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A cable that costs $20 - $30 retail NEW doesn't seem worth risking jail time over.
by deelowe 5y ago
A cable that costs $20 - $30 retail NEW doesn't seem worth risking jail time over.
- jtbayly 5y agoIt's like soap, which is much cheaper. Both are easily sold.
- chooseaname 5y agoYou may be underestimating how significant $20-$30 is to some people. Edit: wording.
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- deelowe 5y agoAre you suggesting a stolen cable brings the same sort of premium as a new one from Apple? Regardless, I'm not suggesting this at all. My point is that there are likely ways to get something worth so little without risking significant jail time.
- progman32 5y agoPeople break into cars to steal pocket change in the cup holder, so a $5 cable isn't outside the realm of what a thief would grab. Especially if they're already in the car.
- coryrc 5y agoThere's no risk of jail for theft in Seattle. https://crosscut.com/2019/10/whats-seattle-doing-solve-its-shoplifting-problem-nothing-really https://crosscut.com/2019/10/whats-seattle-doing-solve-its-s...
- ajsnigrutin 5y agoAnd people wonder why there is so much crime...
- coryrc 5y agoAbout half blame poverty/insufficient government handouts and excuse the theft. About half blame not prosecuting crime. But no one wonders. Everyone "knows".
- knownjorbist 5y agoYou don't need government handouts, you need sane policies that stop making CoL so expensive.
- hansvm 5y agoIt's worth it for someone. I've had people break into my car for 3 quarters and a half ounce of super glue.
- trenning 5y agoMan they're selling stolen $25 bottles of tequila on 3rd Ave. Not even expensive stuff is hot commodity now, especially if you live in a cash world. Most of the stuff the street bazaars sell is straight up junk. A shiny Apple cable is worth it