Re: Dormant Twat alert

In uk.politics.misc on Sat, 20 Aug 2005 at 13:36:22, Ian Bailey wrote :
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4169288.stm
>
>Laptop thief 'good for business'
>
>The owner of a CCTV surveillance shop which was robbed by a hooded
>thief has said the incident was "the biggest boost to business
>imaginable".

And all it cost was a £700 laptop (which he'll be able to claim back on
insurance anyway).
>
>Greater Manchester Police are investigating the laptop theft.
>
>"We already had a bit of a laugh at his expense, because it is so daft
>to target a CCTV shop,"

Hard to imagine how *any* thief could be that dumb. :)

>Mr Arathoon said.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
.

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