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cmck83 Wrote:

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> http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=3

> 10328594381&cmd=VIDESC&title=Description

> Ta da!


close but no cigar.. i was thinking more wrist strap, the kind you see on cameras to stop yourself droping it over a cliff or off a boat (this is my idea came from). I can slip it over my wrist when phoning, texting or playing scrabble.

At the end of the day things are going to get stolen. That's why we buy insurance. If you are a phone robber, you are always going to look for quick and easy targets. It is surely therefore sensible to suggest that those most likely to be robbed take the necessary precautions to minimise that. We do that with other things. Who in their right mind would leave a laptop on a car seat or park an expensive car in a poorly lit vacant street etc.


The wrist strap seems like a good and simple possible deterrant to me.

DJKillaQueen Wrote:

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> At the end of the day things are going to get

> stolen. That's why we buy insurance. If you are a

> phone robber, you are always going to look for

> quick and easy targets. It is surely therefore

> sensible to suggest that those most likely to be

> robbed take the necessary precautions to minimise

> that. We do that with other things. Who in their

> right mind would leave a laptop on a car seat or

> park an expensive car in a poorly lit vacant

> street etc.

>

> The wrist strap seems like a good and simple

> possible deterrant to me.



If I see you on Dragons Den I won't be happy :))

I remember once when a lady had a fit and a small crowd gathered to try and help/gawp.

A smart dressed man pulled out an impressive looking cell phone (yes it was that long ago) and loudly described the situation to his mate.

When someone pointed out that he might perhaps better spend his time and energy ringing the emergency services he had to confess that it was in fact a fake phone and he was in fact a bit of a wanker.


Anyway, maybe there's a lesson for us all there about decoys or something....perhaps filled with explosives and a receiver, but I'm sure that would be an irresponsible, if satisfying, solution.

There's a HUGE difference between saying "be careful where you use your phone", and "you were asking to be mugged". I would have to question the intelligence of anyone who doesn't understand the difference.


You can either accept that there are some nasty people out there looking to steal you phone/bike/car/wallet, and take sensible precautions, or you can carry on as before in an act of defiance. Either way, a victim of theft is still a victim... but I suspect it's more likely to happen to the latter group. Your own choice.

Have seen a suspicious blonde boy and black boy, late teens hanging at the bus tops towards the top of forest hill road between the cemetery and honor oak park station. There are usually seen just together or in a group of four or five. The white boy has a distinctive puffy red face quite bloated looking and the black guy is slim with short shaven afro hair.


We have seen them on a number of occasions always waiting and looking suspicious. I am not saying it is definitely these boys but its better to be aware than not. Also they have a habit of keeping their hoods up but not always.

Which side of the road is the bus stop you are referring to? I live opposite Francesca Cabrini School and have been keeping an eye out, but so far haven't seen anyone suspicous. I have a good view of the bus stop outside Cabrini House from my bedroom window, so might step up the surveillance if that's the stop you mean. Curtain twitchers unite!

ralee Wrote:

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> Have seen a suspicious blonde boy and black boy,

> late teens hanging at the bus tops towards the top

> of forest hill road between the cemetery and honor

> oak park station. There are usually seen just

> together or in a group of four or five. The white

> boy has a distinctive puffy red face quite bloated

> looking and the black guy is slim with short

> shaven afro hair.





Have just shown this to my friend, she said the White boy does have a very red face, could be the same person. (she insisted he is quite thin though)

>

> We have seen them on a number of occasions always

> waiting and looking suspicious. I am not saying it

> is definitely these boys but its better to be

> aware than not. Also they have a habit of keeping

> their hoods up but not always.

gregson74 Wrote:

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> It's beyond a joke that this has happened so many

> times in such a short period. Can't be that hard

> for the police. Desperate measures called for,

> vigilante group anyone?


No no no, just ring the police if you see them.

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