Pawn Shops
When I was a child of 10, my Great Aunt's home was robbed (from the people next door), while she was in the hospital. I noticed the pieces stolen, told my parents, and they notified the police.
The police then found the items in a pawn shop, took me to the store, and I identified the pieces. I still remember the man sitting in his chair and saying nothing, and we got all the pieces returned to us.
My point is: The pawn shop people MUST know who is good / who is bad in their dealings, so WHY do we have to pay to get these things back? I was really shocked to read that! That's just baloney. Why aren't the pawn guys responsible for taking stolen property, when they KNOW the people that they are dealing with could never afford to actually buy those pieces??
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