mutterings of a cynic

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

swallowing national pride

From the bbc:


Vandals took apart dozens of supermarket trolleys in the mistaken belief they contained £1 coins.

The would-be thieves targeted 83 shopping carts at Lidl's supermarket on Essington Way in Peterlee, County Durham, in the early hours of Tuesday.

They took apart the handles of each trolley before stacking them in a neat pile in a black bin bag left nearby.

Police believe they did not realise the £1 coins are returned when shoppers take the trolleys back.




It goes on to say "We can only guess that those responsible have never used a supermarket trolley before, otherwise they would know where the money goes."

So lets assume it was kids.. but really, what are they learning at school? I really struggle to comprehend the idiocy.

I do hope they they bragged about it pre-crime though; I'd love to see their faces as they sullenly walked back to their peers, empty handed and embarrassed.


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