LDK: letter from a police officer

letter from a police officer

30.03.04

Posted by Jun
[ Misc. ]

留守中にお巡りさんが来ていたようで、ポストに手紙が入っていました。封筒を開けてみると、カワイイ笑顔のピーポ君が「空き巣被害にご用心　最近このマンションで空き巣被害が発生しました」と。そう言えば、2週間前くらい前にマンションのエレベーターに防犯カメラが取り付けられました。この手紙に書いてある空き巣被害はエレベーターが取り付けられる前の話なのか、後なのか。ブッソウになりました。ちなみに同封されていた「巡回連絡カード」。勤務先や知り合いなどの電話番号を記入すると空き巣だけでなく、非常事態が発生した時にも連絡が取れてイイそうです。例えば、留守の際の火事などかな。なんだかテンションが下がる話題でした。

While I was away, it seems like that a police officer visited our flat, and he left a letter. It says 'Make your home more secure. A flat was burgled in this building recently.' on a big smiley cute peepo (Tokyo Metropolitan Police' mascot). We got a security camera in a lift just 2 weeks ago. I wonder if we had a burglar first or a security camera. Or probably the neighbourhood isn't safe any longer. There was also a form in the envelope. If we write our work/relatives addresses/phone numbers, they can contact us/them smoothly in case of emergency, something like a fire I guess. Oh well, it isn't a very happy topic. It made me down!

Carsten wrote:

I really can't imagine our flat being burgled in Japan. But if it's not safe here, then maybe they should start by making Pipo-kun a bit more, like, authoritative? He looks like he wouldn't know a burglar from the janitor.

Brian wrote:

Maybe they should talk with devilrobots?

Jun wrote:

Hi Brian, welcome to LDK!
I'm a Peepo kun supporter, and I know that he is working very hard. I just saw him being a doorkeeper at someone's front entrance. The sticker says 'tighten security against a burglar'. Keep it up, Peepo!

KEIKO LONDON wrote:

I think Peepo kun and the Tokyo police are at least trying to do their job and that they seem to care. In London, if there was a burglary in a flat they don't really give a sh*t. When our old flat was broken into, a couple of police officers came humming a tune (really) and joking to eachother. They kind of took some finger prints but said they couldn't really do much and left in 5min or so. They probably were right and there probably wasn't much that they could do but their attitude really pissed me off! I want Peepo kun in London too!

Jun wrote:

I can imagine how annoying it can be in London! Japanese police officers usually don't look strong enough as same as peepo kun but they are doing OK, I think!

Mute wrote:

the cute peepo kun could never be imagined in germany, because german officialdom likes to be respectable and german mentality is like "big, strong = save and respectable" "cute, little= to be saved and not taken seriously " It's a pity, but it wouldn't work.:(

Jun wrote:

Hello Mute, when I went to Germany I saw a green and white police car. It was quite cute!

Mute wrote:

Really?:)) I never realized them as cute ;) http://www.polizei-beratung.de/

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