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wnevets · 2022-08-02 11:41:57

Since "code is law" doesn't that mean it wasn't a robbery? They were just following the law.

127 | karma 1215 | avg karma 2.33 · | 2021-09-04 10:47:39

I'm a little confused on what you're proposing of them robbing?

cpncrunch | karma 7015 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2023-06-19 18:57:26

I'm guessing they were robbed by the people they were selling it to. They probably would have gotten away with it if they had been smart enough to not report the robbery. But I'm guessing they weren't too smart.

jeroen | karma 1803 | avg karma 2.84 · | 2008-08-28 06:49:42+00:00

Surely the robbery part is theft. :)

xxs | karma 3320 | avg karma 1.47 · | 2016-02-10 11:32:52+00:00

Cause that's robbery.

weq | karma 526 | avg karma 1.42 · | 2021-11-07 23:35:37

If u take money from an open bank door, u aint gonna be waved off with a laugh and good day. Just because u picked the lock using the mechanisms provided, doesnt mean u didnt steal the bounty.

Code is law will only lead to SkyNet.

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tiberious726 | karma 195 | avg karma 1.0 · | 2024-05-23 22:21:52

So robbery? If you want it, you'll take it

totallywrong | karma 926 | avg karma 3.13 · | 2023-06-18 20:58:50

"It's really legalized robbery by law enforcement"

astrodust | karma 13331 | avg karma 2.07 · | 2016-11-05 02:46:16+00:00

The bank robbers fled after the cops arrived, so obviously it was an inside job.

emcrazyone | karma 687 | avg karma 3.37 · | 2015-01-07 16:50:34+00:00

"Isn't that what the pawnshop did, by submitting the serial numbers to the cops?"

Yes, after they shelled out $225 to a thief.

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tempestn | karma 12792 | avg karma 3.12 · | 2019-06-26 18:37:54

Because it's difficult to accidentally commit robbery.

Zolomon | karma 1472 | avg karma 5.45 · | 2011-11-11 02:05:00+00:00

Wait.. Did I read this correctly? They're saying that the men who commited the act just wanted to play the game early, not try to sell the stolen copies for cash?

vbezhenar | karma 14076 | avg karma 2.34 · | 2020-05-05 16:48:41

It's hard to trust thieves who demonstrably ignore laws when it suits them.

mdekkers | karma 1684 | avg karma 1.32 · | 2018-04-01 12:17:35+00:00

What robbery?

copsarebastards | karma 1787 | avg karma 2.36 · | 2015-05-13 17:54:48

It's not just theft, it's conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

rjwebb | karma 25 | avg karma 1.79 · | 2013-09-20 14:57:58+00:00

Do thieves understand this?

ragebol | karma 1977 | avg karma 2.48 · | 2024-06-13 16:14:47

But the intention was there. And if you're a banker, (intend to) steal but still end up paying more, maybe you're not a good banker, lol.

lucisferre | karma 3308 | avg karma 2.95 · | 2018-12-21 17:01:04+00:00

Well if you believe his explanation then they were still thieves, technically.

He offered to pay people who kept the package on their porch if the package was taken. They then asked their friends to take it so they would get paid.

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mikequinlan | karma 1185 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2023-10-21 12:50:39

Couldn't they have posted some police at that bank to stop the thefts?

mikebonnell | karma 280 | avg karma 3.68 · | 2024-03-18 16:39:25

No, they weren't under extra security. The thieves seemed to not understand or not care about the value of what they stole versus what they left behind.