[The Antiyuppie]

There was a time when virtually any crime involving mail theft would get you at least 10 years in a federal prison. Maybe these crimes are “reparations?”.

[rbg81]

There was a time when virtually any crime involving mail theft would get you at least 10 years in a federal prison.

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Not anymore. Now they’ll ignore it. Can’t prosecute someone in a protected group.

[BobL]

“There was a time when virtually any crime involving mail theft would get you at least 10 years in a federal prison. Maybe these crimes are “reparations?”.”

In college, some guys lifted a mailbox (the kind you drop off letters in) as a prank. They didn’t even touch the mail inside. I don’t know how it ended, but their parents were dealing with some huge legal bills, as the feds weren’t interested in going soft.

...but now we have Merrick Garland.

[Drew68]

There was a time when virtually any crime involving mail theft would get you at least 10 years in a federal prison. Maybe these crimes are “reparations?”.

They're not crimes anymore, they're "urban hustles."