Rural crime...

A stock photo is mostly about illustrating someone else’s ideas, rather than being a great image in its own right. This pic, licensed today, may appear alongside an article about rural crime (the keywords, used by the buyer when searching, were ‘farm thieves’).

Locals in Asselby are concerned about rural crime; even a face they don't know can arouse suspicion (and a black face would immediately mobilise a mob of vigilantes). A man has been spotted lately, shining a torch at cars as they drive through the village. It wasn't me. I was out dogging that night...