Bird
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<font color="blue">( Another thing with criminals is that they are lazy )</font>
Jim, in general, I'd agree; however, I've seen many cases in which criminals worked hard for many hours and got a lot less than they'd have made working for minimum wage. The funniest ones I ever arrested were 3 guys who drove from Dallas to Monroe, LA, broke into a business there (don't know how much work that took), stole a safe, loaded it into the trunk of their car, had to tie the trunk lid down because it lacked about 3" closing, drove back to Dallas, carried the safe upstairs to a second floor apartment, then spent several hours chopping a hole in the bottom of the safe. That safe only contained approximately $30 worth of small change and the titles to the company's fleet of trucks. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif That safe was also so heavy that I could not imagine how the 3 of them got it up a flight of stairs. One of them told me that "when you're scared, you're stronger." /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Now of course I'm assuming that several of the recommendations made in this thread were made "tongue in cheek". As much as we'd like to see the thieves get what they deserve, "booby traps" are illegal, at least in Texas, because they might get the wrong person; i.e., a curious child, police officer, fire and rescue personnel, etc. who might be called to the scene.
Jim, in general, I'd agree; however, I've seen many cases in which criminals worked hard for many hours and got a lot less than they'd have made working for minimum wage. The funniest ones I ever arrested were 3 guys who drove from Dallas to Monroe, LA, broke into a business there (don't know how much work that took), stole a safe, loaded it into the trunk of their car, had to tie the trunk lid down because it lacked about 3" closing, drove back to Dallas, carried the safe upstairs to a second floor apartment, then spent several hours chopping a hole in the bottom of the safe. That safe only contained approximately $30 worth of small change and the titles to the company's fleet of trucks. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif That safe was also so heavy that I could not imagine how the 3 of them got it up a flight of stairs. One of them told me that "when you're scared, you're stronger." /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Now of course I'm assuming that several of the recommendations made in this thread were made "tongue in cheek". As much as we'd like to see the thieves get what they deserve, "booby traps" are illegal, at least in Texas, because they might get the wrong person; i.e., a curious child, police officer, fire and rescue personnel, etc. who might be called to the scene.