Leicester Police Find New Way To Be Tough On Crime!
After
yesterdays’ post with regards to those cool toys from Playmobil we think the
whole Toy-Town concept has gone to our polices’ heads. Police officers spent
hours hanging knitted pom-poms from trees in a bizarre bid to reduce the fear
of crime in Leicester. Rather than going after criminals the local constabulary
felt that a little tree art was more appropriate. We were surprised our Health
& Safety spoilsports allowed them to climb the ladders. Residents around
Bede Park in Leicester say they want more street lighting and CCTV cameras
after a survey found people living there felt more at risk than anywhere else
in the city. What they got were a load of fluffy balls to make them smile and
supposedly induce feelings of security. But locals dubbed it the worst crime
fighting idea ever. I was really worried about this countrys’ rapid descent into
lawlessness but now I've seen these fluffy pom-poms I am secure in the
knowledge that we are tough on crime. Maybe they have been trying to catch a
cat burglar in the area? Gives a whole new meaning to ‘The Policemans’ Ball’! Leicestershire
Police said guerrilla knitting is one of a number of ideas that is being looked
at to reduce the fear of crime in the area. Go grab a guerilla and get your
knitting needles out folks and remember let’s be safe out there.
Probably they let the bad guy sitting in jail knitt those pom poms, so they have an occupation and don't think of next possible crimes! And the ones that are still outside are scares to end like this and change their way- of-life!
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Arno
Here in Oz in Shopping areas where lots of teens would hang out and harass shoppers, they started playing Barry Manilow music....soon got rid of them. Just an idea.
ReplyDeleteXXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
Hahaha, they do that in the student toilets where my peep works, to stop the buggers smoking in there... BOL!
DeleteLOL, just so funny, agree with Arno.. xx00xx
ReplyDeleteMollie and Alfie
This is way too bizarre! What would they think of next?
DeleteThis sounds... strange... :/
ReplyDeleteWe aren't quite sure what to say ...... it is so weird, might it just work?? She said She would be happier with the CCTV etc but the pom poms did make Her smile!!
ReplyDeleteWoof
Groucho
That is pretty weird. I actually think they look fairly ugly up there. I do think that cleaning up a city and making more parks and things to do iwll reduce crime, they are trying to restore the waterfront in uptown the bronx in some tough parts of manhattan and i think that will have a positive effect it will give people things to do and beauitfy the neighborhood rather then treating it as a dumpyard for the rest of the city, but pom poms no
ReplyDeleteurban hounds
That is ridiculous! People are so silly!
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha, such sarcasm :-) :-) Bet they got them on a job lot from ebay anyway. Or maybe with all the paper work and pounding the beat they found time to do a little knitting. Do you think it would be a positive thing if we put them all around the cottage next door... ?
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xxx
With any luck someone will steal all the pom poms and actually make the police do some real work finding out who done it!
ReplyDeleteI agree Divas need more Pom-Poms!! Just hope they don't get swiped!!
ReplyDeleteHugs madi your BFFF
That's a pretty odd way of preventing crime...and what's going to happen when the leaves fill in on the trees in the near future? Will there be a big rebound crime spree?
ReplyDeletePaint the sidewalks pink is just as effective at eliminating crime as hanging pom poms from the trees.
ReplyDeleteYou just never know what humans will come up with next sweet Molly! That is why they are so entertaining!
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes Miz Molly - the world is going coo-coo! POM POMS? Hmmm.....tell me Miz M., what do you see in your crystal pyramid for our future? Where are we going I say!
ReplyDeleteLets hope no-one gets mugged while they are staring raptly at the pretty pom-poms!
ReplyDeleteDip Bridge and Elliot x
I guess while you are being robbed on the city streets you will have someting colorful to look at.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Goose
STRANGE!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a joke? ... or isn't it? I'm glad we have a wonderful street lighting here, because they forgot to remove the christmas illumination ;o)Have a fluffy thursday ;o)
ReplyDeleteBOL! To Catch a Cat Burglar!!! What will you think of next, Miss Molly???
ReplyDeleteWe have no words.........
ReplyDeletestella rose and mags
yarn bombing. such a tough graffiti!
ReplyDelete(i had internet issues yesterday all day - will have to find your comment and go to that link you provided on horses.)
What the heck is going on across the pond?!?
ReplyDeletePoPo and Pom Poms.... THAT is a FUNNY combo!!! hehehehe
ReplyDeletethank you, THANK YOU, for that link. it was absolutely magnificent and i sobbed throughout...
ReplyDeleteI love the aussie comment above - playing Barry Manilow music cleared the area - that's just what we need here!
ReplyDeleteWell, this is certainly a unique plan...and colorful...
ReplyDeleteFun decorating! Oh the Pawlice
ReplyDeleteSo next time someone is getting mugged they just point to the colorful pom poms and the mystic pom force will convince the mugger to walk away? Do I have that right? Is this an episode of Torchwood? Will the poms hatch into aliens for Captain Jack and the team to vanquish? You sure do things different in the UK
ReplyDeleteOn another note...I love your limerick today Molly...I think Oz was right on the mark in capturing your Molly-ness
That is REALLY peculiar. I mean like ... REEEEEEALLY peculiar.
ReplyDeletePlay bows,
Zim
Aww I think that is such a cute idea, very original of the police. Molly I don't know where to find your email so i can send you the link?
ReplyDeleteTag, you're it!
ReplyDeleteOnly in the UK! Bol!
ReplyDeleteSlobbers
Pawsome Molly! A ball tree! Good Old Bill, always up for trying new things.
ReplyDeleteMolly ? Do you think us doggies could get them somehow? *wag wag wag*
That is about one of the silliest things I've ever heard of. The police think they have big enough balls to scare someone.
ReplyDeletePshaw!
How bizarre! We never heard of anything so silly.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
Hello Molly, oh - I can´t believe ....so silly this is like a joke for a TV-show.
ReplyDeleteWuff and LG
Aiko
Cat burglar...bwhahaha! Good one! Maybe they put catnip in the fluffy balls?
ReplyDeletei love the pom poms!
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tweedles
We do NOT understand the logic behind this!!
ReplyDeleteYour Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Online Doods
Lol - wow is all I think I can say to this one...
ReplyDeleteNow let us get this straight, the cops are trying to make people feel better about all the crime in their neighborhood. So when a thief comes over and pilfers their wallet they will smile? Pretty silly idea!
ReplyDeletePurrs,
Cindi Lou & The Kitty Krew
:D I think they may have been more successful in the fight against crime if they'd simply hung the knitting needles around the place. At least they can be used as some form of self defense
ReplyDeleteI don't understand, if someone commits a crime under the tree do the balls drop on their head??
ReplyDeleteStill scratching our heads trying to figure out the connection between pom poms hanging from trees and feeling more secure. Interesting. I'll bet the police paid some consultant psychologist big money for that idea. :-)
ReplyDeleteSusan and Wrigs
Hi Molly, So now you don't need any qualifications to join the police force and fight crime. The only entrance exam needed is an understanding of basic knitting instructions knit one pearl one, how to read a knitting pattern and of course how to make a knitted ball. Perhaps we should all start knitting our own Chief Commissioner! Now I am off to lie down as I feel quite wooly headed!
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