Before wave of train thefts, Union Pacific laid off some of its police force

Re:Before wave of train thefts, Union Pacific laid off some ... by vkou on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @09:01PM (#30003362)

Depends on whether it took reasonable precautions. If you left a pile of gold bars in an unlocked shed at your vacation property, that you visit three times a year, I can be sympathetic to you if someone steals them, but I'm not quite so sympathetic that I'm ready to volunteer my taxes to fund 24/7 security for your shed.

I'm not an expert on what's reasonable when it comes to railway security (and neither are you), but from my layman's take on it, firing 85% of their security, and observing a 160% increase in theft seems like a "Union Pacific problem", not a "me problem".

They do seem to have a financial incentive, to the tune of 52 salaries to try to turn it into a "me problem."

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Re:Before wave of train thefts, Union Pacific laid off some ... by kyrra on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @09:44PM (#30003771)

You do realize that the thieves are using bolt cutters and breaking into a containers. Some container owners are now welding their containers closed to prevent contents from being stolen.

Union Pacific is also turning information over and helping get people arrested, but they're back on the street within 24 hours.

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