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[removed my joke]...

• jstanley 9y ago
  It's not a bonus, it's theft. It's still theft even if you take it from a criminal.
  • mosselman 9y ago
    Swishhh
  • SeckinJohn 9y ago
    Then the government taking a criminal's drug money would also be theft? Also, he took it from a government wallet, not directly from a criminal. Edit: Just to clarify, I was just pointing out that the comment I replied to is tangential(1- he didn't steal from a criminal. 2- 'someone' can 'seize' a criminal's money without it being theft.). He obviously stole -this isn't even a case of trying to steal; he stole, and got caught- and I don't get how he can get away with such a small punishment for stealing $10M+.
    • StavrosK 9y ago
      No. I mean, "theft" means "we made a law making it theft". By definition, government seizures are not theft.
      • erasmuse 9y ago
        I don't have a dog in this fight but surely neither the government nor anyone else gets to define what ordinary English words mean.
        • alphydan 9y ago
          Of course they do. What do you call: "Taking a person's life with your own hands?" - For a white westerner: Crime, Murder, etc - For the government/military: war, being a hero, etc - For "brown" people in the wrong countries: Terrorism
    • dkersten 9y ago
      If one of the agents pockets the criminal's drug money, then yes, its theft.
    • TomMarius 9y ago
      Depends on your definition of theft. Some people consider taxation a theft.
  • mysterypie 9y ago
    Whoosh! A good example of why jokes are discouraged on HN.
• fnwx17 9y ago
  - Bridges, how much BTC did we confiscate from Silk Road? > - 1,600 > - 1,000 you say? > - Yes, sir - exactly 800 bitcoins
• quickthrower2 9y ago
  Taxable