i dunno, 4 free iphones is probably worth dealing with glitter and fart spray for a few minutes?
Username confounds me in this context
Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves
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#222Do you think the bomb maker could be held liable if the package were to be opened in a moving car that subsequently crashed because of glitter getting in the driver's eyes? I'd be a little nervous about doing this myself.
IANAL... but banks use dye packs. This seems very close to that.
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#223This needs careful consideration if you ever decide to do it. Depending on the local criminal culture they could exact revenge. Then also know where you live and can do a lot worse things than taking a package. Police might later be involved but it might not be worth it. You are dealing with people who have no qualms stealing so it's not too crazy to expect other rash and illegal acts from them. I can also see some i…
> You are dealing with people who have no qualms stealing, it's not too crazy to expect other rash and illegal acts from them.
In more then one instance the thief opened the package at their house. So its fair to say he knows where they live too. Also, very clear HD video of their faces and vehicles. And there is no way all the glitter is going to get cleaned up - so more evidence of who they are. And home security cameras with more images of them. Not to say these idiots are smart enough to let things be at this point - but if they do retaliate, there is a very high chance they would be caught.
As for your comments about liability. Yeah, that sounds entirely plausible.
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#224I'm honestly really shocked by how casually people seem to steal these parcels, like what the hell?
As a European, I'm surprised that the postal services in the US just leave the packages outside, rather than ringing the doorbell and/or delivering it to a neighbor.
Over here in The Netherlands, pickup points are common (my local groceries store is one), you can choose your delivery time (also in the evening) and they will deliver it to a neighbor when I'm not home.
Why not avoid this whole problem with any of these options?
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#225I'm honestly really shocked by how casually people seem to steal these parcels, like what the hell?
If you are stealing the parcels, you gotta have to do it casually, or you'll look suspicious.
Doing it casually or not doesn’t matter when your on camera. The cops won’t do anything with that evidence, so how does it matter?
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#226This needs careful consideration if you ever decide to do it. Depending on the local criminal culture they could exact revenge. Then also know where you live and can do a lot worse things than taking a package. Police might later be involved but it might not be worth it. You are dealing with people who have no qualms stealing so it's not too crazy to expect other rash and illegal acts from them. I can also see some i…
On the one hand, I suspect this type of crime is more the realm of opportunists rather than hard-core criminals who would exact revenge.
On the other, glitter is actually quite polluting, so my preference would be some means of spraying the thief with brightly coloured dye.
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#227Earlier quoted context omitted.
In California, thefts of under $950 are not felony crimes. And there's no more "three strikes". So you can steal packages for a living and, at worst, have to spend a week or two in jail over the course of a year. Not a bad living.
If I paid you $200, would you spend two weeks in jail? If getting that $200 meant risk to you (someone confronting you, someone else taking your money, risk of an officer giving you a beat down), would you still take it? It doesn't take a lot of risk to offset the "value" of stealing $950 labeled-worth goods (which will net you <$250 in cash).
If I was poor and did not see a light at the end of the tunnel, I would go to jail for free. Your tax dollars would pay for my lodging, food, exercise and hanging out with my friends. Jail is also a great place to network and improve your knowledge of the system and criminal techniques.
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#228This needs careful consideration if you ever decide to do it. Depending on the local criminal culture they could exact revenge. Then also know where you live and can do a lot worse things than taking a package. Police might later be involved but it might not be worth it. You are dealing with people who have no qualms stealing so it's not too crazy to expect other rash and illegal acts from them. I can also see some i…
I learned from Nextdoor, that a neighbor of mine put cat litter in an amazon box, and later found out her car's driver side window busted in and the litter dumped on the seat. I now just have packages sent to lockers and UPS/FedEX access points, and I know a few who have packages delivered to their office.
The crappy part is that she captured clear detail of both events but police couldn't be bothered. Nest and Ring have been doing their part to fight back, allowing people to publicly post and set up neighborhood watches against porch pirates et al, but there's still a ways to go before security camera footage can be sent to the PD and automatically identify the offender via facial analysis.
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#229Earlier quoted context omitted.
What are they gonna do, steal a house ?
You seem to be getting downvoted because you made a joke, but honestly. The more I look at that sentence: >homeless are generally not thieves as if they could steal they wouldn't be homeless in the first place The less sense it makes. I 100% do not understand what the OP was trying to say with that. It's nonsense if you really evaluate what it's saying.
maybe steal -> get caught -> go to prison -> no longer homeless?
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#230What are people's thoughts on if this is staged? Considering the views / subscriptions are the main motivation here, it might justify the expenses poured into this project – that is, it would be quite a waste if all that effort went into the build just to have no one actually take it off the porch. If actors were used, it would explain the lack of police involvement (it's easy to say, "police weren't interested" ). A…
The lack of police response is par for the course in a number of cities these days.
Which makes no sense. You pretty much have a criminal case ready, there's video evidence. They will likely plead guilty without going to trial.