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>Why bother suspiciously going door to door (where the residents would be more likely to quickly retrieve their mail anyways, instead of some common box down th
by onebaddude 13y ago
>Why bother suspiciously going door to door (where the residents would be more likely to quickly retrieve their mail anyways, instead of some common box down the street) when you can pry open a superbox and steal the mail of dozens of people at once.
Suspiciously door-to-door? Slap a newspaper bag over your shoulder like you're delivering fliers and go collect everyone's mail.
Quickly retrieve their mail? Most people are at work for hours before and after the mail is delivered.
I've lived in communities with both services. I prefer home delivery, because it's more convenient to me. But if you think it's easier to break into the super-boxes than it is to steal someone's home delivered mail, you're out of your mind. Luckily, community morals make either mostly a non-issue.
- dobbsbob 13y agoIt is harder, from a criminal perspective you are taking too much risk whereas you can pop a jackpot with a running getaway vehicle beside you. That's why there is rampant CMB theft and not so much home theft. You could also jack a postie for their keys and clear out every box in the neighborhood quickly eapecially on welfare cheque day something they already do a lot of in Burnaby/Surrey from what I've heard from CPC hq
- onebaddude 13y ago>You could also jack a postie The level of audacity it takes to assault and rob a government employee, versus casually walking into someone's driveway and grabbing their mail are not even close. I have people delivering fliers to my mailbox multiple times a week. It would take no effort for them to grab my mail and stick it in their sack. But again, I don't think "the ease at which your mail can be stolen" should even be part of this argument, as it's apparently significantly low in most cases.
- clauretano 13y ago> That's why there is rampant CMB theft Rampant? 4800 issues reported in BC over a 5 year period[1], in a province with over 20,000 community mailboxes. Issues include non-theft things like graffiti and other vandalism. Haven't found more detailed info, would appreciate a link if you have one. 1: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/super-mailboxes-in-b-c-targeted-thousands-of-times-records-reveal-1.1413809 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/super-mailbox...
- graeme 13y agoThe article says there are currently 20,000 mailboxes. It doesn't mention how many there were in 2008 - it sounds like community mailboxes are increasing rapidly.
- teh_klev 13y agoThanks for giving me an excuse to post this :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfosbBc_FyA#t=17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfosbBc_FyA#t=17