LG's right. I remember reading an analysis in The Economist not so long ago that said the real reason that house burglaries are down is not because of police efforts but that the things the traditional burglar used to dispose of down the pub aren't worth anything: the value of second hand tellies, DVD players, stereos and the like just doesn't make the effort worth while.
If you are burgled by someone who knows what they are doing, all they are likely to do is have a quick shufty through your filing cabinet for cash and passports and then leave.
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They dont need to break in. All the good stuff is in peoples pockets and hand bags. Why risk being seen with a bulky video when you can mug someone at knife point and get an ipod, digicam, mobile phone and possibly a lap top.Even crime is market driven.Leave a comment:
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Sounds like
He has being trying what Paddick's mate was smoking.
Sorry remind me about knife crime etc?Leave a comment:
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They obviously leave the front door open to avoid any post legal stress from the Human Rights lawyers should the poor, opressed and misunderstood victim of the previous Tory government (aka the thief) cut his hand while breaking down the door.Leave a comment:
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Nope, safe there. There is a little bit of a drug problem, but it has the lowest crime rate of any of the Caribbean islands.Originally posted by wendigo100
However, my mums flat is in Bethnal Green, London!Leave a comment:
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Hold on, Lionel Blair was all right wasn't he? A bit gay, but not an idiot.Originally posted by AsterixLeave a comment:
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All Blairs are morons
It must be the f'n name. What planet is he from ?Leave a comment:
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The only people who break into flats in my mums block (where I am staying) are the police! I've been here since May and the old Bill have done it twice. The last time was accross the hall from me.Leave a comment:
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London Crime So Low Residents Leave Their Front Doors Open
At least according to Sir Ian Blair, the PC PC and well renowned feckwit.
However, as some wag has already pointed out, leaving your front door open would invalidate your insurance in the unlikely eventuality that one of London's non-existent burglars (who presumably are now all in Haringey as I type) did decide to pay a visit.Met chief makes 'open door' claim
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has said parts of London are returning to an era of neighbourliness and low crime.
He said residents in Haringey, north London, are now happy to leave their front doors open and unlocked.
Sir Ian said community-based Safer Neighbourhood Teams were making people feel as safe as they did 25 years ago.
He also likened neighbourhood police team leaders to "the sheriff" who dealt with matters in their area.
In an interview with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Sir Ian told of a recent visit to Haringey during which he met two officers who had "adopted" a tower block.
He said: "How long is it since the police patrolled the corridors of a tower block?
"It's as if, when the slums they replaced were flattened and they put that up, the police stopped patrolling, so it's quite an interesting concept, and people are opening their doors, leaving their doors open now, or leaving then unlocked, certainly, in a way they haven't done for 25 years, so there's some interesting things going on."
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