A curious news coming from Great Britain, in particular from the small villages of Tandridge and Tatsfield, the county of Surrey, and Brasted and Sundridge, County Kent.
Some residents have put metallic mesh on their windows in order to prevent potential thieves from entering the apartments.
This action, according to the citizens, became necessary after a series of thefts recorded in the last months.
Local authorities, however, have frowned upon the installation of these metal nets and ordered citizens to remove them. The reason? The thieves might be injured and claim compensation.
"There have been cases of thieves who, in committing criminal acts, were injured and have asked for and received compensation. We are not protecting criminals, we tell citizens to protect their property, but there are safe and approved protections, the home-made wire mesh are not among them".
So says a spokesman for Surrey Police, who has publicly responded to the numerous protests of citizens, who accuse officials of protecting criminals and criminalize ordinary citizens.
Thomas Cooper, one of the residents who decided to resort to methods of home protection, doesn't agree and tehre are many others with him.
" We must be free to protect our property as we like. It 's ridiculous that authorities tell us to remove them because some criminal might get hurt. And it's absurd" .
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