Re:Newegg has a bit of a scandal on its hands
by Gareth321 on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @07:20AM
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Every time these scumbags succeed it hurts all of us just a little bit. Society becomes just a little bit less trusting. High trust societies are so much better to live in. I wonder how countries go about engineering high trust cultures. I suppose the first step is actively finding these people and putting them in prison.
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Re:Newegg has a bit of a scandal on its hands
by gruez on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @09:24AM
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>I suppose the first step is actively finding these people and putting them in prison.
what do you think the police are for? the FBI also investigates wire fraud cases. unfortunately both do not have enough resources to investigate $200 frauds. Hell, in some jurisdictions they don't even bother with $900 thefts.
Re:Newegg has a bit of a scandal on its hands
by oliwarner on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @04:53PM
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This is what I think the police are for but as you say, it's hard to figure out what they actually are for these days. And to be clear, it's not just the police, decades-long underfunding of the public legal systems, prisons, and all the services that are supposed to stop people ending up that far in the first place.
But I'm not sure it's good to stop expecting the police to deal with this. That sort of surrender to criminality would be a dark step for humanity.
Re:Newegg has a bit of a scandal on its hands
by minerva23 on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @03:41PM
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> what do you think the police are for?
General beatdowns. Detectives are what you're thinking of. Most people want detectives, few people want harassment and fines (or death) over nothing more than some cop's power trip or petty things (like jay walking when it blocks no traffic and is completely safe).
Granted, this perspective is colored by American policing. I know some other countries have it better.