Slow News Day?

entwisi · 19-07-2008, 09:21

Flicking through teh Observer I noticed an article

" A Computer lead valued at £1 was stolen from a Vauxhall Meriva parked in St James Road Church overnight on Saturday"

Goodness me, an article for a theft of £1!!!

It probably cost the observer more for teh time involved in typing, setting and printing those lines!!

jaysay · 19-07-2008, 10:18

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Flicking through teh Observer I noticed an article

" A Computer lead valued at £1 was stolen from a Vauxhall Meriva parked in St James Road Church overnight on Saturday"

Goodness me, an article for a theft of £1!!!

It probably cost the observer more for teh time involved in typing, setting and printing those lines!!

Not to worry entwisi, you know what they say no news is good news

jambutty · 19-07-2008, 11:19

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Flicking through teh Observer I noticed an article

" A Computer lead valued at £1 was stolen from a Vauxhall Meriva parked in St James Road Church overnight on Saturday"

Goodness me, an article for a theft of £1!!!

It probably cost the observer more for teh time involved in typing, setting and printing those lines!!

A theft is a theft no matter what its value and should be reported. So where do you draw the line? At £10, £100, £1,000?

Did the article say how the item was stolen? For instance was a window smashed to get it? Was the door jemmied? If so that ups the value of the theft quite a bit. Or did the car owner forget to lock the car doors?

This article also warns people that there is a thief about.

jaysay · 19-07-2008, 12:16

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Originally Posted by jambutty

A theft is a theft no matter what its value and should be reported. So where do you draw the line? At £10, £100, £1,000?

Did the article say how the item was stolen? For instance was a window smashed to get it? Was the door jemmied? If so that ups the value of the theft quite a bit. Or did the car owner forget to lock the car doors?

This article also warns people that there is a thief about.

Not wishing to seem pidantic JB but the theft of an article worth £1???????????? and we already know there are theives about, entwisi was just trying to make the point that it was another Observer none store, something they are getting very good at

emamum · 19-07-2008, 13:28

shall we start a collection so they can replace it?

garinda · 19-07-2008, 15:16

Although very sad for the poor woman's family, I though the headlide story 'pub singer dies abroad' hardly worthy of the front page.

I'm sure I could ferret out a better lead story.

emamum · 19-07-2008, 15:20

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Originally Posted by garinda

Although very sad for the poor woman's family, I though the headlide story 'pub singer dies abroad' hardly worthy of the front page.

I'm sure I could ferret out a better lead story.

ROFL well done rindy

maxwell silver · 19-07-2008, 15:48

Iremember one a few years back where apparently thieveS broke into a bakers in Rishton & stole A jam tart

emamum · 19-07-2008, 15:49

They have security guards at Nelson £land cos there was so much stuff being stolen...... saddos

jambutty · 19-07-2008, 16:57

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Not wishing to seem pidantic JB but the theft of an article worth £1???????????? and we already know there are theives about, entwisi was just trying to make the point that it was another Observer none store, something they are getting very good at

It might be a non-story to you but what about the victim? Spare a thought for the victim. People don’t until they become a victim and then they want the criminal hung, drawn and quartered.

That computer lead could have been integral to the running of that computer and without it the victim was unable to use the computer. Not being able to use the computer the victim wasn’t able to go on-line and missed a major bargain on E-Bay.

The point is it isn’t just the value of the stolen article but the effects of the theft as well.

accyman · 19-07-2008, 18:20

what wasnt mentioned is that the £1 computer lead was attatched to a £1000 computer

Loz · 19-07-2008, 19:18

Can't see how this can deemed to be newsworthy!
The Observer is really scrapping the barrel for stories nowadays isn't it?

Lilly · 19-07-2008, 20:39

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Originally Posted by Loz

Can't see how this can deemed to be newsworthy!
The Observer is really scrapping the barrel for stories nowadays isn't it?

It's nothing new, Loz.

I remember one article from several years back.

It was about a woman who walked out of the Spar in Ossy with a loaf of bread she hadn't paid for.

emamum · 19-07-2008, 20:43

omg!!!

its easy to do tho.....................ty once did a runner out of boots and i chased after him still holding my basket full of baby stuff.... no one stopped me and the alarms werent on..(i did go back and pay!) ive also put stuff on top of the pram when he was little and forgotten about it !

jaysay · 20-07-2008, 10:07

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Originally Posted by jambutty

It might be a non-story to you but what about the victim? Spare a thought for the victim. People don’t until they become a victim and then they want the criminal hung, drawn and quartered.

That computer lead could have been integral to the running of that computer and without it the victim was unable to use the computer. Not being able to use the computer the victim wasn’t able to go on-line and missed a major bargain on E-Bay.

The point is it isn’t just the value of the stolen article but the effects of the theft as well.

Beam me up Scotty, you still think that this storey is news worthy