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homeless are generally not thieves as if they could steal they wouldn't be homeless in the first place
by xbmcuser 8y ago
homeless are generally not thieves as if they could steal they wouldn't be homeless in the first place
- _verandaguy 8y agoWhat are they gonna do, steal a house?
- Loughla 8y agoYou seem to be getting downvoted because you made a joke, but honestly. The more I look at that sentence: >homeless are generally not thieves as if they could steal they wouldn't be homeless in the first place The less sense it makes. I 100% do not understand what the OP was trying to say with that. It's nonsense if you really evaluate what it's saying.
- thecatspaw 8y agomaybe steal -> get caught -> go to prison -> no longer homeless?
- carlmcqueen 8y agohttps://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-larceny-reaches-new-milestone-with-theft-of-entire/article_223154fe-9b92-5e53-9e88-f2755ab75990.html https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-loui... Wasn't a homeless person, but in St. Louis Missouri a house isn't out of the question.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoFWIW arranging to have a trailer/motorhome "stolen" is a not unheard of way of performing a (less than legal) eviction in some places.
- madengr 8y agoIn some states, once you get a renter, it is very hard to evict them. Many abuse this.
- leereeves 8y agoOnce. After you get an eviction on your record few landlords will rent to you again.
- vorpalhex 8y agoStealing (physically at least) is a stupid way to make money. A $200 game console will hardly net a thief $50. There are a lot of issues in my city with the less fortunate stealing items to make some small money - bikes are a common target. It neither really helps the thief, and it's very unfortunate for the person stolen from.
- MagicPropmaker 8y agoIn California, thefts of under $950 are not felony crimes. And there's no more "three strikes". So you can steal packages for a living and, at worst, have to spend a week or two in jail over the course of a year. Not a bad living.
- wiredfool 8y agoAnd occasionally, the packages contain runny used cat litter.
- vorpalhex 8y agoIf I paid you $200, would you spend two weeks in jail? If getting that $200 meant risk to you (someone confronting you, someone else taking your money, risk of an officer giving you a beat down), would you still take it? It doesn't take a lot of risk to offset the "value" of stealing $950 labeled-worth goods (which will net you <$250 in cash).
- AstralStorm 8y agoDon't worry about the petty thief, they are smart enough about minimizing their own risk.
- derefr 8y agoThe parent poster said that you’d spend maybe two weeks in jail over the course of the year. It’s not a balance of $200 vs. 2wks jail, it’s a balance of ($200 per package x many packages per day * 365 days per year) vs. 2wks jail.
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