Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves
by move-on-by on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @03:55PM
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I don't want to agree with you. But I'm also reminded of the policy to seize cash without pressing charges. [1]
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessi...
Yep!
If you look into civil forfeiture it's a racket... and directly infringes on our rights. Even in cases where there is NO wrongdoing you usually have to go through lengthy processes in order to get your property back, and even then you're considered lucky to get the majority of it back (if at all).
Effectively you are guilty until proven innocent with stuff like this on the books. I just find it funny that the same people who yell about "freedom" and "liberty" in this country are the ones who glorify the police as if they can do no wrong.
Because it's something that happens to "other people".
Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves
by EForEndeavour on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @02:57PM
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> The police are a business
This is the problem.
The police are a business and if there's not money to be had (traffic citations, parking tickets, etc.), or violent crime happening, you are the lowest possible priority. Source: personal experience + have worked with a couple of police depts many years back (not as a LEO). The only exception here is if you're a reasonable sized business - they tend to take cases like retail/corporate break-in seriously.
TLDR: Agree. People wouldn't do this if there were a real legal cost.