A friend of mine has passed on to me an e-mail which is being circulated to companies in the London area. I thought I would let you all know (just in case the craze spreads to other areas of the country) what we should be looking out for.
WARNING FROM KEITH BEASLEY/LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE
Something to bear in mind
> Please read and pass on.
> Dear All,
> For once, a serious message: We have received a warning at the London Ambulance Service and have been asked to pass on the information to all our families and friends.
The LAS have units closely associated with the Police 'D.A.R.E.'
squads based in South London who are basically fighting Gang Crimes.
The 'street gangs' in London (particularly South London at present,
but it is sure to spread) have initiation tasks which new gang members have to carry out to be admitted to the 'gang'. The latest craze is to drive around, deliberately with no lights on their cars. The first person who 'flashes' them, points at them or sounds their horn at them, has to be followed by that new gang member in their car, who then has to fire a shot into that vehicle !!! with no regard as to who is inside.
Our official instruction is that if we see a vehicle with no lights
on, we are NOT to 'flash' it etc. and the advice to friends and family is that you should ignore any vehicles you see without lights.
I would ask that you pass this info on to all your family, friends and
colleagues by phone or e-mail, and who knows, it may save a life!
Its a lovely world we live in, isn't it.