I witnessed a crimeFreddy Woo writes, "A group of us once staggered home so insensible with drink that we failed to notice someone being killed and buried in a shallow grave not more than 50 yards away. A crime unsolved to this day."
Have you witnessed a crime and done bugger all about it? Or are you a have-a-go hero?
Whatever. Tell us about it...
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chthonic, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 11:53)
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I bet he was up to something anyway.I recall walking into HMV and as I did so a young boy with a rucksack was heading out. An alarm beeped, and he looked at me in panic and scuttled off.
Being an upstanding citizen I prodded security and said "That lad's just set off the alarm, you know?". Cue a hot pursuit that resulted in the distraught boy being led back by the arm for a word with the manager. "Lucky you were there!" said an assistant. "We normally hear the alarm okay but must have missed that one!"
Satisfied that justice had been done I fell to perusing the shelves.
After a few minutes the assistant reappeared, picked up a box from the shelf and walked out of the door with it, setting off the alarm, then gave me a quizzical look.
Hmm.
Well, I had heard some sort of alarm for sure. But it wasn't the piercingly loud siren with accompanying bright red strobe at HMV's door that meant someone was nicking something. God knows what it had been, but evidently I'd had the poor lad accosted for nothing.
Oh well, he shouldn't have looked so guilty.
(, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 16:17, 3 replies)
brilliant!!!i really shouldn't find this funny, but it is!
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just doing your civic duty!oops....
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flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Fri 15 Feb 2008, 5:51,
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AlarmsAlarms go off for all sorts of stupid reasons, including owning a music player with batteries (old skool batteries, not iPods), having tampons in your bag (wrapped in tamper-proof tape - THAT will teach you to bleed once a month young lady!), or just because they like you. I was once served in Safeways by a hot Asian kiddy who dutifully peeked in my bag as they are required to do (but they can't do anything if they suspect you've nicked something, they have to see you do it). When I went to leave the alarms went batshit. I pointed the open bag at him but he just shrugged and waved me through.
(, Sat 16 Feb 2008, 11:11, closed)
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