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Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by kwhitefoot on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @10:42AM (#18707264)
Why not use the sort of dye that banks use to protect ATMs?
Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by rtkwe on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @12:58PM (#18708773)
That's getting into territory where you could get sued civilly for the damages done to their car.
Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by mankyd on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @10:50AM (#18707373)
Fart spray and glitter are temporary and relatively harmless. Permanent dye in someone's home are car is just being a jerk.
Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by bewatson on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @10:57AM (#18707450)
so is stealing a package off someones porch
Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by mankyd on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:09AM (#18707603)
I certainly don't deny that.

Personally, I'm still not going to perma-dye someone's car.

Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by auiya on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:09AM (#18707611)
We sure wouldn't want to upset people stealing our belongings.
Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by slig on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:17AM (#18707706)
One other issue is: they're criminals, they know where they got the package from and now they're pissed.
Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by mankyd on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:18AM (#18707722)
I won't deny the criminality. I'm still not going to cause them thousands of dollars in damage over it.
Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by AstralStorm on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:33AM (#18707882)
Use UV active dye (usually transparent otherwise) so they get shiny. Say, a package gets wet itself.