That would never happen in the UK.
May 14th 2012, 8:14 am
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
My ute has a tray and I've had stuff knocked off out of the back of it.It's happened to my friends as well.Whenever I'm getting stuff from Bunnings or the like,anything of value goes in the cab.Next time your at Bunnings have a look and you'll see people checking out the backs of utes to see what they can pinch.
I'm in a cul-de sac now but before I was renting a "front row" house in Ocean Reef. You never left the roller door open or passers by would just walk in and help themselves. Even the garden hose, you couldn't leave that in view or it would get pinched.
May 14th 2012, 8:40 am
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
How did you make it out of the country in one piece? Evacuated from the embassy?
May 14th 2012, 8:42 am
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
people have been complaining about it for years...I think pace 1984 attempted to address it....part of it...I forget
May 14th 2012, 8:45 am
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
May 14th 2012, 8:48 am
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
That's Aussie Royalty! You really hit the jackpot if you find a bushranger in your famiy tree. I loved that Simpsons in Australia episode where every time Marge turned her back the locals would start creeping up behind her to nick her wallet. Wish I could find a YouTube clip 
May 14th 2012, 10:19 am
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
And thats just the reported ones - what about the people who are victims of a crime but never bother reporting it, for a myriad of reasons - not least the fact that in some cases they could be persuaded not to report a minor incident as a crime - thus unwittingly helping the figures to be swayed one way or the other.
Crime figures can be so easily manipulated that they really aren't much of a guide at all and thats why I generally take them with a pinch of salt.
May 14th 2012, 10:28 am
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
Thats called confidentiality
May 14th 2012, 10:32 am
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
When I worked for the UK police it was quite easy to change the crime figures. All reported crimes had to be categorised, but you could alter the type of crime depending on what the focus of the month was. For example, if there was a push from on high (government level) to reduce the number of "thefts from motor vehicles" then a lot of things stolen from cars were suddenly just listed as "theft" with no mention of the vehicle. If there was a push to show that it was safe for visitors to walk the streets at night then anyone mugged and giving a hotel address was a local - cos they had a local address.
And thats just the reported ones - what about the people who are victims of a crime but never bother reporting it, for a myriad of reasons - not least the fact that in some cases they could be persuaded not to report a minor incident as a crime - thus unwittingly helping the figures to be swayed one way or the other.
Crime figures can be so easily manipulated that they really aren't much of a guide at all and thats why I generally take them with a pinch of salt.
And thats just the reported ones - what about the people who are victims of a crime but never bother reporting it, for a myriad of reasons - not least the fact that in some cases they could be persuaded not to report a minor incident as a crime - thus unwittingly helping the figures to be swayed one way or the other.
Crime figures can be so easily manipulated that they really aren't much of a guide at all and thats why I generally take them with a pinch of salt.
May 14th 2012, 11:37 am
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May 14th 2012, 11:42 am
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
I can well believe it, let's not forget most Aussies are descended from thieves. Stealing is in their blood.
I'm in a cul-de sac now but before I was renting a "front row" house in Ocean Reef. You never left the roller door open or passers by would just walk in and help themselves. Even the garden hose, you couldn't leave that in view or it would get pinched.
I'm in a cul-de sac now but before I was renting a "front row" house in Ocean Reef. You never left the roller door open or passers by would just walk in and help themselves. Even the garden hose, you couldn't leave that in view or it would get pinched.
May 15th 2012, 10:40 am
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
Our phone line is underground as is most of the street, they came around with machinery and dug up the entire nature strip in the process, this was a couple of years ago. The grass still hasn't grown back 100%.
If ours was done then I'm sure heaps of other places have been done, especially in urban areas. I think they do it if you are having specific problems with the phone line, basically if it needs replacing it is put underground these days.
Also underground electrical lines in some roads in the area that are in tall forest as a bushfire prevention measure.
If ours was done then I'm sure heaps of other places have been done, especially in urban areas. I think they do it if you are having specific problems with the phone line, basically if it needs replacing it is put underground these days.
Also underground electrical lines in some roads in the area that are in tall forest as a bushfire prevention measure.
May 16th 2012, 7:03 pm
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Re: That would never happen in the UK.
Indeed! But you aint seen nuthin yet, the Scots will be along shortly...
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