| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Warped logic | |
| Posted by: | Michael Adams | |
| Date/Time: | 30/07/21 11:50:00 |
| Rob Reynolds explained " But if the police's response in this instance was really 'we'll only come if the owner reports it' then that's plain wrong. I suspect misspeaking or misunderstanding on one side of the phone call to blame." Let's look at the practicalities of this. According to the OP the car alarm was being set off at regular intervals between 4.00 a.m and 5.30 when the thieves drove the car away. Now bearing in mind that its possible to set off a car alarm accidentally, with no actual intention to steal - maybe by drunks or simply people deliberately making a nuisance of themselves - how often I wonder have the police been called out in the middle of the night for no other reason than members of the public complaining about a car alarm being set off and waking them up and demanding they do something about it ? I myself don't know the answer to that question, but whatever it is it possibly influences policy. There is also the question of why the owner themselves didn't report it. Realistically they may live streets away but possibly police procedures haven't yet caught up. Furthermore, if criminals knew they could generate a guaranteed response from the police then setting off car alarms might be a very cheap and efficient way of creating a decoy and diverting scarce police resources away from an actual crime being committed miles away. michael adams ... |