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Those regulations are surely to discourage thieves from selling stolen books.
by DerekL 15y ago
Those regulations are surely to discourage thieves from selling stolen books.
- yummyfajitas 15y agoProbably in response to the crime wave of book snatchings, not to mention library burglaries. Just the other week, I was sitting on the subway reading Tolstoy, when some kid snatched it out of my hands and raced out the door.
- ShabbyDoo 15y agoIIRC, In the early 90's, a Columbus, Ohio (OSU Campus) textbook seller named SBX (Student Book Exchange) was referred to by students as the "Stolen Book Exchange". Snatching a student's backpack and selling his books to a used textbook store was a simple, profitable form of crime. Perhaps LA subjects used bookstores to regulations similar to those imposed upon pawn shops? [Note that I'm not arguing either in favor or against these regulations. I'm merely suggesting that they are more rational than they might at first appear.]