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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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Smile Saw a car getting broken into

Sat at work today, our office is in a bit of duff area.

On the phone, gazing out the window at a black ford focus, as I gazed on a nipper with a hood up walked up to the car and second later the window was out, his head was in , picked something up and he sprints off.

2 lads in the office went after him, but 2 security doors later and a maze of council flats and he was gone.

Turns out, he stole some change - literally a few
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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14 or 15...nothing AT ALL will happen to him even if he's caught...mags are living in another world these days...they should be forced to live IN the cities they serve!
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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It's a real sickener. And it doesn't take a proper glass breaker either. The end of a screwdriver does the trick. You don't need to be of a certain age to buy one either.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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I still think we should employ ex army as vigilantes. Just let them roam the streets and beat **** out of chavs.

Surely everyone's a winner?!
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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IIRC, if you have your windows tinted with a plastic film it stops the glass from breaking?

I wonder if it would be possible to just get a clear film that does the same thing? I'm not a huge fan of tinted windows but the security benefits could be good if I'm right..
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 01:12 AM
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yes you can get that stuff alex

not much point for the s though
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by GrittyShaker,Sep 7 2007, 10:52 PM
It's a real sickener. And it doesn't take a proper glass breaker either. The end of a screwdriver does the trick. You don't need to be of a certain age to buy one either.
Using a spark plug is the accepted South African method.
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 02:58 AM
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Since it won't involve taking tax off motorist, Rozzers will only be feigning interest anyway.

Years ago, disabled guy slam-locked his keys in his Mk11 Escort: all of us Ford owners tried out keys (we all knew Fords were shit) with no success.

Guy sidles up through crowd; slim jim down window rubber, door opens, guy melts away. A true pro.
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by alex.stanley,Sep 8 2007, 08:29 AM
IIRC, if you have your windows tinted with a plastic film it stops the glass from breaking?
gotta be
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 03:05 AM
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True; it just reduces the mess slightly.
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