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"Package thief" is similarly precise.

by p1mrx 4y ago

khazhoux 4y ago
The UPS worker that takes my package could steal it. The warehouse worker could steal it, or the delivery driver. "Porch" indicates exactly the form of theft: unattended packages in front of people's residence. I'm really confused why the term is bothering people?
- jollyllama 4y ago
  Ok, how about "porch thieves?"
  - WarOnPrivacy 4y ago
    > Ok, how about "porch thieves?" "Detroit woman says her ENTIRE front porch was stolen right off her house" ref: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9207915/Woman-Detroit-says-ENTIRE-porch-stolen-right-house.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9207915/Woman-Detro...
- p1mrx 4y ago
  Probably because "pirate" has many neutral/positive connotations, including swordfighting and sharing movies.
- WarOnPrivacy 4y ago
  > I'm really confused why the term is bothering people? I think it's adjacent to "Stop Liking What I Don't Like". Maybe like: 'Stop Not-Demonizing What Makes Me Angry'.
- coreyp_1 4y ago
  The term "pirate" has lost meaning and most negative connotation that once accompanied the word. There are still modern day pirates on water, but that is not what comes to mind to most people when they hear the term pirate. Today, people think of the antihero, from Jack Sparrow to Long John Silver (Treasure Island, or the restaurant, your pick). They are fun and engaging, clever and witty. They are fighting back against an unjust government. They are even likable, even when they aren't "good" (Captain Hook of Peter Pan). In addition, the term pirate is often used for copying software or something else digital. It, however, is a victimless crime, in that nothing is actually "taken" from anyone, it is merely that additional money is not given from the pirate to the copyright holder. Your cute niece and nephew dress up like pirates. Pirates have buried treasure for us to find (so they actually benefit someone, so to speak). They are the very definition of adventure! This is different. These are not people engaging in a victimless crime. These are not people fighting an unjust cause. These are not just people having fun. These are thieves. Public perception is one way to fight them, so I encourage people not to call them "porch pirates". They are thieves. They may be thieves who steal packages from porches, but they are undoubtedly still a thief. I don't care if you call them blue-hatted, striped-sock, ding-dong-ditch, grinch flunkie thieves, so long as you identify the crime for which they should be rightly ashamed and castigated. They are a thief.

"Package thief" is similarly precise.

by p1mrx 4y ago

"Package thief" is similarly precise.

The UPS worker that takes my package could steal it. The warehouse worker could steal it, or the delivery driver. "Porch" indicates exactly the form of theft: unattended packages in front of people's residence. I'm really confused why the term is bothering people?

jollyllama 4y ago
Ok, how about "porch thieves?"
- WarOnPrivacy 4y ago
  > Ok, how about "porch thieves?" "Detroit woman says her ENTIRE front porch was stolen right off her house" ref: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9207915/Woman-Detroit-says-ENTIRE-porch-stolen-right-house.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9207915/Woman-Detro...
p1mrx 4y ago
Probably because "pirate" has many neutral/positive connotations, including swordfighting and sharing movies.
WarOnPrivacy 4y ago
> I'm really confused why the term is bothering people? I think it's adjacent to "Stop Liking What I Don't Like". Maybe like: 'Stop Not-Demonizing What Makes Me Angry'.
coreyp_1 4y ago
The term "pirate" has lost meaning and most negative connotation that once accompanied the word. There are still modern day pirates on water, but that is not what comes to mind to most people when they hear the term pirate. Today, people think of the antihero, from Jack Sparrow to Long John Silver (Treasure Island, or the restaurant, your pick). They are fun and engaging, clever and witty. They are fighting back against an unjust government. They are even likable, even when they aren't "good" (Captain Hook of Peter Pan). In addition, the term pirate is often used for copying software or something else digital. It, however, is a victimless crime, in that nothing is actually "taken" from anyone, it is merely that additional money is not given from the pirate to the copyright holder. Your cute niece and nephew dress up like pirates. Pirates have buried treasure for us to find (so they actually benefit someone, so to speak). They are the very definition of adventure! This is different. These are not people engaging in a victimless crime. These are not people fighting an unjust cause. These are not just people having fun. These are thieves. Public perception is one way to fight them, so I encourage people not to call them "porch pirates". They are thieves. They may be thieves who steal packages from porches, but they are undoubtedly still a thief. I don't care if you call them blue-hatted, striped-sock, ding-dong-ditch, grinch flunkie thieves, so long as you identify the crime for which they should be rightly ashamed and castigated. They are a thief.