(Live Leak link)
You don’t see a crime committed with a crossbow every day. Shopkeeper Mohammed Razaq had just loaded a DVD for his five children when a man with a crossbow tried to rob the store. Security footage shows he appeared to shoot at Razaq, but he either missed or did not have the crossbow properly loaded. Razaq chased the would-be thief out the door with a pole he uses for changing the store’s sign. Razaq feared for his family.
He said: "He tried to load up the crossbow and I could see a big window pole in front of me, so I grabbed the stick and chased him.
"I felt he was threatening me and my family and kids, so I just had to do it.
"As soon as he saw me with the stick, he ran like mad. I tried to hit him, but I think I missed."
The suspect is still at large. Link -via Arbroath
His crossbow looked pretty cheap and I'm sure wouldn't have done much damage given how easy it was to pull back the bow.
So you would be robbers who may be planning a "crossbow robbery" you may want to get one of these:
http://www.yeoldearcheryshoppe.com/images/06_Rattler_Crossbow.jpg
I disagree that HD is going to help cops do their jobs. The doubt the last 50 years of advancing technology has had little effect on the rate at which criminals are caught.
Tim, I'm interested to see your references that have led you to this view.
I apologize for the terrible grammar and misspellings in that last post. I'm very busy at work today.
p.s - how do you know that tim's wrong? refering to the u.k...
"The detection or clear up rate has fluctuated somewhat over the years, but the general trend since 1988 is downwards. As with the statistics relating to crime trends, interpretation of detection rates is fraught with difficulties. Aggregate trends will always mask differences between offence categories, and the detection rate is influenced by the mix of offences recorded by the police. Home Office research makes it clear however that there is no straightforward policy change or set of recommendations that will ensure that detection rates improve."
"Crime and Justice in Britain: Trends, Analysis and Conclusions"
Julian V. Roberts
Centre for Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
In other news, I bet his parents are so proud.