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Pillar Of The Community
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They could stop most crimes if we could only go back to actually punishing the criminals. Too many lawyers and do gooders in this world to ever get back to doing things right again!
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United States
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Terry, Or perhaps an economy were we all benefited and not just the super wealthy robber-barons and war profiteers. If we all did well, there would be less crime.
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 United States
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So are you a Socialist? or Communist?  Technically Communism is the best form of Government....If Man were Perfect. |
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United States
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I am An American Patriot who believes in America First and Not the Republican Party first.
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Edited by Errorcoins
06/04/2007 9:35 pm
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Moderator
United States
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That is by far the Best answer anyone can ever say.....Unless yer Canadian I guess
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It has been my experience that criminals have a sense of entitlement, a lack of respect for others property, & a lack of "home training".
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's good that he was caught. Now, if they could catch all the copper thieves...
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Moderator
United States
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Our good friend electricity usually catches the copper thieves in the act.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19968 Posts |
Yea, a guy got himself electrocuted near me last year messing with some huge, industrial size units....good riddens!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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That is good news. This guy was more of a pickpocket type thief.
The robberies that are the scariest are when the dealers get followed home by somebody who ends up stealing their inventory when they stop at a gas station, hotel, or even in their own driveway. It sounds like the theives are putting some kind of "homing device" under the dealers cars, and are able to track them home, or back to the hotel, or wherever. We need full time security in the parking lots at some of the bigger shows, although small show dealers could be targeted by this type of thief too.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I suspect the value of the coins will have a bearing on the thief's sentence.
I can imagine His Lawyer saying that he only stole (say two dollars), the face value of the coins and his client had no idea of the coins true worth. Therefore, he is a petty thief, and should be left off with just a warning for stealing "a couple dollars".
The prosecution will say the coins were worth a great deal, and They will have to prove to the court that the thief had some knowledge of the coins true value , in order to make the serious charges stick.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The best thing the dealers could do, is to post this guy's mug shot behind every table. Just to make it difficult for him to steal again, since everyone will be watching him.
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Valued Member
 United States
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The big difference here is that they had been watching this guy since the Colorado show where he was also suspected, but could not be caught. He was traveling with the shows just so he could steal from them. kinda hard to deny that you weren't ripping off people when you are a coin show groupie.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It sounds like the thieves are putting some kind of "homing device" under the dealers cars, and are able to track them home, or back to the hotel, or wherever.
Or you just do it the old fashioned way, watch the dealer come out of the show and get into his car, then follow him. With the vast majority of dealers it isn't too hard to find out at least what city they live in and since most people drive the most direct route it makes them easy to follow. You can also follow them by being ahead of them as well for much of the trip. So you can follow awhile, and lead awhile etc. Tends to throw off suspicion that they are being followed. They don't consider that a vehicle ahead of them is following them. |
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Posted 06/04/2007 9:22 pm
