Ransacked Internet Cafe.Could it be an inside job?
@Belle_of_the_Ball (896)
Philippines
October 21, 2012 7:04pm CST
Another internet cafe in our former private subdivision was ransacked Saturday evening,few hours after the homeowners' association meeting to fight against rampant burglary which has been a perennial problem ever since the route to connecting subdivisions has opened to non-homeowners and public utility vehicles,particularly,tricycles. Ironically, nobody had witnessed any suspicious activity in the said cafe which is adjacent to the local council office. Could it be an inside job?
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
22 Oct 12
Sounds like an inside job to me. Oh man I own an internet cafe here. I go crazy if this happened to me here. Have a good day there.
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@aabuda (1722)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
If this is in a private subdivision, then, why such thing happens?
I mean, you have a roving security guards for sure...so, this should actually be avoided....I doubt if this is an inside job because the person who would plan for it will likely lost his job if he will do it...
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@Belle_of_the_Ball (896)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
If you would go over my post, you will read that I typed "former private subdivision".You're right private subdivisions have roaming security guards but they cannot stop the criminals from doing evil. Do you remember the "Vizconde Massacre" during the nineties? The culprits murdered the victims in an exclusive subdivision.
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@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
22 Oct 12
Vandalism is such a pointless crime. It profits no one and makes the victims feel powerless and hated. I guess it could be an inside job. Of course people often do not "see" crimes for fear of becoming victims themselves out of retribution for being a witness and telling the truth.
@Belle_of_the_Ball (896)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
Right,I could not agree more.I cannot believe that none had seen the crime since the internet cafe is located in a business district where people walk to and fro different establishment and cars pass by every minute.
@Belle_of_the_Ball (896)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
It's not actually a business district.Thus it is located on the main road of the subdivision where there are a lot of businesses running 24/7.
@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
It could be since no one has witnessed it ransacked. So it just means that the one who ransacked it was familiar when to do the deed. I just hope that there is a CCTV installed so that at least the act is caught. If not then I guess this will just be another puzzle that the police will have to decipher piece by piece.
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@ptrikha_2 (49776)
• India
22 Oct 12
Yes, nowdays CCTV s have become an essential part for shopowners everywhere. However, if the cost is a factor, local authorities should partially pay for CCTVs. Yet, then a lot is required in terms of coordination between police, local authorities and shopowners, and shopkeepers.
@gjabaigar (2200)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
Obviously its a system failed of your neighborhood security stability, responsibility and most of all trusts. Either from your local government or with your homeowners subdivision associations. Against to well organized and systematic crooks and goons. This is not only happening on your locals, it is also with others.
What our local government like the "baranggays" are doing? Just watching on their CCTV of what are happening with popcorn and drinks, just like watching a live CSI true reality tv. And, when their on interviews on news tv, they always saying "It is better to give your belonging to them than to resist to spare your lives" oh my these are always been a regular scripts of our local authorities who are responsible for our security. They are responding to any bad situations so very late or when the situations are already done. Are there any preemptive actions or precautionary measures or well systematic organized neighborhood security.
We pay a lot of taxes for these. We have to walk safely without any doubts and fears to our neighborhoods to have a healthy mind and spirit.
@Belle_of_the_Ball (896)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
If we cannot rely on public officials in our local council,we,homeowners,should be vigilant to lessen if not totally halt organized crimes.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
Inside job could be possible especially if there is no force entranced in the cafe. But we could consider that it was really done by criminals especially holiday season is coming and crimes like this is quite increasing. Proper and thorough investigation should be conducted so they will define if it was inside job or not. Maybe the suspects were just around the corner that's why they knee when to attack where no one could definitely notice them.
Be safe everyone, be aware and alert all the time.
@Belle_of_the_Ball (896)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
The authorities are looking into the matter. I doubt if they could identify the culprit because we already know that some policemen nowadays are also conspirators of organized crimes
@xtedaxcvg (3189)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
It is very possible that it was an inside job. Unless of course the security in that establishment is lax then it's a break-in waiting to happen. That is one of the dangers of leasing a space for your business. You need to know the history of the lessor and the previous businesses that occupied the place you are renting.
@ptrikha_2 (49776)
• India
22 Oct 12
It is entirely possible that some insider or some local person might be involved in these incidents. May be, use of CCTV cameras could help. I have seen it helping in some cases, when I watched a few TV news shows.
@beamer88 (4259)
• Philippines
22 Nov 12
If crimes can be perpetuated in exclusive subdivisions, what more if its a place very open to the public. Inside job or not, this just shows that criminals aren't afraid of the consequences of their unlawful activities and seem not to be afraid of the authorities. Like in this case, it even happened just adjacent to the local council office.
@jenny1015 (13359)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
An inside job is always a possibility with this kind of crimes. But still, we can not be very sure about it unless they find some witnesses. Your subdivision being accessible to the public might have heightened the risk of burglary.
@mikyung (2232)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
If there is no forced entry, that could be an inside job. That is so rampant nowadays in our places, not only in the metro, but also, in other palces now. i can relate here, becasue I had been a victim of those perpetrators. That's why I a make it point that I am not to showy on the material things that I owned. Being vigilant is one of the best way to minimize those crimes. I hope the govenment too will do their part. Thanks
