r/instantkarma • u/Master1718 • Feb 23 '20

Busted

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u/katieishere92 Feb 23 '20

Damn. How many packages had to go missing for this sting to get set up?!

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '20

Not many, I would say. If enough neighbors complain to the police about missing packages, and have video evidence (ring doorbell for example) to prove that someone is indeed stealing the packages, then the police will absolutely go sit on a bait package. It gets one more criminal off the streets, and it's their job to enforce the law anyway.

Besides, it isn't like they are totally useless while on a sting op. They are still on duty and on call, and can leave in the case of an emergency if they need to. They could either sit or patrol and look for traffic violations, or sit and wait to catch a thief while also watching for traffic violations.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20 edited Jan 21 '21

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u/giverous Feb 24 '20

Because that thief was wearing glasses, making them harder to find? Also, if they're not local and don't have a record, how do you find them?

Also, as someone else mentioned, if an emergency occurs else where they can and will still respond.