Re:This girl in SF stole my MacBook Air
by oneeyedpigeon on Saturday April 05, 2014 @08:57PM
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Plus, if their stuff goes missing, they can be pretty much certain who the culprit is, in terms of offering some kind of description to the police.
Because by asking you, they are trusting you. By not asking anyone, they have to trust every single person around.