Pawnshop and Theft ?

[Spata]

1. break in
2. take your stuff
3. set fire
4.
5. Sleep

 

[Boehlertaught]

And then buy it back cheap. Im sure the pawn shop didnt have much in it.

Excellent.

 

[sh00ter]

the way the law "should" look at it is that the criminal victimized 2 people:

1.) you are victim #1
2.) Pawn shop is victim #2

Criminals tend to do this type of things so the pawn shop should have to give the stuff back to you...Then, the cops can charge the bad guy with theft from the pawn shop in the amount they had in the stuff...THAT is fair...for them to make you buy your own stuff back is totalitarian socialism...you should be able to TAKE your stuff back by any means necessary. I can't believe this is really a lawful to make you buy back your own stuff...the pawn shop should be able to sue the criminal but you should get your stuff back immediately. Stuff like that will keep them honest and help curb pawn shops buying stolen goods.

 

[AKguy1985]

I think its messed up you have to pay the pawn shop to get your stuff back.

 

[Maverick21]

You can't "steal" your own property. Just sayin'

 

[jakeman]

There are laws that protect pawn shops, but I've always been of the opinion that they were "in possession of stolen property".

If they found someone's stolen guns in your garage, and you claimed you had bought them, and produced a self serving receipt, you'd probably get hauled off to jail, and have the guns taken.

 

[Fyrtwuck]

So. Let me get this straight. I would have to go to the pawnshop to pay them for knowingly stolen property cause its already been reported, identified and confirmed as stolen. Possessing/receiving stolen goods is another felony in itself meaning I would have to commit a felony to get my stuff back.

 

[SoonerP226]

That's the law in Oklahoma as well (been there, done that, got the t-shirt and the coffee mug). Look at it this way: what if you bought something through the classifieds in the paper, and it later turned out to be stolen? Should you, as an innocent buyer, be out both the item and your hard-earned money?

 

[Phildo64]

1. break in
2. take your stuff
3. set fire
4. all while naked
5. Sleep

That's how you get **** done!

 

[dugby]

That's the law in Oklahoma as well (been there, done that, got the t-shirt and the coffee mug). Look at it this way: what if you bought something through the classifieds in the paper, and it later turned out to be stolen? Should you, as an innocent buyer, be out both the item and your hard-earned money?

I don't know the answer to this but I do know that a "special" set of laws or enforcement that apply only to Pawn shops is unfair. The only difference is that they are more exposed to the thievery of the criminals. I am sure there are many people innocently and unknowingly in possession of stolen items. The only thing you can do is make an educated guess about who you are dealing with and pass if anything sounds are looks fishy.