TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two Florida men are behind bars after they were caught pumping thousands of dollars worth of “liquid gold” from a local restaurant early Thursday morning, according to authorities.
The article mentions the increasing value of cooking oil. Mentioned is recyclers paying for the oil. Mentioned is thieves are 'incentivized' by the increasing prices paid out.
Not mentioned is if the recyclers verify and ID who they buy from. Not mentioned is why recyclers are not charged for receiving stolen property. Perhaps this article should not mention that since the thief and the recycler is one and the same.
But consider that stolen catalytic converters, A/C units, electrical wiring, etc usually has a recycler involved. Why aren't they criminally charged, or at least more often?
I even found out that recyclers steal from one another. That instance involved thousands of lbs of aluminum cans. The fuzz and the DA found out but no oone was charged or even surveilled for further criminal activity.
This exactly! If the cops actually wanted to solve cases and stop crime, target the recycle centers. Just like pawn shops, the recycle centers are where the thieves go to get money for what they stole.
In the case of cat converters, this should be handled like batteries, with a core charge. If you're an individual, you can't just show up and get paid. You gotta buy a replacement and get charged a core fee to be refunded when you bring the old one back. If you're a muffler shop, then you gotta show business license and have shop records to back up how many converters you turn in for recycle. That would shut down the thieves pretty damn quick.
Of course if the shops and recyclers are in on the crime together, then round up all the bastards.
I have a tank of "liquid gold" in the yard. I have been working on filling it for almost a decade and it contains only the most fragrant of concoctions, almost a heavenly perfume. I suspect that it would burn if dried for a long enough period of time.
The article mentions the increasing value of cooking oil. Mentioned is recyclers paying for the oil. Mentioned is thieves are 'incentivized' by the increasing prices paid out.
ReplyDeleteNot mentioned is if the recyclers verify and ID who they buy from. Not mentioned is why recyclers are not charged for receiving stolen property.
Perhaps this article should not mention that since the thief and the recycler is one and the same.
But consider that stolen catalytic converters, A/C units, electrical wiring, etc usually has a recycler involved. Why aren't they criminally charged, or at least more often?
I even found out that recyclers steal from one another. That instance involved thousands of lbs of aluminum cans. The fuzz and the DA found out but no oone was charged or even surveilled for further criminal activity.
This exactly! If the cops actually wanted to solve cases and stop crime, target the recycle centers. Just like pawn shops, the recycle centers are where the thieves go to get money for what they stole.
DeleteIn the case of cat converters, this should be handled like batteries, with a core charge. If you're an individual, you can't just show up and get paid. You gotta buy a replacement and get charged a core fee to be refunded when you bring the old one back. If you're a muffler shop, then you gotta show business license and have shop records to back up how many converters you turn in for recycle. That would shut down the thieves pretty damn quick.
Of course if the shops and recyclers are in on the crime together, then round up all the bastards.
As the rule of law slowly slides away....
DeleteI have a tank of "liquid gold" in the yard. I have been working on filling it for almost a decade and it contains only the most fragrant of concoctions, almost a heavenly perfume. I suspect that it would burn if dried for a long enough period of time.
ReplyDeleteMeh, the Simpsons did it already.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu24aQ3D5sk
Wait, I thought used cooking oil was something you had to pay to get rid of. Weren't they doing them a favor?
ReplyDeleteMy really bad math says that's somewhere around $3.50/gal. for used oil???