the police or their partners web sites etc. But for those who aren't tech savvy, what prevention and reassurance would they get without a cop or PCSO doing a visit? In many cases these are the elderly, the disabled, those with physical or mental problems - in effect perhaps the most vulnerably and needy in society. They would still rely on phoning the police so are they going to understand and be happy with being talked through a contact centre's screen, rather than having somone come out and give them the personal treatment? Coupled with shocking 101 response times, not the best service. WMP seem to be spending a lot of their cash on an Accenture driven IT solution, hope it doesn't bite their bums like it did with the Scottish Police service.
Hint: The government consists mostly of rich people or people on the payroll of rich people.<snip> And surely a government can sort out the disparity between the rich and the poor. It simply should not be growing.
Hint: Therefore Cameron was lying.Hint: The government consists mostly of rich people or people on the payroll of rich people.
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