Sorry to hear about the cars, Soutwell, a real p****r. My daughter had her bike nicked from outside the Globe Theatre this Saturday - broad daylight, on the pavement next to the South Bank (hundreds of people about), the b*****s chopped through the lock with bolt cutters and made off with her pride and joy.
The problem is that they don't get caught. Murder clear-up rate is 97% in this country, and we have one of the lowest murder rates anywhere. Burglary/theft clear-up rate is in the low teens, and we have a very high rate of that. We need more police to catch more criminals.
I sympathise with the 'vigilante' response, but hope it's not getting more prevalent. What's the difference between them breaking the Law, and vigilantes breaking the Law? Locally, those who pester the Police, write to the local paper and their local MP have more success. But some days, I do believe in the right to bear arms!!
