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| Police To Now Practice Burglary At Night On Unwary Homeowners | |
| 2010-02-11 | |
| A shadowy figure lurking in the garden in the early hours. A rattle on a window latch. It must be a burglar. But don't panic too soon and call the police. That could be them outside. Officers have begun testing windows and doors at night as part of a campaign to increase home security. If they find one open, they are under orders to knock on the door and drag sleepy residents from their beds and lecture them. The move is part of an initiative called Operation Golden which aims to slash burglary rates in Macclesfield, Cheshire. Resident Adrian Dodd, 42, said: 'I think it is preposterous. It is all well and good advising people but you can't come trespassing on property in the dead of night and waking people up. Someone will have a heart attack. 'Most reasonable people will say thanks for letting them know and be grateful.' SIGN IN WINDOW: Visitors From America On Premises. Unauthorized entry may result in an insanely violent demise of intruder.
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| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #6 "they will be very lucking if they only get shot" Only the bad guys are armed in the UK. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2010-02-11 23:13 |
| #5 It would be better just to knock on doors during daylight hours and go in and have a little chat with every homeowner on the block. Usually I would be more worried about dogs or a neighbor with a gun than the homeowner, but then again, this is Britain. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-02-11 22:21 |
| #4 Remember this is in Britain, where the Government Is excessively (in fact it approaches Paranoia) anti-Gun. Here in the USA we'd have dead Officers if they were foolish enough to do this. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-02-11 21:28 |
| #3 So its the middle of the night, you hear someone rattling and testing all your doors and windows, then knock on the door.... What could possiby go wrong? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-02-11 21:06 |
| #2 Some fool tries that here and they will be very lucking if they only get shot. The survivors lecturing me at 2am would get another round to the head for their hubris. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-02-11 21:03 |
| #1 Last year a 38-year-old woman from Hove in East Sussex was stunned when she walked into her lounge to find a PCSO clambering through her window. The woman, who did not want to be named, was then given a stern lecture by the officer on home security. 'I thought it was a bit much really, but it did make me think,' she said. The "PCSO" laughed as he walked over to the next house, where he might find something and not have to deliver the "lecture". |
| Posted by: KBK 2010-02-11 19:57 |