Shed owners warned wire on windows could hurt burglars

[Mr Potato Head]

Police have told residents to stop putting wire mesh on their garden shed windows – because they could be sued if a burglar is injured.

A spate of thefts in several towns and villages in Kent and Surrey over the past few months led to many householders taking action to protect their property.

Some have been warned by police that using wire mesh to reinforce shed windows was ''dangerous’’ and could lead to criminals claiming compensation if they ''hurt themselves’’.

Shed owners warned wire on windows could hurt burglars - Telegraph

[scarey55]

Bloody ridiculous - I could say more but I'll be moderated for sure!

[Jeanied]

Oh, dear. On the lottie I had the smashed perspex window replaced with some wired glass - so the next time they came to burgle the shed, the glass was popped in and not broken. Now it has a wire rack screwed behind it on the inside to catch the glass if they come and do it again.
Having had 2 locks broken off, the door is only kept shut by a wooden toggle and a block of wood leaning against the door. And there are no valuable tools in there now.

[Florence Fennel]

So they admit to the burglary and then claim compo? Ridiculous.

[Munch]

Oh my god! What's next, no glass windows in your house just incase they cut themselves!
We owned a pub and we were not allowed to clean the window sills in the toilets with mr muscle orange a it can cause nose bleeds to cocaine users! Oh well don't do it in our pub then!!

[Seahorse]

What a silly quote from 'a police source'

''We are advising people to do whatever they can to protect their property, but wire mesh is not one of the suggestions we would make.”

To me, 'whatever I can' would encompass man traps and a machine gun turret, never mind a bit of wire mesh!

[binley100]

We have broken glass along the top of our back wall........the wall is 7ft . My comment to our neighbourhood officer was nobody should be climbing up there if they want to speak to me they can knock the door........

[Florence Fennel]

I used to have a one foot plank fence and two very large German Shepherds.

[Glutton4...]

The world has gone mad! I'd have looooooads of booby-traps in my Shed if I had a Lottie! So, lock me up!

[Aberdeenplotter]

I'm with the commonsense brigade on this one.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Just happen to store your spare carpet gripper on the window sill.

Not for defence of course just that is where I store it officer but at least now you can get DNA from the blood.

Colin

[vegnut]

Let the Bu*#*rs bleed all the way to A&E as far as i'm concerned.
And if they don't make it, then they wont be damaging and taking other peoples property any more. simples

[Shadylane]

How likely is it though. I mean has a burglar ever actually successfully sued someone they tried to rob? I don't buy it - it's one of them urban myths

[Paul Sill]

Sod it go the whole hog and electrify it to!!

[TonyF]

If that is true, it's the daftest thing I've ever heard - the Uk is making itself a laughing stock with stupidity like that. Interestingly, in this part of France, the amount of crime involving property is minimal, if not non-existant for months on end.

Perhaps if the Police in the Uk went back to some pro-active policing which supported victims - especially women/children suffering domestic abuse of all types - instead of worrying what the scrotes who commit crimes might do, they would start to be better respected.

Now when I was a young copper back in the 60's, if a little rascal cut himself burgling anything, he'd be more worried about the larruping he'd get, especially if he had committed a lot of crimes, from a parent or the local bobby.

Short (or even a nice long) sharp shock in some hell hole like the North Sea Camp (as it was) at Boston usually made sure that they weren't coming back for seconds.

Madness, complete and utter madness, if it's true and shows what depths the Police have decended to.