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USPS worker stole over 3,000 Netflix DVDs

article published on 26 September, 2009

Myles Weathers, of Springfield, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty today to stealing over 3000 DVDs that had been sent to customers through Netflix, using his job as a postal worker to do so. Weathers began stealing the discs in January 2007 and was arrested one year later. Netflix had alerted the authorities and the Springfield post office that up to 100 movies a week were disappearing ... [ read the full article ]

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handsom

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28. September 2009 @ 20:56

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It's kind of a catch 22.

You want the criminal to get it bad; but the public cost can be a lot.

I'd like to see more criminals made to pay for their own sentences, especially if there are large damages associated. That's not to say that criminals in violent crimes should get off any easier. And that's where the problem comes in. If we charge all these criminals for their sentences, they get out with a massive debt, and they're likely to repeat the offense once they're out.

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing more 'work it off' programs in prison, so that inmates can do something productive for society while we pay for them.

Anyways, I'm going to be frank here: $38,000 over the period of a year or two really isn't that much. You should understand that rental companies pay more per copy than retailers do, they have to pay for a 'legal license' to rent each product, so each rental copy is costing at least slightly more than MSRP. Probably between $25-$30 each. Accounting for that, over an extended period, that will REALLY add up. Again, I'M NOT CONDONING THIS MAN'S ACTIONS, but I'm saying there are much worse crimes. The fact that he's doing 10-16 months is already pretty strong. Believe me, after just a few months in the penal system, he's not going to want to repeat that mistake if he can help it.

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lubricant

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2. October 2009 @ 16:57

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why should ups or fedex, be trusted to be more reliable in delivering mail?

corporatization is not always the best. have you heard of the areas in s. america where the water is privatized and people cannot collect their own water without paying fees if caught?

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2. October 2009 @ 18:08

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Originally posted by lubricant:
why should ups or fedex, be trusted to be more reliable in delivering mail?

corporatization is not always the best. have you heard of the areas in s. america where the water is privatized and people cannot collect their own water without paying fees if caught?

Becuse the USPS sucks either rise the price of mail to 2$ a letter/stamp or let soemone else do it that dose not lose money on it.

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