My house was marked

ronan · Jul 14, 2015

You can't wind up in the jug if you use reasonable force, so ask a copper how do they hit suspects without leaving marks :whistle:

ronan · Jul 14, 2015

mrfuzzy said:
...it'll be one of those "furrin" people trafficking gangs....its not the dog they're after...its maker to sell on as a sex slave to some old hairy slavic bloke...

Nah, wrong direction, they are trying to get people into the uk, not out, have a look at calais on the news.

brightspark · Jul 14, 2015

ronan said:
You can't wind up in the jug if you use reasonable force, so ask a copper how do they hit suspects without leaving marks

a dig in the ribs or u accidentaly fall down the cell steps even thought there on the ground floor :laughing:

ive been cautioned a few times or motoring offences and just smiled . copper said have u anything to say, i just grinned and shook my head . i was going to say for a laugh . please officer dont hit me again :laughing:

one day i might just say it for a l;augh :scared:

rtbcomp · Jul 14, 2015

The mark was put there by the Council - it means your house is due for demolition.

colnerov · Jul 14, 2015

hi, You can use reasonable force if you feel threatened. So giving him a dink on the nose is OK. An @rse full of buckshot as he runs away isn't, because he's not a threat.

Colin

brightspark · Jul 14, 2015

my d0g marks everyones gate posts when i take him out :whistle:

graffian · Jul 14, 2015

mrfuzzy said:
Stories started with hobos / tramps, then moved onto gypsies, devil worshippers, travellers, dog thieves, foreign burglars / dog thieves

Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves?

ronan · Jul 14, 2015

graffian said:
Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves?

Whatever happened to Cher ? Did her face finally fall off ?

BarrieJ · Jul 14, 2015

ronan said:
I wonder what the mark was for ; house owner is a mad barsteward and is handy with a shotgun ?

What's the warning sign you sometimes see in the US?
"Everyone in this house has a gun, apart from the dog, and he doesn't need one"

TurtleDude · Jul 14, 2015

cumbriasteve said:
The marking of houses did exist, it was used by the Romany gypsies and was very common circa the 1960's region.

These were the true gypsies and not the travellers of today,

They used to visit selling charms, pegs and silks etc, the marks normally scratched close to the door or gate had various meanings usually related to the ease or difficulty of any sale and was intended for the next seller to come along, they were not used for theft or burglary.

So it was sort of a TripAdvisor for gypsies? Awesome!

Robotstar5 · Jul 14, 2015

octo0072000 said:
this known as a burglars code see pic and link also a hobo code from the depression

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...w-criminals-target-rich-vulnerable-homes.html

I thought the circle with an "X" through it was do not dry clean?.

TurtleDude · Jul 14, 2015

Robotstar5 said:
I thought the circle with an "X" through it was do not dry clean?.

Same thing, don't rinse the poor beggars, or take them to the cleaners. :rolleyes:

skotl · Jul 14, 2015

pdg said:
I can't speak to the validity of this particular 'mark', but...

Target marks are being used in some areas and homes with dogs are being targetted. According to official stats released by morethan (obviously biased on insurance but also based on police figures) more dogs were stolen in 2013 by breaking into the home (19%) than while they were being walked (16%). There are even cctv clips on youtube of dogs being stolen from people's homes and gardens.

In the main, the dogs being taken are smaller breeds which are being used as 'bait' animals, some are used on puppy farms and surprisingly few are stolen to sell on.

Oh, and the main perpetrators are 'yer avrige chav' being paid a few quid per dog by fighting dog owners who need training animals...

Errr... did you read the whole thread? That's exactly the urban myth that we've pretty much dismantled over the course of today :whistle:

TurtleDude · Jul 14, 2015

pdg said:
I can't speak to the validity of this particular 'mark', but...

Target marks are being used in some areas and homes with dogs are being targetted. According to official stats released by morethan (obviously biased on insurance but also based on police figures) more dogs were stolen in 2013 by breaking into the home (19%) than while they were being walked (16%). There are even cctv clips on youtube of dogs being stolen from people's homes and gardens.

In the main, the dogs being taken are smaller breeds which are being used as 'bait' animals, some are used on puppy farms and surprisingly few are stolen to sell on.

Oh, and the main perpetrators are 'yer avrige chav' being paid a few quid per dog by fighting dog owners who need training animals...

If any chavs attempt to steal my wee doggy to use as a 'bait animal' I will rip their tongues out of their heads and beat them to a pulp with the meaty, slippery appendage.

Then I'll eat them with some fava beans, and a nice Chianti. (The tongues, not the whole chav)

skotl · Jul 14, 2015

pdg said:
So the first hand evidence I've seen due to my wife's involvement in an animal charity is an urban myth?

Thanks for letting me know...

Not looking to pick a fight but do please have a look at the rest of the thread - it's certainly not being held up as a common issue (and a number of third parties, including councils and police forces, have suggested that it's an urban myth)

TurtleDude · Jul 14, 2015

Just checked, I'm out of 'fava beans'. It'll have to be Morrisons baked beans :ashamed:

(Trying to ease the tension with humour)

TurtleDude · Jul 14, 2015

Good news. I've just found some Organic Kidney Beans.

I'm ready! :drunk:

skotl · Jul 14, 2015

pdg said:
I did have a look at the rest of the thread, unfortunately because people cite the daily mail nobody thinks it's an issue.

Until you have first hand contact with someone who has had their house broken into and the only thing taken was the family pet which was found 2 days later literally torn apart and chucked in a ditch, you might well think it's urban myth.

I'm not talking about "my mate dave down the pub says his neighbour knows someone who"...

OK - no worries - I'm not going to fall our with anyone over what I believe is some bird cr*p on Maker's wall, so I'll declare myself out of this thread.

(I'm not miffed, by the way - just going to look for something else to read )

ronan · Jul 14, 2015

skotl said:
Not looking to pick a fight but do please have a look at the rest of the thread - it's certainly not being held up as a common issue (and a number of third parties, including councils and police forces, have suggested that it's an urban myth)

Police and councils get things wrong too skotl, in ireland about 25 years ago we had one police commissioner and the minister for justice saying there was no such thing as organised crime in ireland, which was laughable as the dogs in the street knew there was, and lots of it. They are not saints who never tell lies either.

Maker · Jul 14, 2015

Reading though this thread, I was thinking "Yeah, it's nothing, I'm just being silly". Then I look out the window and see the people opposite cleaning next to their door and three of my friends in the village with dogs all said they had a mark next to their door. Great

. I still find the entire concept of physically marking houses stupid. The paint is really tough too, almost like road marking paint

Police took mum's details and said they're letting someone* know.

*I can't remember the actual name but it's probably a made up name for PCSOs :rolleyes:

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