Posted on 12/27/2007 10:33:11 AM PST by squireofgothos
The invaders smashed through a security gate and broke windows in order to get inside, police reports said.
During their investigation, Rugby police provided her with a crime-fighting booklet that discusses home security.
But she told the Advertiser when she asked about putting in a new security fence and upgrading its capabilities, she was told the laws on liability meant she risked a police investigation herself if any trespassers hurt themselves climbing it.
She had wanted to add barbed wire to the fence in order to reduce the ease with which the robbers apparently gained access to her home.
But the Warwickshire Police "Operation Impact" booklet, which gives victims information on crime-fighting, suggested she could risk a prosecution herself if someone would be hurt.
"I respect that if the postman or the gas man calls, they don't expect to hurt himself. But I was speechless – you couldn't make it up. I think these laws show we have gone soft in the head," she told the newspaper.
An investigation is continuing.
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Wow, you just hijacked your own thread. You do realize that this story is from the UK, not the US, right?
It went “wobbley.”
Ha! I hijacked my own thread. Well, my point being that Europe is just falling a little quicker than we are. We are also being robbed by people sneaking onto our land and we’re one worse— we take care of our robbers for the rest of their lives with healthcare and public assistance. But yes, I did hijack it would seem- ha
Hard to believe these are the progeny of Vikings, Welsh, Scots and Romans.
Two world wars culled out the best of the blood - same thing that happened to the French. And the survivors are overwhelmed by the decades-long legacy of the welfare state.
When you read history, you can’t help but wonder how ancient super powers that were once centers of knowledge and culture became third world countries, but you can see it happening before your eyes. The U.K. might have been better off if it had lost WWII.
That's right ... but you don't have to look to England. It's happening much closer to home. We're several years behind England, but we're walking the same path.
Now you know what it means to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
“Churchill Loses General Election. 26 July 1945 ... The British wartime parliament met for the last time on 15 June 1945”
Not to continue the hijack, but they would have to be juice machines, soda is a no-no now.
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The Brits are getting loonier and loonier. I hope what they’ve got is not infectious.
The Brits are getting loonier and loonier. I hope what they’ve got is not infectious.
Coming next: You can’t have a picture of Jesus on your wall at home because it might offend Muslims burglarizing your house.
She needs to put little night lights in all of the outlets at baseboards and make sure the ottoman stool is put away at night.
They must have wheelchair ramps installed for handicapped burglars.
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