About two years ago a large group of 'travellers' ( see sir, I'm being PC !) racked up on a very large railway depot in Lancashire, They caused no end of problems, using new trains as toilets, 'carefully removing' anything that was not running about or bolted down ( and even they got unbolted), and making the place unworkable.
OH.. DID I MENTION.... this was a 24/7 working depot!
We ( the royal railway plod) arranged to do a bit of 'gentle' arresting and removing.( as its a life imprisonment jobbie to obstruct 't' railway)
This was cancelled at 05;00 on the morning in question by someone very high up... as it may give negative press interest!
ANYWAY....
The next night, someone stole a JCB from inside a locked shed in the depot, they had very serious problems steering it, and it ripped the sides out of SIX vans and pulled one body clean off its a-frame!.
One dog was run over, and a very new 4x4 was turned on its side !
Then the crafty sod only parked the JCB back in the shed..
the offecers who were 'on obs' at the depot ( due to the fact that 'they' had been trying to steal the copper wire from the 25Kv overheads) didnt see a thing. 8l1nd
The rest of the vans moved out the next morning , no complaints, no comments, no return.
As has been said. More than one way to skin a cat !
Of course, I dont agree with what went on as I am anti Violence, and feel everyone should be treated the same.
Must take an 'off road' course...
Murt