Crimes Throughout Time

Why don’t the law enforcement authorities take some crimes more seriously? In the movie, “The Pink Panther”, the plot is about a thief that steals multi-million dollar jewels and gems, and then decides to steal the infamous pink panther diamond. The thief goes by the nickname “The Phantom”. He got this name because every time he steals a gem or jewel, he leaves a white glove behind with an initial of a “P” on the top of the glove. (The Pink Panther Blake Edwards 1964). The Phantom has a knack for eluding law enforcement authorities, and no matter what the authorities do the Phantom always outwits them. The authorities attempt to improve their security throughout the movie, but their futile attempts do not make it harder for the phantom to steal any more jewels and gems.

Crimes have occurred through the history of man, and criminals have always tried to outwit the authorities. In the case of the Pink Panther diamond, had the law enforcement authorities improved their security by adding extra countermeasures like extra guards, some crimes couldn’t have happened. In the beginning of the book “The Rescue Artist” two thieves broke into the Norway’s preeminent art museum, and stole “The Scream” painting. As a clue to whom committed the crime, the thieves left behind a postcard for the authorities to find. On the back of the postcard one of the thefts wrote, “Thanks for the poor security” (10) (The Rescue Artist Dolnick). This crime happened on the first day of the 1994 Olympic Winter games, which took place in the Norwegian city of Lillehammer. Just like the thief in the Pink Panther, the thief leaves an object behind for the authorities to find.

There is another crime that really shows what the authorities had done to improve th...

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... in The Netherlands or in Romania”. (Art Thief May Davidson)

There was another crime that had happened very recently, which eventually made the authorities react very quickly by improve their security postures. The thieves broke into a museum, and stole about five Civil War era objects. The main reason they decide to pick that area was due to the lack of video cameras in the room, but also some of display cases had broken locks thus making the opportunity to steal such items very easy. In the aftermath of this crime, the authorities decided to order and install some new and improve locks on the display cases, and add some extra video cameras. (Cape fear Museum March) This was really a wake up call for all museums, and still proves that law enforcement authorities need to take more security measures to keep thieves from attempting to steal their high valuable items.