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by dmitrygr
3 days ago
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> for some reason
Do the perps get prosecuted? Do the places that buy stolen copper? Is it publicized? Are punishments large enough to provide a detriment? Are repeat offenders properly contained long term? No? Well then ... it's a mystery |
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>Do the perps get prosecuted?
Pretty often, but drug addicts are rather senseless and do stuff anyway.
>Do the places that buy stolen copper?
Sometimes. Like any criminal enterprise there are groups that launder stolen metals and turn them into 'good' metals.
> Are punishments large enough to provide a detriment
Depending on what you do, it can be a felony, which in this case is likely 1-5 years, with each repeat offense adding more.
https://www.wdrb.com/news/louisville-mayor-signs-new-ordinan...
the TL;DR here is the theft is a second order effect that you're not going to stop because the people that are doing it are horrifically addicted to meth which overrides any idea in their brain but doing something to get them more meth.