Originally Posted by
Mobyturns
Sad state of affairs it has become with juvenile crime.
Many years ago, in Brownsville a retired lady had amassed a significant collection of Bonsai trees, mostly her own creations. Sadly, they started disappearing at night to her great distress. So, with the help of some friends a single wire catenary wire was installed to hang some of her other plants in hanging baskets. The barbed wire just happened to be excellent for spacing the plants and prevent them from sliding along the wire. It also happened to run the entire perimeter of her Bonsai collection display area and was some 300mm inside her property. The rate of theft certainly slowed considerably, but the local Police were none too happy about the "man trap" and ordered its removal. How they became aware of it is also a mystery. Presumably a visitor complained?