Theft by Finding: Hard Rubbish

[BigP]

The Auckland council tried to prosecute someone for taking rubish from an inorganic collection. it never made it past the first hurdle, They couldnt prove ownership until they collected it, until then it still belonged to whom ever put it out,

That would be the logical conclusion.

Most reasonable people would, But a bunch of left wing tossers thought otherwise

What will the cartel think of next?

Maybe you could run it by Aussie, That boy will surely have a significant contribution to make to this discussion, And even if he doesnt, there appears to be a lot of peeps here that would be very interested in what he has to say lol

[AnaTom]

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Quote> What will the cartel think of next?

What they'll think of is when next Council holds a hard rubbish collection spree, they'll threaten everyone everywhere. They'll get in the Media and say things like 'its illegal to pick...' or 'anyone caught will be prosecuted...' and 'we'll get you'. In other words, using the media to menace and harrass the public.

[boxy]

Oh the humanity!

[freediver]

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Quote> What will the cartel think of next?

What they'll think of is when next Council holds a hard rubbish collection spree, they'll threaten everyone everywhere. They'll get in the Media and say things like 'its illegal to pick...' or 'anyone caught will be prosecuted...' and 'we'll get you'. In other words, using the media to menace and harrass the public.

No, that's the same thing. I meant next next. Surely they have more tricks up their sleeves?

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

[AnaTom]

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oh you mean next next next.

Ok, I have one of each. A council (cultural) link to the CCP. Or a FEMA spot.

Which would you like?

[freediver]

I changed my mind. I would prefer not to know.

[AnaTom]

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So I went to the tip shop to buy something. Here are some details:>

Goods are sold as is, working or not, no warranty, no comeback, no responsibility.
- If any item turns out to be stolen, the onus is on the buyer.
-'The Contractor" runs the shop and 'owns' the items and goods.
- 'The Contractor" has an ABN.
- The items and goods come from various sources such as hard rubbish collection,
general waste collection, donations at the gate, and perhaps other free sources of
goods.
- The prices are arbitrary and set by the local boss, and seemingly not placed
from a list, or an RRP. They are generally similar to goods found at junk shops
and OpShops. Some objects have huge prices considering all their background and
condition.
- This seems like a good way to fence goods and items; especially losses from say
stock damage, burgs, and other events involving property. Including any and all
found items.
-I was given a receipt for my item, it had an ABN. I paid no GST.
-The operators of these types of facilities are quite protective of them and at
times hostile to perceived intrusion on their patch.
- On the Receipt: " The items purchased on this property have been disposed of as
scrap by others".
-A statement (on a sign) as to terms of sale. 1) Any [description] of the goods for the
purpose which they are sold is hereby excluded to the extent that Federal and
State laws permit.

[boxy]

The tip shop?