A few days back I heard this on the local news, in California. The international angle is an additional dimension. It's not a simple matter of "the British looted us", there are honest tax payers across the world and this certainly is not a very welcome trend. I always wondered why it was only in India that even a smallest rusted metal container left outside the home was invariably stolen, the habits have spread across cultures.. This certainly has the stamp of a desi network.
