Thursday, June 7, 2007

It's a Funny Old World!

Extra police officers are to patrol the streets of Brighton on nights when there is a full moon. It follows research by the Sussex police force which concluded there was a rise in violent incidents when the moon was full - and also on paydays.

Inspector Parr of Sussex Police told the BBC: "From my experience, over 19 years of being a police officer, undoubtedly on full moons, we do seem to get people with, sort of, stranger behaviour - more fractious, argumentative.
The legend that people can become violent, or even turn into werewolves, can be traced back to ancient times.

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