AirTag leads to arrest of airline worker accused of stealing from luggage

Re:AirTag leads to arrest of airline worker accused of steal... by computator on Thursday August 18, 2022 @02:01AM (#32505850)

Third, if police never bother with "trivial" thefts like bags, cellphones, laptops, and purses, it means that a single thief can steal hundreds of such items and never be caught. If the police make an occasional effort to solve trivial thefts they might prevent tens of thousands of dollars of recurring theft by the same person.

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Re:AirTag leads to arrest of airline worker accused of steal... by NL807 on Thursday August 18, 2022 @02:12AM (#32505907)

> If the police make an occasional effort to solve trivial thefts they might prevent tens of thousands of dollars of recurring theft by the same person.

Statistically speaking, would that make any difference though?

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Re:AirTag leads to arrest of airline worker accused of steal... by eastbound on Thursday August 18, 2022 @07:14AM (#32507899)

Yes, he wouldn’t be touting about it and invite his friends to do the same. Or he’s get caught and all the friend would laugh at him and feel good about not stealing.

Sometimes pursuing crime does have an effect.

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Re:AirTag leads to arrest of airline worker accused of steal... by danaris on Thursday August 18, 2022 @09:09AM (#32509094)

It could make a huge difference to the people who get their stuff back, and the ones who don't get it stolen because the thief was caught before they could target them.

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Re:AirTag leads to arrest of airline worker accused of steal... by katbyte on Thursday August 18, 2022 @02:32AM (#32506057)

personally i think thats time better spent then a lot of what the police spend their time and effort on

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