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- weiwuwei, on 12/12/2007, -1/+241"When a Brooklyn judge dismissed one of the cases, he noted that under the law a person who finds valuables has 10 days to turn in the found property...and the law also does not specifically require that found valuables be turned over to police." And then police set up more stings!
- njection, on 12/12/2007, -13/+185Welcome to the police state.
- mdjohnson1, on 12/12/2007, -2/+152Surprised they didn't put a loaded gun and drugs in the bags and charge the innocent folks for multiple crimes.
- ChromaVita, on 12/12/2007, -0/+132This is dumb. Everyone knows that if you see a purse or bag left behind, the first thing you should do is call in the bomb squad and have it blown up. It could be TERRORISM!
- fredrated, on 12/12/2007, -1/+123FTA: "the new operation have real American Express cards in them that have been issued to the police department under fake names."
Isn't obtaining a credit card under a fake name a crime? Seems in this case the police are the real criminals. - inactive, on 12/12/2007, -0/+108That is total messed up and any judge that convicts someone of this should be removed from the bench
- TheShad0w, on 12/12/2007, -0/+80Here's my 2 cents. If they have SOOO much free time and can't seem to find other more worthy things to do with their time and OUR tax dollars maybe its time to scale back funding provided to the precincts and lay off some of these obviously bored police officers.
- mmc2007, on 12/12/2007, -1/+72Pretty crazy. So are the cops sitting there in plain clothes or are in uniform? I think that might be relevant.
But beyond that ... if some smart cookie out there gets trapped in this, I see a lawsuit in the making. Given that the cops were already told by the courts to back off and what activity would actually constitute a crime and what wouldn't, I can see a lawsuit in the making against the police and prosecution for malicious prosecution .. maybe false arrest... and whatever other tort might be applicable in New York state.
Yep, wild and crazy. Maybe the cops are just looking for another chance to use their tasers? - NinjaBoy, on 12/12/2007, -1/+70They do this where i live and it pisses me off SOO much. The police will do things they KNOW are not legal, but to prove that its not legal requires you to spend at least 5k on a lawyer. They know that most will plead and the local public defender always ***** people over. my old room mate in jail for the next year for a no knock, NO WARRENT search. I spent 10k an got out of it with no charges. The local lawyers know that the public defender is worthless so they charge outrages amounts of money. And just so you know, what we were charged with was 1.5 oz of pot. I know i should sue, but that costs more money and these cops scare the ***** out of me.
- DebbilsAdvocate, on 12/12/2007, -19/+85I hate pigs.
- morningmatters, on 12/12/2007, -3/+58This reminds of a variation of the show "To catch a predator" called "To catch an Ipod thief" where the TV host purposely left Ipods in obvious places, waits for people to pick them up, then bust their asses when they try to connect to the internets using Itune (apparently the S/N is recorded). Isn't this called entrapment?
- SpectralSounds, on 12/12/2007, -2/+52Criminals and police are no different. They just screw people in different ways.
- pintomp3, on 12/12/2007, -0/+49can i try the same thing with boxes of doughnuts in front of police stations?
- Bukowsky, on 12/12/2007, -12/+54Finders Keepers...
- radink360, on 12/12/2007, -1/+35Uh, Isn't this illegal?
- Hefelumpman, on 12/12/2007, -1/+34This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read! Instead of trying to catch people committing *actual* crimes, they're trying to coerce people into committing no-crimes!
- zushiba, on 12/12/2007, -1/+34Entrapment possibly?
I would turn around and place them under citizens arrest for littering. - toyoufromzero, on 12/12/2007, -0/+31This is out of control. Seriously. Even if I picked up the purse to return it and saw a cop I wouldn't return it to them. I have less trust in the police taking the time to honestly return a purse or wallet than the store or myself. I would return it to a manager that worked there or looked for contact information to deal with the owner directly.
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- noahhoward, on 12/12/2007, -2/+31Conveniently located at the corner of ignorance and fear.
- Ciffirakkun, on 12/12/2007, -0/+27That's essentially what they are doing by adding the pseudo-credit cards. They are getting people for "grand larceny" instead of just a misdemeanor charge. It's now a Class-E felony. Is it any wonder why people don't trust law enforcement?
- woohhaa, on 12/12/2007, -0/+27Just do the right thing. Pick it up, stick it in your pocket, grab your crotch, flip off the cop, and run like forest gump. Give them a real reason to arrest you.
- zengonzo, on 12/12/2007, -0/+25Or LITE-BRITE!
- Supurcell, on 12/12/2007, -1/+26Yeah, they are obviously unfamiliar with the court case Finders v. Keepers.
- FredFredrickson, on 12/12/2007, -1/+25Use the reply button!
- inactive, on 12/12/2007, -5/+29I love pigs. Breakfast just isn't the same without them.
- codesuidae, on 12/12/2007, -0/+24The correct action is to call it in anonymously and tell them it looks like a terrorist bomb. Wait around with a video camera and record the bomb squad blowing up the item, then post the video on YouTube.
- dasmonki, on 12/12/2007, -0/+23Don't touch it. If you pick it up with the intentions of returning it, you'll get busted. If you manage to avoid that and return the wallet, the police are probably going to use the money that's in it to buy donuts.
- kazamx, on 12/12/2007, -3/+26Man, America really is turning into a police state.
- zengonzo, on 12/12/2007, -1/+23Apparently, start calling the police department every time you find a potentially lost item.
Maybe when the 911 lines fill up with useless calls, someone will put an end to this *****. - acceptab1euname, on 12/12/2007, -0/+22Remember, when you wield power, you don't have to follow the same rules as the commoners.
- WestonP, on 12/12/2007, -4/+25Entrapment is when a police officer causes a person to commit a crime that they wouldn't otherwise commit. Sting operations are not entrapment unless people are being coerced by police into committing a crime, or police identify themselves as police and lead the person to believe that they wouldn't be doing anything illegal. For example, if an undercover officer approaches you and tries to sell you drugs, that's not entrapment because your actions would not be different if it were a real drug dealer trying to sell to you. Simply giving someone the opportunity to commit a crime is also not entrapment. The real issue with this story is that the police sting operation is not compatible with the text of the law that they are enforcing.
- manicallday, on 12/12/2007, -0/+21Well not every case is going to go to a judge. You will still get a good percentage of those that will plead.
- adent1066, on 12/12/2007, -0/+21What then is the correct procedure ? What are you supposed to do if you find a wallet on the street ?
- JohnFlux, on 12/12/2007, -0/+19I think in uniform. But even so, why would you hand lost property over to a policeman? What are they going to do with it all day? Somehow I can't imagine ordinary policemen being too happy if everyone handed them lost and found property all day. Can you imagine them walking around with a dozen umbrellas?
- Urusai, on 12/12/2007, -0/+19A better analogy would be if they left a little girl wandering aimlessly in the station, then arrested anyone offering to lead her to the information booth with kidnapping.
- diggduggjoe, on 12/12/2007, -0/+19The sad thing is society loses the most. Now, people will be afraid to pickup lost items to return to their owners. Do we really wish to live in a world where no one acts to benefit anyone else due to the potential liability. The police are acting in an anti-social manner. They are destroying the very fabric of our civilization. The dumb cops do not understand this, or in the zeal to bust people do not care.
- nomadxx7, on 12/12/2007, -0/+18@JohnFlux that would be an awesome idea. Get a huge group of people in the city to agree to buy some random wallet (Walmart brand to Gucci) and put some crap receipts in it. Then just have like 10,000 people bring them into the police station and say "Here, I know I could be arrested as a criminal but I felt I needed to bring this to you." Now if you get enough wallets/purses I'm sure you could send a clear message for the cops to stop harassing and start protecting
- GloverCom, on 12/12/2007, -0/+18Wow... I found a Corporate Credit Card on the floor at Costco the other day. I called the company and spoke to the person whose name was on the card and arranged to return it. I thought about the fact that if there were fraudulent charges on it they might think it was me, however what kind of idiot would make charges then personally return the card?
Nevertheless, I know if the same thing happened to me, I'd want to get it back ASAP. Ditto if it was my entire wallet or something. (Karma is a wheel!!!)
As it turned out it was an office assistant and getting the card back really saved her ass. Plus, I found it exactly where she dropped it and there were no extra charges on it. - Skooma714, on 12/12/2007, -0/+18Isn't using fake names and such credit fraud?
- NinjaBoy, on 12/12/2007, -0/+17Good luck with that. Make sure you get it on video and shout, don't taze me bro. At least you will get famous.
- edwartica, on 12/12/2007, -0/+16Exactly! I once lost a wallet with 100 bucks cash in it. it was returned to me promptly, nothing missing. I would hate to see that kind of behavior stop because of fear.
- jmnormand, on 12/12/2007, -0/+16and those who will get lawyers and sue for false arrest. Any decent civil rights lawyer would have a field day with this after a judge already threw it out of court once...
- noahhoward, on 12/12/2007, -2/+18Dugg up for truth and bacon.
- dmoney22, on 12/12/2007, -6/+21BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
- orxor, on 12/12/2007, -0/+15Not when the police do it, 'cause they're above the law.
- cryptomystic, on 12/12/2007, -0/+15And while this type of ***** is going on somewhere in NY someone is getting shot, mugged and raped and they can't find anyone to help them.
This is beyond absurd. - thentro, on 12/12/2007, -0/+15They should sprinkle some crack in there for good measure!
- lnxfi, on 12/12/2007, -0/+14Oh no. Please stop all the retardation. I've picked up many wallets and have either called the person or just mailed them back to the owner's license address. Next time I'll just kick them down into a sewer - that way someone else won't break the law either.
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