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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 11:48 AM
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Police helicopter hunts schoolboy who accidentally smashed window
Tom Clarke, 15, was horrified when he miss-kicked the ball and it looped over a garden fence and smashed a greenhouse window pane.

Just 30 minutes later a police helicopter was spotted hovering above the house using thermal imaging cameras to search for him.

Two patrol cars and a riot van were also dispatched to search nearby gardens in Chalgrove, Oxon., on foot.

A pair of uniformed officers eventually tracked Tom down and he apologised to the greenhouse owner.

http://swns.com/police-helicopter-hunts-schoolboy-who-accidentally-smashed-window-251505.html
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buddysmellgood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 11:54 AM
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1. It's about time we cracked down on kids and their stupid balls. We should also increase penalties
for children who play in my yard.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 11:58 AM
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3. We need a "get off my lawn" doctrine, like the castle doctrine
And raise taxes on the poor to pay for more helicopters.
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 11:58 AM
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2. He deserved to be tasered for being a kid
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:01 PM
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4. That was a prudent use of expensive equipment funded by
the taxpayers. Talk about over reach.
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ohnoyoudidnt Donating Member (250 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:39 PM
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9. All the robbers and rapists were on vacation so they had nothing better to do. nt
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:15 PM
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5. Sounds like a GREAT use of resources.
:eyes:
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:19 PM
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6. And no negotiation with footballists, either.
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:30 PM
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7. They should do that to golfers
every time there's an errant shot/slice/hook/whatever with their balls }(
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:33 PM
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8. "What if...?" Barney Fife was given his own police helicopter...
n/t
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hugo_from_TN Donating Member (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:43 PM
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10. Outrageous - This type of reaction should be limited to kids who say prayers at graduations.
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Sinistrous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 02:23 PM
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16. I wonder what got the prayer warriors all heated up today?
This is the second one I bumped into already this afternoon.
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chrisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:46 PM
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11. Wow. This has to be a joke.
It's just so outrageous.

That's not even worthy of having one police officer devoted to it.
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:49 PM
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12. Id hope we wouldnt do that in the US
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chrisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:51 PM
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13. I really doubt it. You can't even get the police to come when you need them normally.
:)
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hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 01:02 PM
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14. That's why our police need predator drones.
They could have neutralized this juvenile delinquent without leaving their desks.
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nichomachus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 01:14 PM
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15. If you give the police more toys, they will find an excuse to use them n/t
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Mosby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 02:28 PM
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17. Serious crime is down nationwide
The cops have to make sure they can justify their existence in their current numbers so we will see more stuff like this, and courtrooms filled up with people being charged for disturbing the peace, or failure to obey an officer etc.
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Chris_Texas Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 02:29 PM
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18. Wow
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FailureToCommunicate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 02:53 PM
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19. The owner of the greenhouse should put in tempered glass, especially
being next to a pub! His wifey will sleep sounder for one thing. And innocent kids won't be turned into criminals by an accident.

And what the heck does the tiny town of Chalgrove need helicopters for? I mean when they're not hunting kids ?

So many questions...
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Dawson Leery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 04:38 PM
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20. .
Edited on Wed May-25-11 04:38 PM by Dawson Leery
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Dawson Leery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 04:38 PM
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21. Police have the nerve to complain about cuts when they have these expensive "toys".
Clearly departments such as the one in question have too many resources and/or are mis allocating them.
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