Train Robbery for Amazon Packages? More Common Than You Think

Re:Train Robbery for Amazon Packages? More Common Than You T... by Chris2048 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @10:40AM (#39130676)

There are places were people aren't so inclined to steal in the first place. I'd say the difference is a cultural one.

"Societal community spirit" or something like that. Some places in the US have it, some don't.

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Re:Train Robbery for Amazon Packages? More Common Than You T... by ljf on Friday January 26, 2024 @05:17AM (#39140922)

Wage theft is the largest theft category by value (withheld wages, illegally docked wages, etc.) - and from studies it is carried out pretty universally across the country. Why might that be? Why is it when people think of theft, their first thought it's the business person or manager that come to mind as the people we should be going after for theft?

Quote: Workers in the US have an estimated $50bn-plus stolen from them every year

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/15/wage-theft-u...

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Re:Train Robbery for Amazon Packages? More Common Than You T... by Chris2048 on Friday January 26, 2024 @05:31PM (#39149672)

Because it's more ambiguous, being based on estimations. The situation in the article sounds like a breach of contract rather than criminal, who should be "going after" them?

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Re:Train Robbery for Amazon Packages? More Common Than You T... by ljf on Saturday January 27, 2024 @03:11AM (#39153651)

Says a lot that we treat theft from a workers wages as 'just contractual' - let's not get the police involved. If that same worker stole from the till?

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Re:Train Robbery for Amazon Packages? More Common Than You T... by Chris2048 on Saturday January 27, 2024 @03:16AM (#39153682)

You don't get the police involved because you can go to the courts..

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