Just what we need ... fake muggings

roid · 9 Sep 2009 at 08:12

heh whatever next!

rodo · 9 Sep 2009 at 08:23

See problems with this. A friend's dad once stepped in to stop a mugging of an old woman. He punched the guy once to stop the mugging, unfortunately for him that one punch killed the mugger and got sent down for manslaughter. I'd hate to see that happen in one of these stagings.

edscdk · 9 Sep 2009 at 08:24

If I passed a mugging I think i'd probably walk by, weather its true or not I would assume that if I even touched a mugger I would get done for it.

Von Smallhausen · 9 Sep 2009 at 08:31

edscdk said:
If I passed a mugging I think i'd probably walk by, weather its true or not I would assume that if I even touched a mugger I would get done for it.

You can use reasonable force to stop a mugging be it on you or someone else.

A mate of mine is an HMP officer and someone tried to rob him with a knife at a cashpoint. He instinctively sparked the lad out cold and was not arrested. In fact, local CID officers applauded his actions.

wordy · 9 Sep 2009 at 08:37

Von Smallhausen said:
I can confidently say the police will not endorse it.

We have too many other priorities such as targetting motorists, bullying children, stealing from peoples' cars, enforcing the police state, beating up suspects and ignoring 999 calls etc etc blah rant daily mail, my mate said .... etc blah to deal with staged muggings.

Oh, and I was being post nightshift sarcastic before anyone decides to phone the Daily Mail.

Wow, busy day! How do you make time to eat all those donuts, overtime?

Meridian · 9 Sep 2009 at 09:56

I was under the impression that official police advice was NOT to intervene, but to call the police?

M

~J~ · 9 Sep 2009 at 09:58

Ascendancy said:
So what happens if I come across a fake mugging, think that it's real and proceed to hospitalise the 'mugger' Platinum87 style?

No more fish fingers for a start

D18241 · 9 Sep 2009 at 10:05

Meridian said:
I was under the impression that official police advice was NOT to intervene, but to call the police?

M

sounds about right.
BUT been 6ft4 if a small guy was mugging some one would have to help out

platypus · 9 Sep 2009 at 10:40

Von Smallhausen said:
I can confidently say the police will not endorse it.

We have too many other priorities such as targetting motorists, bullying children, stealing from peoples' cars, enforcing the police state, beating up suspects and ignoring 999 calls etc etc blah rant daily mail, my mate said .... etc blah to deal with staged muggings.

Oh, and I was being post nightshift sarcastic before anyone decides to phone the Daily Mail.

OMGOMGOMGOFFICIALPOLICESTATEMENT!!11

dekez · 9 Sep 2009 at 10:46

Meridian said:
I was under the impression that official police advice was NOT to intervene, but to call the police?

M

Definitely, all this stupid idea is going to achieve is create fake 999 calls, and possibly get a few actors punched in the face (maybe not a bad thing)

bledd · 9 Sep 2009 at 10:52

reminds me of this story

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-459807/Red-faced-postman-beats-TV-muggers-postbag.html

ElliorR · 9 Sep 2009 at 10:54

It'd be funny if the pretend mugger got delayed and a real mugger mugged the muggee and the muggee, along with the rest of the idiots involved, didn't realise it wasn't the pretend one.

Oh how I'd laugh.

Von Smallhausen · 9 Sep 2009 at 15:30

Meridian said:
I was under the impression that official police advice was NOT to intervene, but to call the police?

M

Given the mire of health and safety and litigation in this country, I just wonder if that is an arse covering excercise ?

Meridian · 9 Sep 2009 at 20:23

Von Smallhausen said:
Given the mire of health and safety and litigation in this country, I just wonder if that is an arse covering excercise ?

I think it was more down to a couple of cases where the responder got themselves murdered for their trouble.

M

D D Danneh · 9 Sep 2009 at 20:38

So we aren't allowed to ring 999 if we want to talk to the prime minister, but we've got to report fake muggings?

Destination · 9 Sep 2009 at 20:51

Ascendancy said:
So what happens if I come across a fake mugging, think that it's real and proceed to hospitalise the 'mugger' Platinum87 style?

Yes, and don't forget to stab him also....

This is one of the most stupid ideas I've heard recently. Fake muggings to advertise muggings......

marley82 · 9 Sep 2009 at 20:55

rypt said:
What do these people smoke to dream up stuff like this?

=

= crack.

Gaygle · 9 Sep 2009 at 21:48

platypus said:
OMGOMGOMGOFFICIALPOLICESTATEMENT!!11

LOL

Already e-mailed to all the major news networks. Expect to see it in the papers tomorrow.

Hellsmk2 · 9 Sep 2009 at 22:02

To be fair to the charity, the BBC did not do their homework on this story - the charity are NOT advocating fake muggings... they are merely releasing the results of a preliminary study into how to make the public more aware. Fake muggings was the most suggested way by those taking part in the study.

There was a very good interview this morning with a representitive of the charity who took the newsreaders apart for their lack of investigative skills and ability to read a website, who also pointed out that thanks to the BBC most people would react like everyone in this thread has. He was not a happy man!