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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13349939

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13145612

(edit) Would someone please ship some counterfeit money through there and get it confiscated, so the police can then be investigated for spending counterfeit money?

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[-] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Fuck Indiana. Biggest gang there is is the ISP.

Crooked AF

[-] sndmn@lemmy.ca 49 points 2 days ago
[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

Ahh, the land of the free! And the innocent until proven guilty!

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 2 days ago

Would someone please ship some counterfeit money through there and get it confiscated, so the police can then be investigated for spending counterfeit money?

They will just arrest whoever sent it for distributing it.

[-] Vytle@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Why would you not just use USPS wtf

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 32 points 2 days ago

That's your takeaway from this story?!

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

People can take two things away at once. Indiana is just as corrupt as ever (but in this fun new flavour!) and the reason you use USPS over another carrier is that USPS has federal protections and UPS/FedEx have none of those (and also they are bootlicking scum)

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

Your response seems to be "why don't people use the government backed service" and not "wholy shit I live in a Kleptocracy"

It seems to be a combination of victim blaming (thier fault for not shipping with USPS) and the normalization of tyranny (if the states ever wanted to water that liberty tree now would be a good time).

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Again, people can have multiple takeaways to a story, like:

  • It's advisable to use USPS as they have federal protections for the customer that UPS/FedEx do not
  • Indiana is a terrible place full of corrupt bullshit like this
  • Op doesn't know what victim blaming is
  • The US is a kleptocracy
[-] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I mean, it's kind of like intentionally pulling out in front of someone running a red light. Yes, they were in the wrong. But you're going to get fucked regardless. Sometimes you can simply choose to avoid the problem because criminals gonna crime.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago
[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Good grief, what is this even supposed to mean? It's not baiting with an image macro it's performative commenting surrealism!

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Well I was going to make a well thought out reply but the weird American view point of living with literal government theft just left me a bit dead inside and needed the laugh.

[-] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Its a full on problem with the businesses though. Not just semi justifiable confiscations. But how about when.... https://youtu.be/yKB7zqoLe5M

Oh and another from the same person years 4 later

https://youtu.be/5Mch24U6NxY

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The police work for UPS/Fedex/DHL? News to me. I think you are confusing civil asset forfeiture to corporate corruption (not saying that they are not both bad and happening).

[-] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Missed it. At no times are cops involved in these examples. Ups and FedEx as private entities have no.... As in none unless you can successfully sue them. Have any liability or due to getting you your stuff or care what happens in the mean time. The USPS is culpable to the point of absolutely any government entity. Hands tied by law if you want to inspect any non-opened package you need a court order. My examples btw are of 1 individual dealing with ups in this case losing his stuff only for him to find it not only in the hands of ups... Who kept throwing their hands up about any involvement in the process of what rob then had to deal with trying to retrieve his lost "1 of 1" custom parts.

More to the point they aren't culpable or bound by literally any law so letting police just run rampent over all of their facilities is completely legal for fed ex/ups/ dhl....

[-] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

What a mess (︶︹︺)

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