Spare a thought for the burglars (No whinge whores thread)

Jesus Wept

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Cheap goods see burglars move to muggings

An influx of cheap electronic goods from China and the Far East has prompted burglars to turn to other crimes such as robberies and muggings, according to research published on Wednesday.

Criminology lecturer James Treadwell from the University of Leicester in central England said the fall in the cost of traditional household goods had made burglars "redundant."

In the last decade, domestic burglaries have fallen by more than 50 percent according to the British Crime Survey, which estimates the number of offences based on interviews with the public.

The Labour government has heralded the fall as an example of a successful crackdown on the crime. But Treadwell said the decline also reflected a "career change" by criminals.
He explained that in the 1980s and 90s, criminals could make a profit by breaking into homes to steal video recorders. But cheap labour in China had changed all that.

"Gradually, the prices of such goods has fallen so low as to they almost have no resale value. If you can buy a DVD player for 19.99 pounds, it's simply not worth stealing," he said.
Instead of burglary, crooks were now looking to steal smaller but pricey items, such as mobile phones and ipods, which people carried about with them.

"It is these expensive, personal items, which are the most attractive to thieves today as they still retain value and can therefore be sold on, igniting a career change for criminals from the more traditional household burglaries to personal muggings," Treadwell said.

Careful now...

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

First in, assume there's a silly/witty/thanks-whoring comment here, roll your eyes and go away.

Biggins

Spare a thought for the burglars???
Like hell I will! Next...!

marcsignal

personal attacks ?

pepper spray, cheap on the continent

Jesus Wept

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

First in, assume there's a silly/witty/thanks-whoring comment here, roll your eyes and go away.

Ah you went and whinged whored my thread.

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Sharpshooter

Well with all the cash for gold adverts on tv now is it any wonder it has come to this?

Jesus Wept

The guns for toys program?
That's all I can think of when I see those ads.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

The-Rigger wrote: »

Ah you went and whinged whored my thread.

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I thought it was the culture around here - anyway, I couldn;t think of anything witty to say. Think of it as at alternative to IBTL, but I don't think it'll be locked. Unlike me.

Thought Biggins one worthy of a first responce, though. Shame the old guy's getting a bit slow.

marcsignal

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Well with all the cash for gold adverts on tv now is it any wonder it has come to this?

only 'bling bling skangers' wear gold anyway, they can rob each other all they want :pac:

Jesus Wept

Carry on Ikky, it's the no whinge whores thread, we're permitted one, that happens to be you.

It's like the No Homers club.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

The-Rigger wrote: »

Carry on Ikky, it's the no whinge whores thread, we're permitted one, that happens to be you.

It's like the No Homers club.

I know. I've had my moment. Hyuk Hyuk.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Typical Chinese, ruining it for the Ordinary Decent Criminal

Dudess

What if someone who whinges about thanks-whoring gets a load of thanks for it?

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Dudess wrote: »

What if someone who whinges about thanks-whoring gets a load of thanks for it?

tried to thank you twice but it wouldn't let me

Jesus Wept

Dudess wrote: »

What if someone who whinges about thanks-whoring gets a load of thanks for it?

metagame

Glenster

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Well with all the cash for gold adverts on tv now is it any wonder it has come to this?

Hold on a second. Someone will give me Cash for all the unwanted gold I have lying about the house?

But wait, it's probably really inconvenient, I'll have to make my own way down to the local jewelers, walk back up again. Its just not worth it. If only there was some other way........

chin_grin

Glenster wrote: »

Hold on a second. Someone will give me Cash for all the unwanted gold I have lying about the house?

But wait, it's probably really inconvenient, I'll have to make my own way down to the local jewelers, walk back up again. Its just not worth it. If only there was some other way........

You could get a mugger to do it for you.

But yeah I'm not gonna say anything for fear of Hulking out and just emptying all my Internet Rage on muggers. Blah blah blah yackety schmakety. (Cof vigilantism cof).

Rhyme

The-Rigger wrote: »

The guns for toys program?
That's all I can think of when I see those ads.

http://www.catsforgold.com/

Mr. Presentable

Burglars stole my toast