MartinL
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2011
- Messages
- 2,328
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- Location
- Warwickshire
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 9
The Brave Gendarme?
Obviously never been to Ireland then (puchine)!
The police are not without power, (do you drive a car?), more likely uninterested in getting stung by the resulting paperwork.
Much easier for them to raise a crime number and get a fresh cup of tea!
In most other industries / situations the key way to separate out the honest from the dishonest is some kind of registration system. If done correctly it can make it very difficult for a criminal to conduct his/her operations without having to go to great lengths to maintain secrecy.
For example, if I wanted to sell alcohol without a licence it would be very hard for me to do business covertly without drawing a fair amount of suspicion to myself.
I suspect one of the reasons why none of these thefts ever results in an arrest is because the police are powerless to investigate because there is no traceability of beekeepers or apiaries.
Obviously never been to Ireland then (puchine)!
The police are not without power, (do you drive a car?), more likely uninterested in getting stung by the resulting paperwork.
Much easier for them to raise a crime number and get a fresh cup of tea!