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$6000 worth of stolen goods doesn't seem like that big of a story? Tens of thousands of lego pieces isn't much?

EvanAnderson 1y ago
The whole "beheaded" angle was irritating. Their heads are made to come off. And they're just plastic figurines, not living things.
- dathinab 1y ago
  if they got extracted from unopened Lego sets (e.g. to "launder" stolen Lego sets through the 2nd hand part market) they didn't even need to "take them off" (at least in the past) they did ship as separate parts.
- maeln 1y ago
  But that's the whole joke of the article ? I don't think it is intended to be that serious. It is kind of those "weird"/rare crime that newspaper have fun reporting on
zzzeek 1y ago
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- skeeter2020 1y ago
  Don't disagree, but let's be clear: the alternative is not (as might be implied) deep, introspective thought-pieces. It's chum for the other color of ignorant closed minds.
  - harvey9 1y ago
    Surely all three possibilities exist? One reason I come here is people linking to interesting writing that I wouldn't otherwise hear about.
  - zzzeek 1y ago
    how about reporting on Kristy Noem stealing $172M from every American so she can have *two* luxury private jets? Thats....28666 stolen-lego rings worth. im sure NYT reported on that as well, couched in typical "questions arise...." format which they reserve for those criminals whose crimes are so massive and so completely blatant, they couldn't possibly call them what they are. Those would be facts that their readers wouldn't accept. But a Latino man running a shoplifting ring, they'll nod their heads and dream of more Alligator Alcatrazes for "the illegals".
    - GaryBluto 1y ago
      > how about reporting on Kristy Noem Now it all seems to make sense.
    - amiga386 1y ago
      https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/us/politics/kristi-noem-dhs-gulfstream.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/us/politics/kristi-noem-d... (https://archive.is/WIEgU https://archive.is/WIEgU) https://www.fpds.gov/ezsearch/fpdsportal?indexName=awardfull&templateName=1.5.3&s=FPDS.GOV&q=PIID%3A%2270Z02326C93100001%22&x=0&y=0 https://www.fpds.gov/ezsearch/fpdsportal?indexName=awardfull... -> View
- GaryBluto 1y ago
  It's an interesting, off-beat story about toys being stolen by a theft ring, how you managed to turn it into a whine about the "bourgeoisie" I'll never know.
OwlsParlay 1y ago
At this rate that's a couple of large LEGO sets.

The whole "beheaded" angle was irritating. Their heads are made to come off. And they're just plastic figurines, not living things.

dathinab 1y ago
if they got extracted from unopened Lego sets (e.g. to "launder" stolen Lego sets through the 2nd hand part market) they didn't even need to "take them off" (at least in the past) they did ship as separate parts.
maeln 1y ago
But that's the whole joke of the article ? I don't think it is intended to be that serious. It is kind of those "weird"/rare crime that newspaper have fun reporting on

zzzeek 1y ago

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skeeter2020 1y ago
Don't disagree, but let's be clear: the alternative is not (as might be implied) deep, introspective thought-pieces. It's chum for the other color of ignorant closed minds.
- harvey9 1y ago
  Surely all three possibilities exist? One reason I come here is people linking to interesting writing that I wouldn't otherwise hear about.
- zzzeek 1y ago
  how about reporting on Kristy Noem stealing $172M from every American so she can have *two* luxury private jets? Thats....28666 stolen-lego rings worth. im sure NYT reported on that as well, couched in typical "questions arise...." format which they reserve for those criminals whose crimes are so massive and so completely blatant, they couldn't possibly call them what they are. Those would be facts that their readers wouldn't accept. But a Latino man running a shoplifting ring, they'll nod their heads and dream of more Alligator Alcatrazes for "the illegals".
  - GaryBluto 1y ago
    > how about reporting on Kristy Noem Now it all seems to make sense.
  - amiga386 1y ago
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/us/politics/kristi-noem-dhs-gulfstream.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/us/politics/kristi-noem-d... (https://archive.is/WIEgU https://archive.is/WIEgU) https://www.fpds.gov/ezsearch/fpdsportal?indexName=awardfull&templateName=1.5.3&s=FPDS.GOV&q=PIID%3A%2270Z02326C93100001%22&x=0&y=0 https://www.fpds.gov/ezsearch/fpdsportal?indexName=awardfull... -> View
GaryBluto 1y ago
It's an interesting, off-beat story about toys being stolen by a theft ring, how you managed to turn it into a whine about the "bourgeoisie" I'll never know.

OwlsParlay 1y ago

At this rate that's a couple of large LEGO sets.