I believe so for the door sensors but that's not gonna stop some kid they'll just grab and run
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And even that is up for debate now. Lol
But with CCTV they can put thefts together....
Most of the time it's this standard outfit anyway so cctv won't helpView attachment 509065
Looks like the normal crowd at a bonfire/riot over here!
mate of mine was talking to a shop security guard he knows a while back
as a security guard he's not allowed to do anything but ask them to put stuff down and leave and/or phone the police.... but the police won't attend anyway so there's no point
If it was my shop I wouldn't put up with shop lifters
as a security guard he's not allowed to do anything but ask them to put stuff down and leave and/or phone the police.... but the police won't attend anyway so there's no point
If it was my shop I wouldn't put up with shop lifters
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Has anyone here seen the video from a couple of years back with 2 Indian(?) chaps taking a broom stick to a shoplifter? They gave Him 24 wacks with the broom stick at least 2 across an ankle. Always wondered if the criminal learned anything.
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Our local tesco has the booze behind thick perspex doors and a ipad type thing every so often. If you want something you have to speak to an 'agent' and they unlock the door remotely.
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Mate of mine was a handyman at Asda for many years. The head of security, who sat on a throne betwixt the entry/exit doors, was an elderly woman who struggled to get on and off her chair.
They basically let shoplifters do as they wanted too. If they saw them doing it, the security guys were told to just follow them until they left. Police were rarely called, and almost never arrived.
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I remember when shops had counters and you had to ask for stuff which was then handed over to you and you paid.
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Yarm is a very nice market town near Stockton (which isn't a very nice place), I used to live & work in Stockton for many years and went into Yarm at least a couple of times a week.
The high street supermarket in Yarm closed it's doors in an evening, if you wanted anything you asked for it at the cashiers window same as you would at a late night petrol station.
This was 20+ years ago, I'd like to think things have improved but judging by what I see & hear (and have read on this thread) it's unlikely.
Items from history for your education & information ( this is offered as it made me think, mods are welcome to delete if history lessons are not wanted here) :
A nice lass from Isle of Mann was working with me in the 1980s, she explained there is almost zero vandalism and petty crime on the island. They also had a no-nonsense approach to crime (including birching), a good community spirit, and only 1 ferry off the island every day so anyone misbehaving had a good chance of being caught.
Searching now I see birching was outlawed there in 2018 (according to a post "Was it right to cease birching" on site Manxforums)
There are also many reports in recently years about skyrocketing number of crimes including vandalism and antisocial behaviour.
A friend married a lovely lady from Vietnam, there (and Thailand) used to have zero vandalism and petty crime, they also had short-sharp-shock punishments for minor crimes.
Looking for recent changes in the law I can see many mentions saying corporal punishment is longer legal against children but no mention if it's still used on adults for minor crimes.
Examples from other countries :
1994 Singapore: Michael Fay (teenager from USA) received 4 strokes of a cane and was jailed for 4 months before being deported - vandalism.
2015 Singapore: 2 german tourists Andreas Von Knorre, 22, and Elton Hinz 21) were sentenced to 9 months in jail + 3 strokes of a cane - grafitti.
2018 Thailand: Brittany Schneider (Canadian) and Furlong Lee (from UK), passports were confiscated immediately and they face 10 years in jail - grafitti on an 800 year old fortress.
The countries above all had robust deterrents and very little graffiti or vandalism. Coincidence??
Every day is a school day but I'll not make any guesses about what the future holds or where society is headed.
Enjoy today, who knows what tomorrow will bring.
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Redbull 'gives you wings' the drink of super fit athletes.
Really? The only people I've ever seen drinking it are the drug addled drongoes lurching around Swansea Town centre barking at their own shadows or trying to make eye agressive contact with perceived aggressors.
Really? The only people I've ever seen drinking it are the drug addled drongoes lurching around Swansea Town centre barking at their own shadows or trying to make eye agressive contact with perceived aggressors.
The crime rate there is rising like everywhere else, particularly drug problems.
But the sentences handed down are very lenient compared to GB.
So I think they may have gone the other way in their approach.
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I was working in and around Singapore when Michael Fay got busted. He was the son of a US diplomat or businessman, but dad said he is going to take the punishment rather than sneak away.
It was televised too, pretty brutal too, nothing like whacks from a cane. The criminal is tied on a frame leaning forward, padding is placed to protect the spine and organs in the lower back, and the guy wielding the birch, 6’ long dampened stick, 3/4” diameter, takes a running leap and hammers that thing down, leaving a red wheal the size of your finger, across both buttocks.
