kafkaian
Established Member
I've just come back to this forum after a bit of time off due to a heavy workload and am scouring through the threads. Astonished by the gall of these people in this instance but not surprised per se.
My shed is serviced by the house alarm as required by my insurance. Just a few weeks ago the Police were issuing out free shed alarms at our local Police Tasking meetings such was the recent rise in similar recession related crime.
I often think that the level of permissible self-protection should increase during these periods from one of "reasonable force" for trespass to something much more meaningful and in reflection of these austere times.
As for CCTV, you can bet most of these people will be wearing hoodies and protection against biometric detection unless they are totally out of it due to psychotropic influences. It doesn't help when you can pick up bolt cutters from Lidl or Wickes etc for a few pennies either, but I agree with everyone suggesting lining surfaces and frames with metal. Now's the time to go to town and like Kityuser, this should be a challenge to us all.
My shed is serviced by the house alarm as required by my insurance. Just a few weeks ago the Police were issuing out free shed alarms at our local Police Tasking meetings such was the recent rise in similar recession related crime.
I often think that the level of permissible self-protection should increase during these periods from one of "reasonable force" for trespass to something much more meaningful and in reflection of these austere times.
As for CCTV, you can bet most of these people will be wearing hoodies and protection against biometric detection unless they are totally out of it due to psychotropic influences. It doesn't help when you can pick up bolt cutters from Lidl or Wickes etc for a few pennies either, but I agree with everyone suggesting lining surfaces and frames with metal. Now's the time to go to town and like Kityuser, this should be a challenge to us all.