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0 pointsmakmanalp12y ago0 comments

Well, in the US it's a substantial federal offense to steal mail or to read someone else's mail (coughunlessyouarethegovernmentcough), so that acts as a big deterrent, I think.

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aroch12y ago

How many people are ever caught stealing mail though?

makmanalpOP12y ago

I'm not sure, but I'd assume that if you go around stealing packages, you're probably not doing it just because. You're doing it systematically for financial gain. In which case you have to be a repeat offender for it to make sense. In which case it's easier to track down. This happened near me last year:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/12/20/two-arrested-for-theft...

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0 pointsmakmanalp12y ago0 comments

Well, in the US it's a substantial federal offense to steal mail or to read someone else's mail (coughunlessyouarethegovernmentcough), so that acts as a big deterrent, I think.

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aroch12y ago

How many people are ever caught stealing mail though?

makmanalpOP12y ago

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/12/20/two-arrested-for-theft...

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