Comment by ErneX
4 hours ago
Yup, that’s how it is sadly, happens every day in Barcelona. Once it’s inside a building they can’t do anything.
4 hours ago
Yup, that’s how it is sadly, happens every day in Barcelona. Once it’s inside a building they can’t do anything.
As opposed to the UK police, who can't do anything once it's... anywhere.
Yeah, or the police in my state capital, who, when I got confirmation that my stolen phone was being sold on eBay, by a seller who lived near me, whose eBay profile contained nearly 100 phones, and 50-60 laptops, all 'without chargers/accessories", some "activation locked", etc., as well as the strong implication of theft on eBay (I was actually contacted by someone who'd bought my phone from him, and when he discovered it was locked, with my info on the screen, contacted the seller who initially refused a return/refund on it, until the buyer said "So you know, if you don't, the phone is actually telling me who the real owner was, and how to contact them, and I can send them and/or the police your info..."), the police said:
Police: "Well, he probably didn't steal it himself."
Me: "Isn't selling known stolen property a crime in itself?"
Police: ...
Me: ...
Police: "We're not going to pursue this further."
Thank you for your service?
The criminals know this as well, of course.