tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post4882080268605241948..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Lies, damned lies and mobile phonesDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-22105449011139150472008-02-05T23:09:00.000+00:002008-02-05T23:09:00.000+00:00Well when I were a lad there were no mobile phones...Well when I were a lad there were no mobile phones to be nicked. However there were all these lovely red boxes with phones in which all the youths would vandalise. Is it an expression of teenage unwillingness to communicate?<BR/><BR/>There was always a background of kids being bullied into giving up dinner money, with the costs of mobiles these days today's kids probably consider it on par with my generation losing their dinner money. And we never ran to the Rozzers, just went hungry.<BR/><BR/>I think there is an element of us viewing mobiles differently to the way a teenager would. For us it has important business contacts, etc on it. The loss of one has an impact beyond the cost we paid. Most kids have their friends numbers which they can retrieve quite easily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-2656198001633758792008-02-03T21:08:00.000+00:002008-02-03T21:08:00.000+00:00So, what wa're saying here is - "We're going to he...So, what wa're saying here is - "We're going to hell in a handcart"Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639836396121576665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-45219546801309872152008-02-03T19:54:00.000+00:002008-02-03T19:54:00.000+00:00It’s horrifying the amount of crime that takes pla...It’s horrifying the amount of crime that takes place now where the police do not take the step to attend. <BR/>A friend was recently burgled, in which they needlessly ransacked his whole house while he was away. <BR/>When he phoned the police on arriving home, they asked him if they thought it was worth sending anybody out, before issuing him his crime number for insurance purposes.<BR/>He enquired how they actually caught the criminals in cases like this, if nobody attended to the actual crime scene and was told that they didn’t.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-42218456228605823242008-02-02T23:42:00.000+00:002008-02-02T23:42:00.000+00:00It's a bit late to be getting into this, but while...It's a bit late to be getting into this, but while the BCS is the favoured measure when people want to talk about "true" crime, it only covers a limited number of crime types. It is supposed to be more comprehensive than reported crime stats because it employs interviews rather than relying on people making a crime report. The BCS estimates 70% of crime goes unreported, but makes no distinction between those who report crime and those who don't. And I could go on, but if I do I'll be here for hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com