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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The Crime that Never WasBit of a strange one this. Although it is (rather tenuously) on topic, I didn't witness it, and it wasn't (technically) a crime.
Three of my brother's mates (who shall be known , Great-Escape style, as Tom, Dick and Harry) are at a loose end. Tom has recently passed his test and so, as only bored 17 year olds can, they decide to stage a kidnapping.
10 minutes later Harry is strolling along the lane past the front of the local high school when a car screeches to a halt next to him, Tom and Dick jump out, bundle him kicking and screaming into the boot, and speed off into the distance.
They enjoyed it so much they decided to try the same thing all over again outside the shops in the next village, and much merriment was had by all.
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Later that day Mellotron is driving (with younger brother) to the local ATS type place to get his exhaust fettled, when said brother notices a newspaper placard outside the newsagents opposite "BOY KIDNAPPED OUTSIDE LOCAL SCHOOL" (or something similar). Brother remarks at how much of a coincidence this is, as some of his mates were pretending to do something similar earlier on.
The moment of full realisation came 10 minutes later, as the radio in the garage, tuned to the local "mindless-garbage FM" station, described the whole thing perfectly as the lead news story.
Glances were exchanged, a quick and urgent mobile call was made and (I am lead to believe) there was a rather sheepish "We're very sorry officer" moment at the local nick that afternoon.
Length? They could have got 10 years....
(, Fri 15 Feb 2008, 18:47, Reply)
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