If I give binoculars to you, what will you do?
I am sure all children love to watch scenes through their binoculars. They love to see far off things that cannot be seen clearly with naked eye. Sometimes you can see the close-ups of those tiny birds up on the tree, you can see the delicate veins of the flowers and leaves, and you can also see the details of most dangerous animals from the comfort of your car.
Do you know you can also make money by using your binoculars wisely?
Britain is employing children as young as eight years old to “snoop” on their neighbours and report petty offences such as littering. The youngsters are among almost 5,000 residents who in some cases are being offered £500 rewards if they provide evidence of minor infractions.
One in six councils contacted by the Telegraph said they had signed up teams of “environment volunteers” who are being encouraged to photograph or video neighbours guilty of dog fouling, littering or “bin crimes”.
The “covert human intelligence sources”, as some local authorities describe them, are also being asked to pass on the names of neighbours they believe to be responsible, or take down their number-plates.
Ealing Council in West London told The Telegraph: “There are hundreds of Junior street watchers, aged 8-10 years old, who are trained to identify and report environ-crime issues such as graffiti and fly-tipping.”
What is interesting is that some are assigned James Bond-style code numbers, which they use instead of their real names when they ring a special informer’s hotline.
Hopefully the crime on the streets will reduce when the young bosses are watching. Don’t you think so?
Source: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/
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