On Sep 17, 9:57 am, "Helen Swart" <[email protected]> wrote: > I cannot believe that a security guard can just stand and watch a crime > being committed without doing anything, whether you are a subscriber or not. > If ADT want to recruit more clients they should prove that they are willing > to assist at such times and maybe people who are not clients and have been > assisted by them. will join up. > In most countries it is illegal not to report a crime if you see it and illegal not to assist somebody if they are in need of urgent help and doing so won't endanger your life. So it is possible that the ADT person committed an offence - it's possible that ADT's policy (if that is it's policy) is also illegal.
More importantly, though, is that it would be a stupid and negligent policy. In not apprehending these criminals, the ADT guard was leaving them free to attack his companies clients at some future time. Criminal irresponsibility, I'd have thought. I'd also have thought that it was prima facie evidence that the ADT guard was in league with the criminals, so might be open for prosecution as an accessory. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
