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AdrianJ73 t1_ixjfcgu wrote

I'm surprised no one is there trying to steal the catalytic converter while it's easy.

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TarantinoFan23 t1_ixjv0y2 wrote

Who buys them? Thats where the crime needs to be stopped.

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Themell t1_ixjwy89 wrote

There’s probably a couple Facebook groups just for the LA area alone

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TarantinoFan23 t1_ixk57ae wrote

Well who buys from them? There's got to be someone who launders the materials

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AdrianJ73 t1_ixkk84v wrote

Most yards require a VIN and proof of ownership now as they are being prosecuted.

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Garrick420 t1_ixk58n0 wrote

I think salvage yards do

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TarantinoFan23 t1_ixkeabs wrote

Seems like a good place to start arresting people in possession of stolen property.

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SensitiveAd7904 t1_ixkhlhr wrote

Narc

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TarantinoFan23 t1_ixkj47m wrote

I think there are a lot of unjust laws. But some things are fundamentally bad.

Plus, how can I be a narc if I don't name anyone? By publicly announcing that "location X" is going to be monitored by police I am actually helping criminals.

... Forget I said anything.

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LumpyBumpyToad t1_ixlqbzl wrote

I'll blame em:

The only reason CC theft is profitable is EXACTLY because of the scrap and salvage folks willing to buy what they absolutely know to be stolen materials.

I'll say it loud and proud. Yes. That - and the thieves - are who are to blame. The thieves would steal other shit if this wasn't made profitable by the existence of a completely wild-west, unregulated marketplace. It's that marketplace, and the ease of the crime, that make it such a problem. Police the marketplace because the ease of crime is difficult to tackle.

CC marking - and making the REVOMAL OR GRINDING OF SAID MARKS A CRIME, which makes being in possession of them a crime, would be a great way to address the recycling/scrap side of this issue... which is a primary way of combatting it due to the speed and ease in which a CC can be removed.

If LE rolled in and found unmarked CCs, boom, we got us a winner. There's no way to accidentally do shit and you've closed a bullshit blame hole.

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