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While that was our experience in Oakland 30 years ago, it's what I expected; we would need a police report for an insurance claim. First home after college, we

While that was our experience in Oakland 30 years ago, it's what I expected; we would need a police report for an insurance claim. First home after college, we didn't own anything worth more than ten bucks, minimum wage it was crazy. But someone broke in and gave it a go anyway. It felt awful. Felt better after the police arrived, but seriously what else are they going to do?

TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
> but seriously what else are they going to do? The police should arrest the fucking fences and openly advocate giving addicts drugs. Seriously, the fences aren't hard to find: they openly do things like sellobviously near-new and second hand cordless drills with battery but no charger, while at the same time advertising a rather odd collection of other random items. People are doing carriable item theft for only handful of reasons: fun, or they need the cash. Edit: typo and grammar errors galore!
- darawk 6y ago
  You can't just arrest people for selling things on the street if you can't prove that its stolen. There's a reason they don't arrest them.
  - TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
    The police can and do arrest anyone for any thing at any time, and charge them willy-nilly. Sometimes they even shoot people. In the back. For no reason. But whatever, mate. Arresting an obvious fence and charging them with possessing stolen properly wouldn't be a complete waste of resources like half of policing already is.
    - heavenlyblue 6y ago
      I agree highly with the point you're making and I would put it by rephrasing the famous words: "Nobody gets fired for arresting a black person".
  - srtjstjsj 6y ago
    They can seize all the property for sale like they do when they see someone driving a car they want.
  - ForHackernews 6y ago
    It's almost like you're asking the police to investigate crimes and gather evidence to prove the items are stolen. But no, that's too hard. They've got their hands full choking people to death for selling loose cigarettes.

TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago

> but seriously what else are they going to do? The police should arrest the fucking fences and openly advocate giving addicts drugs. Seriously, the fences aren't hard to find: they openly do things like sellobviously near-new and second hand cordless drills with battery but no charger, while at the same time advertising a rather odd collection of other random items. People are doing carriable item theft for only handful of reasons: fun, or they need the cash. Edit: typo and grammar errors galore!

darawk 6y ago
You can't just arrest people for selling things on the street if you can't prove that its stolen. There's a reason they don't arrest them.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
  The police can and do arrest anyone for any thing at any time, and charge them willy-nilly. Sometimes they even shoot people. In the back. For no reason. But whatever, mate. Arresting an obvious fence and charging them with possessing stolen properly wouldn't be a complete waste of resources like half of policing already is.
  - heavenlyblue 6y ago
    I agree highly with the point you're making and I would put it by rephrasing the famous words: "Nobody gets fired for arresting a black person".
- srtjstjsj 6y ago
  They can seize all the property for sale like they do when they see someone driving a car they want.
- ForHackernews 6y ago
  It's almost like you're asking the police to investigate crimes and gather evidence to prove the items are stolen. But no, that's too hard. They've got their hands full choking people to death for selling loose cigarettes.