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> Still, regulated how? What you're talking about is criminal activity. Are regulations the antidote to that? Eg. signed ownership document for every catalytic
by ajsnigrutin 5y ago
> Still, regulated how? What you're talking about is criminal activity. Are regulations the antidote to that?
Eg. signed ownership document for every catalytic converter on premises (scrap yards,...), with a written 'source' - eg, removed from car with VIN 123...789, or replaced on care with VIN 123...789 with a proof of purchase of a new one (i'm guessing it's illegal to drive without one).
It's a pain in the ass to implement, but could work.
- refurb 5y agoOk, so I throw them all in a container and ship them to Mexico where they don’t ask questions like this.
- Scoundreller 5y agoJust have customs focus more on illegal exports and less on bothering returning citizens. But that'll never happen. Customs needs to keep up the facade that 'it's keeping you safe' by wasting your time.
- afiori 5y agoOften these kind of regulation cause more problems than they solve; not because they do not work but for reason of scale and Bayesian proportions. Suppose that 10% of affected bussiness buy catalytic converter illegally and that an audit will determine di 90% accuracy whether a shop does buy catalytic converter illegally or not, then half* of fined business will end up being innocent (In practice including lax bookkeping and edge cases not considered in the law) * I = innocent, F = fined, G = Guilty P(I|F) = P(F|I)P(I)/P(F) = P(F|I)P(I)/(P(F|I)P(I) + P(F|G)P(G)) = (0.1 * 0.9)/(0.10.9 + 0.10.9) = 0.5 I am pro regulation in almost all cases, but it is not easy...