Stupid pickpocket or useless police.

Hitman_Leon · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:28

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=122296&in_page_id=34

So was the pickpocket having a bad day or were the police having a bad day as it took so many of them and some security guards to catch him in the end as pointed out also in a post bellow the article.

Ok, so first the Justice Minister didnt catch him, then the off duty detective didnt catch him, then the busload of police officers didnt catch him, (whilst on the bus with him?) and eventually they managed to catch him only with the help of some security guards? How many police does it usually take to catch a single theif? He may have had no talent in the pick pocketing department in some areas such as picking the right target and avoiding detection, but in others he appears to have been quite skillfull.

- Rosemary Bell, Bradford, Uk

ChoÞÞer · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:37

3 months? is that it

TheVoice · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:46

The police aren't automatically faster runners; if he ran, they're going to be working even harder to catch up seeing as they're usually lugging all their equipment/PPE with them.

They got a result, I really don't see how the police warrant being called 'useless' at all. Typical. :rolleyes:

Hitman_Leon · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:04

TheVoice said:
The police aren't automatically faster runners; if he ran, they're going to be working even harder to catch up seeing as they're usually lugging all their equipment/PPE with them.

They got a result, I really don't see how the police warrant being called 'useless' at all. Typical.

The post is objective and not my opinion, I just think he got too light a sentance tbh.

TheVoice · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:06

Three months in prison seems rather harsh and out-of-the-ordinary to me; a community-based sentence may well have been more appropriate.

Helium_Junkie · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:09

hahaha, cracking story

Spitfir3 · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:10

TheVoice said:
Three months in prison seems rather harsh and out-of-the-ordinary to me; a community-based sentence may well have been more appropriate.

definatley.. murderers, rapists etc get less than that nowadays

jackthezipper · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:17

Spitfir3 said:
definatley.. murderers, rapists etc get less than that nowadays

I don't think that should mean he should get less, just that they should get much more. 3 months doesn't seem to deter many people from doing it again. Whats 3 monbths board and food for getting caught once out of possibly tens or hundreds of thefts.

kaiowas · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:28

TheVoice said:
Three months in prison seems rather harsh and out-of-the-ordinary to me; a community-based sentence may well have been more appropriate.

You get extra harsh penalties for robbing important people with influence over the judicial system.

Le_Petit_Lapin · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:30

TheVoice said:
Three months in prison seems rather harsh and out-of-the-ordinary to me; a community-based sentence may well have been more appropriate.

Harsh? He's a thieving wee scrote. Should have chopped his hands off so he doesnt do it again.

By community based sentence do you mean public hanging or a week in the stocks?