Justice Department announces takedown of catalytic converter theft ring
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Re: Justice Department announces takedown of catalytic converter theft ring
#202This is happening more and more frequently in my locale. Several of my friends and many of my neighbors have had their catalytic converters stolen. It's good to see something is done. Let's hope this steamrolls into a nationwide manhunt for these criminals. They should also consider targeting and auditing shops that buy used car parts. Making it extremely difficult to fence these things will be practical and useful b…
They already have a lot of scrutiny on used catalytic converters. It sounds like this ring might have been smelting the precious scrap.
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#203Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, it is. The police can — clearly, as per this article — do their job without yet another intrusive privacy overreach being put permanently on the books.
Don't ever buy art, I guess.
Haven't there been major scandals in the appraisal and verification, as well as art still being stolen and successfully sold in black markets?
I'm hoping a law helps, but I won't hold my breath.
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#204Earlier quoted context omitted.
SF recalled their supposedly "not hard on crime" DA, mostly because he offended the local Asian voters, but the new supposedly "hard on crime" DA in practice doesn't seem to be having much effect. Similarly Chesa didn't oversee Oakland or any other nearby areas but I've still seen people who live there blame things on him. People generally have no idea how much crime there is. If you asked most people which of NYC an…
No they recalled him because he was refusing to prosecute anyone for anything because he was mad that his terrorist parents were in jail for being terrorists. There is a wide gap between liberal “people shouldn’t go to jail because they were on drugs while poor” and “no one should be prosecuted for anything”
He charged people more often than the previous DA. Like I said, nobody actually looks at any of the numbers here.
https://missionlocal.org/2022/04/chesa-boudin-files-more-cha...
But he was insensitive in public when there was a wave of anti-Asian crimes, and turnout was low in his initial election. Not sure about the recall.
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I wonder if that's related in any way to it also relatively common to straight-pipe in Texas.
> I wonder if that's related in any way to it also relatively common to straight-pipe in Texas. No emissions, low state taxes, low fuel price, and abysmally little to no self awareness about climate change is a better explanation. FL is still the best way to get around smog stuff in the US because of inherit corruption, you an register anything if you have the money: see Motorex sandal And tis is despite Hawaii being…
>No emissions,
Growing up, we used to take the car for a run up/down the highway for a bit to "burn things off" before getting an inspection. There were also places you could go "outside of town" that did not do emissions testings. That was 30 years ago though. I thought all inspections required emissions testing now. Is it still not enforced outside of town? Of course, finding the guy to pay off is always going to be available for skirting the reqs.
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Texas has more than double the licenses of even the second place state (Florida).
Do you mean driver’s licenses? That doesn’t seem relevant if the figure is thefts per 100k automobiles.
Since the conversation was about gun ownership, I read it as CCL conceal&carry license
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#207Earlier quoted context omitted.
GGP is talking about intentionally killing people. That's murder. Please consider applying the correct word to the context you wish to discuss.
It’s not murder if it’s legal. Just like killing in war isn’t murder. The guy stealing your catalytic converters defiantly deserves it more than the random dude in Iraq.
“Murder” is the name of specific crimes in many legal jurisdictions, but it’s also an English word that is commonly used in ways that overlap significantly but not perfectly with specific legal jurisdictions.
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> They should also consider targeting and auditing shops that buy used car parts. Making it extremely difficult to fence these things will be practical and useful because they aren't sold and reused as is California just passed a law to this end, which is pretty straightforward and effectively turns the grey market into a black market. A black market will still exist, but it will be a lot harder for legitimate junkya…
They could always implement a 3 day waiting period and require background checks. That's worked so well in other markets /s
When my car was totaled I had to buy a new hood. When I brought the car to the state salvage inspection station they checked the VIN #s of the car (front and back). The work was done in New York and it was a new after market hood and there was paperwork attesting to that. There was a pile of a couple doors and some wheels that had been confiscated because they were from stolen vehicles. So in MA there must already some sort of process for tracking this stuff. Won’t help for raw material and it’s probably not fool proof but it seemed to be something.
‘Bills of sale evidencing acquisition of all major component parts used to restore the vehicle. If the vehicle was wholly or partially restored with “used” parts, the receipts must contain the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the vehicle(s) from which the part(s) were taken.’
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#209>The 21 defendants are charged in two separate indictments that were unsealed today in the Eastern District of California and the Northern District of Oklahoma following extensive law enforcement arrest and search operations. In addition to the indictments, over 32 search warrants were executed, and law enforcement seized millions of dollars in assets, including homes, bank accounts, cash, and luxury vehicles. I obvi…
I think that if you paid for your home with criminal activity you should forfeit that to repay the victims of your crimes. If your legal and illegal stuff is together, tough shit.
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If the DA doesn’t care, the cop doesn’t care.
The trick is that the cops can stop caring and everyone will blame the DA; it's similar to how voters always think "crime" is increasing recently no matter the actual statistics or how safe the area they live in is. American police are similar to a permanent paramilitary class like Janissaries or samurai. The local governments don't actually control them and as a civilian encountering them means they may kill you for…
All day this.
Go ahead and try to find the guidelines, charter, mission, etc. for any municipality policing force. If there is one. Now try and define the actual jurisdiction they have, and the _requirements_ for fulfilling their charge.
How many US citizens younger than 70, without FU $$, do not immediately act like they need to be on their "best behavior" when a Uniformed Officer drives (or less likely, walks/bikes) through? Now add any attribute that makes you stick out from the rest of the community. Does it still feel like they are there to protect you?
Skin color? Religious attire that isn't a suit w/tie or a dress? Hair color? Music? Having way too much fun in a public place while being younger than 30?
Here's a good place to start: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/545/748/#tab-opi...