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Whenever law enforcement snags a "major haul", be it illicit cash or substances or arms or anything else, I guess I focus on its physical size as the thing that

Whenever law enforcement snags a "major haul", be it illicit cash or substances or arms or anything else, I guess I focus on its physical size as the thing that makes it impressive -- and worthy of tallying up records and high scores. The bigger the stash, the harder it is to hide, after all. So when the haul is something like this -- without direct physical scale, which could fit in anyone's pocket regardless of its volume -- it doesn't have the same wow factor for me. But I feel like it should!

atatatat 5y ago
I'm having the opposite effect right now.
SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
> Whenever law enforcement snags a "major haul", be it illicit cash or substances or arms or anything else, I guess I focus on its physical size as the thing that makes it impressive law enforcement typically talks that up, to a high degree. e.g. a truck full of cocaine? Estimate the value as a per-gram street price, not what a wholesale truckload would change hands for to the next middleman who will break bulk. A truckload of illicit cash? Large parts of "Breaking Bad" were all about how useless that can be.
- daleharvey 5y ago
  Not exactly hacker news material, but couldnt help remind me of The Guard - "I dont know what street your buying your cocaine off but its not the same street I am buying mine" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp37jdduMbI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp37jdduMbI
  - 52-6F-62 5y ago
    The Guard is a piece of fine art. That couldn't be more appropriate. Just as a caution to others, maybe don't play that with the volume up loud in the office. The context is critical, and there are a few loud... remarks.
lmkg 5y ago
I'm reminded of a scene in The Wire. The protagonists have collected intelligence, and want to continue collecting more to be able to permanently destabilize a criminal organization. A career-minded officer instead decides to use this intelligence for a bust with no long-term benefit, but it does produce a very photogenic collection of seized weapons and drugs for him to stand behind while the journalists take pictures.

atatatat 5y ago

I'm having the opposite effect right now.

SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago

> Whenever law enforcement snags a "major haul", be it illicit cash or substances or arms or anything else, I guess I focus on its physical size as the thing that makes it impressive law enforcement typically talks that up, to a high degree. e.g. a truck full of cocaine? Estimate the value as a per-gram street price, not what a wholesale truckload would change hands for to the next middleman who will break bulk. A truckload of illicit cash? Large parts of "Breaking Bad" were all about how useless that can be.

daleharvey 5y ago
Not exactly hacker news material, but couldnt help remind me of The Guard - "I dont know what street your buying your cocaine off but its not the same street I am buying mine" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp37jdduMbI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp37jdduMbI
- 52-6F-62 5y ago
  The Guard is a piece of fine art. That couldn't be more appropriate. Just as a caution to others, maybe don't play that with the volume up loud in the office. The context is critical, and there are a few loud... remarks.

lmkg 5y ago

I'm reminded of a scene in The Wire. The protagonists have collected intelligence, and want to continue collecting more to be able to permanently destabilize a criminal organization. A career-minded officer instead decides to use this intelligence for a bust with no long-term benefit, but it does produce a very photogenic collection of seized weapons and drugs for him to stand behind while the journalists take pictures.