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Re:Show HN: SnpCht.com, a site that lets you secretly save y... by makmanalp on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @02:45PM (#6727906)
Well, in the US it's a substantial federal offense to steal mail or to read someone else's mail (coughunlessyouarethegovernmentcough), so that acts as a big deterrent, I think.
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Re:Show HN: SnpCht.com, a site that lets you secretly save y... by aroch on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @03:07PM (#6728090)
How many people are ever caught stealing mail though?
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Re:Show HN: SnpCht.com, a site that lets you secretly save y... by makmanalp on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @03:33PM (#6728258)
I'm not sure, but I'd assume that if you go around stealing packages, you're probably not doing it just because. You're doing it systematically for financial gain. In which case you have to be a repeat offender for it to make sense. In which case it's easier to track down. This happened near me last year:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/12/20/two-arrested-for-theft...

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