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by mulmen 2401 days ago
You can absolutely rob a person that does not have cash though. Even ignoring the value of personal electronic devices credit cards themselves can be a target. You might be able to eventually unwind the financial impact but that doesn't deter robbery.
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excalibur 2401 days ago
What you're describing sounds more like a mugging. He was talking about armed robbery of a convenience store. Is it possible to hold them up at gunpoint, forcibly take some of their card-processing equipment, and exfiltrate some money or credit card numbers that way? Probably, but that's not exactly the path of least resistance.
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mulmen 2401 days ago
It's possible to steal a box of candy bars, or a case of beer, or the iPad cash register and on and on. Cash is not the only valuable a robber can target. Having large amounts of it on hand may make you a more appealing target but it is only one type of valuable.
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lotsofpulp 2401 days ago
> You might be able to eventually unwind the financial impact but that doesn't deter robbery.

Fewer and fewer people having anything on them to rob will deter robbery over time.

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