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| radioactive:
I admit that the video is funny and seems *just* at first glance. I hope it doesn't backfire though. Pranks like this can always go wrong. First, I have to ask where does this guy live? I might believe a single instance of theft, but multiple thefts and recoveries? Don't know... seems kinda youtube-world-only to me. What if the thief was a mother with newborn in the passenger seat? If people really are stealing packages all over the place, I understand the concept. In any case, I think this idea and similar could go wrong and harm innocent people if they become widespread. |
| texaspyro:
It's so common in a lot of places that even if you killed somebody, they would have a tough time finding a jury willing to convict. A couple of weeks ago they busted a local "porch pirate" gang and recovered a warehouse full of booty. And people wonder why all my mail goes to a PO box. And twice I have gotten notifications of stolen mail recovered from crooked post office workers... and notifications of when they were released on parole. One of them still owes me 5 bucks stolen from poor, dead granny's christmas card 30 years ago. |
| james_s:
There are some places where if you leave something of value out in plain sight, it's practically guaranteed to be stolen. I'm fortunate to live on a large hill with my front porch not really visible from the street but package theft is certainly an issue elsewhere. I have no trouble believing that a device like that could be stolen and recovered multiple times in a week. I always liked those bait car and bike programs, it's like shooting fish in a barrel. |
| texaspyro:
It doesn't have to be something of value. One guy boxed up all his dog poop and left it out to get stolen... what does doberman doo bring and the pawn shop these days? |
| NiHaoMike:
If legal to own but not to operate, how about a FM jammer that activates when the package is stolen? The thief won't know until the FCC goes after him. |
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