Police 'rob' valuables from cars in order to teach careless drivers a lesson

Run_to_da_hills

UK Cops are robbing stuff out of cars that are left open in the UK in a bid to teach careless drivers a lesson. They then leave a note telling them that their stuff is down in the station.

The scheme is being tried out in Richmond, south west London where car crime is high.

What would happen if they found a spliff :eek:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1208909/Police-steal-valuables-cars-lesson-drivers.html

Random

Is it not still theft? I would go ****ing medival on their ass if they started taking stuff from my car.

Run_to_da_hills

Random wrote: »

Is it not still theft? I would go ****ing medival on their ass if they started taking stuff from my car.

Just keep a nasty pit bill in the car with the window slightly open. the fuc*ers wont go near it.

Random

A scene from Tomorrow Never Dies (NO! NOT THAT ONE! Although .. that one ... ooo ... ****ing eck man .. she was .. no .. wait .. back on topic!) springs to mind where the lads are trying to get into his car in the car park. That'll learn em

shenanigans1982

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

What would happen if they found a spliff :eek:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1208909/Police-steal-valuables-cars-lesson-drivers.html

Obviously they would gather round a group of kids to watch them smoke it in order to teach them drugs are bad.

dresden8

Illegal search?

Manic Moran

That would be so illegal in the US that they'd have the ACLU on them faster than you can say "Fourth Amendment"

Instead of nicking valuables, they might do better, perhaps, to leave the vehicle under observation and see who comes along who's not a constable and attempts to nick the stuff. Then nab 'em. Bingo, less crime. (assuming the judge actually sorts them out)

NTM

Fajitas!

If it makes people cop on, then go for it. If it's case of some muppet leaving a window open with a Satnav system inside, I bet they're glad the Met got there before some scumbag did.

humanji

Manic Moran wrote: »

That would be so illegal in the US that they'd have the ACLU on them faster than you can say "Fourth Amendment"

Instead of nicking valuables, they might do better, perhaps, to leave the vehicle under observation and see who comes along who's not a constable and attempts to nick the stuff. Then nab 'em. Bingo, less crime. (assuming the judge actually sorts them out)

NTM

If they did that, they'd have to deal with a criminal and a load of paper work. This is easier.

Banter Joe

Next they'll be breaking into locked cars to show how poor your anti-theft system is.

"Ah, look at that! It's shoddy workmanship, I tell ya! Shoddy!"

"Cowboys, Ted. Cowboys!"

Riddle101

Stealing valuables from people's cars is somewhat wrong for the police to do. They're supposed to be enforcing the law and setting an example, but by doing this they're not only breaking the law but also encouraging people even further. Has no one heard the saying two wrongs don't make a right.

worried shooter

Typical police. Jimmy McNulty ftw.

IvySlayer

If someone is repeatedly causing accidents, speeding, doing stupid things (not indicating etc) take the bloody car off them and crush it.

shenanigans1982

worried shooter wrote: »

Typical police. Jimmy McNulty ftw.

Best stereotypical "Irish" American cop ever.

dvpower

dresden8 wrote: »

Illegal search?

How can this possibly be legal? Could i do it and leave a note 'i have your satnav. You can retrieve it at <local skangers pub>'?

genericguy

i wish they'd do this with children left in cars by irresponsible parents, that pisses me the fook off. i remember once i was doing security in a shopping centre, and the police took a baby of about 8 months out of a car during christmas rush shopping time. the parents returned two hours later and said "we didn't want to wake him".

fooking cnuts.

Riddle101

genericguy wrote: »

i wish they'd do this with children left in cars by irresponsible parents, that pisses me the fook off. i remember once i was doing security in a shopping centre, and the police took a baby of about 8 months out of a car during christmas rush shopping time. the parents returned two hours later and said "we didn't want to wake him".

fooking cnuts.

And people said Gerry and Kate McCann were irresponsible parents. Now that's really pushing it leaving a kid in an unlocked car.

Anyway now that i've thought about the topic a bit more, I think it proberly is a good lesson maker but I still think it's a little dodgy when you're a policeman taking things out of cars.

rubadub

Hope they start that here, I can test out a few of my boobytrap designs. Stick his hand in the window and lose it.

ScumLord

Won't their little notes just be a helpful sign to highlight unlocked cars to car thief's.

I don't see why cars don't automatically lock once the key is out of range?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

I don't think this is right...