When I first saw this I thought what fun.
Amazon has teamed up with police in the US in an effort to stop thieves who steal parcels left outside homes.
Officers in New Jersey are planting dummy boxes fitted with GPS trackers, coupled with hidden doorbell cameras, at homes around the city of Jersey.
The homes selected for the experiment were chosen using the city's own crime statistics combined with mapping data of theft locations supplied by Amazon.
One box was stolen three minutes after it was "delivered".
On coming across again a couple of days later I'm more inclined to think how depressing it must be - having to deal with the scrotes who do this kind of thing.
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Someone needs to get really creative about this. What about leaving modified electronic devices as "bait" in the delivery boxes? iPads and phones that seem to work for a bit but then develop really annoying intermittent faults before deleting all your data. Microwave ovens that whirr and rotate, but don't actually do any microwaving. Clothes that give the wearer serious dermatitis. Trainers that start to smell really appalling as soon as they are worn...
I believe the relevant manufacturers have already standardised all those features.
There are quite a few videos on youtube showing deterent methods for these thieves, it is a big problem now in some areas.
https://youtu.be/Sv2h-csnlps
Slightly off topic, but the Aussies have developed a roadside camera which can spot a driver using a mobile phone illegally!
The numbers of drivers caught is just staggering!
Society has seen better days.
Sam - you mean quality goods made in China?
Chromatistes - they have, including dead on arrival.
Wiggia - makes them wash their underwear too.
Scrobs - I'll look that up because it seems common here too.
James - in too many ways it has.
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