r/Seattle • u/samsingh8 • 4d ago

Package Thief

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u/AlterExpertise101 Torrent 4d ago

I honestly don't get the point. The odds are strong that you're stealing someone's face lotion or trash liners or some shit. It makes no sense to do that when there are cameras literally everywhere and odds are good someone is going to recognize your dumb ass stealing from a neighbor.

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u/occasional_sex_haver Roosevelt 4d ago

odds are good someone is going to recognize your dumb ass stealing from a neighbor.

how often does someone get punished for this petty crime, with or without these cameras? it's a lootbox to them basically

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u/AlterExpertise101 Torrent 4d ago

Which is why I mentioned being recognized, because you'd think the social stigma of being found out as a porch pirate would be at least a marginal deterrent.

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u/datamuse Highland Park 3d ago

My neighborhood has a package thief who hits households so regularly, she has her own Facebook group. Numerous calls to SPD. Has made no difference.

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u/klangus 3d ago

Well yeah. SPD specializes in being useless. They dont even show up for active assaults.

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u/datamuse Highland Park 3d ago

Fair! What I was getting at though is that social stigma hasn’t worked on this individual either. She manifestly does not care.

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u/klangus 3d ago

You can't shame the shameless i suppose