The Dutch Council of the city of Rijswijk has thought up an imaginative scheme to warn locals about the risk of pickpockets.What's interesting is that the good burgers have 'developed' and produced 'Wooden hands' bearing the slightly sinister message ´This could have been the hand of a pickpocket.´ (In Dutch, obviously!)
These wooden hands are being slipped into the bags of shoppers, by stealthy Council employees. The text on the wooden hands also includes details of the Council's website, which contains tips on how to make theft more difficult for pickpockets.
Prior to this incentive, the Rijswijk Council had seen the number of reported cases of theft by pickpockets, double in 2008. Hopefully they will see a huge reduction in 2009. Whatever happens they certainly deserve a big Hand for trying! Applause!
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