• Re: BBC: 23 million Americans have packages stolen from porches

    From moviePig@1:229/2 to Ubiquitous on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 19:03:09
    From: pwallace@moviepig.com

    On 12/17/2019 6:57 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
    atropos@mac.com wrote:
    thinbluemime2@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 10:55:02 AM UTC-5, RichA wrote:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50821472

    "Amazon, as one of the biggest online retailers, has been trying to fight >>> back and has previously teamed up with police forces across the US with its >>> own decoy packages, fitted with trackers, planted on the porches of
    volunteers."

    I came home one day to find some guy picking up a package from my front
    porch and heading down the stairs.

    ME: Hey, what are you doing there?

    GUY: Just grabbing my package. What's it to you? I live here.

    ME: Really? That's weird.

    GUY: (nervous) Why?

    ME: Because I've lived here for five years and never knew I had a
    roommate. You must be really quiet around the house.

    GUY: Um... uh...

    ME: (draws gun, shows badge) Put the package down and keep your hands
    where I can see them. You're under arrest.

    GUY: Aw, fuck...

    ME: Yep. You really drew the karma short straw today.

    ... and here is where FPP claims he'd do the same thing.

    Oh wait, he doesn't own any guns.

    Iirc, FPP has stated that he owns (one or more) guns...

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  • From FPP@1:229/2 to Ubiquitous on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 21:01:06
    From: fredp151@gmail.com

    On 12/17/19 6:57 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
    atropos@mac.com wrote:
    thinbluemime2@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 10:55:02 AM UTC-5, RichA wrote:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50821472

    "Amazon, as one of the biggest online retailers, has been trying to fight >>> back and has previously teamed up with police forces across the US with its >>> own decoy packages, fitted with trackers, planted on the porches of
    volunteers."

    I came home one day to find some guy picking up a package from my front
    porch and heading down the stairs.

    ME: Hey, what are you doing there?

    GUY: Just grabbing my package. What's it to you? I live here.

    ME: Really? That's weird.

    GUY: (nervous) Why?

    ME: Because I've lived here for five years and never knew I had a
    roommate. You must be really quiet around the house.

    GUY: Um... uh...

    ME: (draws gun, shows badge) Put the package down and keep your hands
    where I can see them. You're under arrest.

    GUY: Aw, fuck...

    ME: Yep. You really drew the karma short straw today.

    ... and here is where FPP claims he'd do the same thing.

    Oh wait, he doesn't own any guns.

    Yeah... 'course I don't. Cuz the official scorekeeper says so.

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