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2005-04-16 Home Front: Culture Wars

Thirteen SFO cargo handlers charged with stealing military mail

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Posted by .com 2005-04-16 9:23:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 By the thumbs.

Posted by raptor 2005-04-16 9:35:35 AM|| 2005-04-16 9:35:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Or other more personal body parts.

Posted by anon 2005-04-16 9:44:25 AM|| 2005-04-16 9:44:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 They probably don't know that most of our postal crime laws were written in the 19th Century. And still have the same penalties. That is, of course, in addition to any added penalties from stealing from soldiers in wartime. Oh gee. This could get ugly.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-04-16 10:43:46 AM|| 2005-04-16 10:43:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 To the Eastern Front send.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-16 11:05:52 AM|| 2005-04-16 11:05:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 "They also noticed the cargo handlers carefully reading customs declaration forms that detailed each packageâs contents and value."

While my son was in Iraq, this was a constant source of worry: having the contents of the packages I sent him listed right on the outside was an open invitation to theft. Fortunately I never had to send anything really valuable to him.

In a civilized country, these people would be publicly hanged. But we're not civilized: we've become OVER-civilized, and very likely only a few of these people will be convicted, and most of those who are will only get probation or a few months in jail.

Posted by Dave D. 2005-04-16 11:34:51 AM|| 2005-04-16 11:34:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 This is San Francisco - I should think the cargo handlers would be regarded as heroic opponenents of the war machine.

Posted by Glenmore 2005-04-16 11:41:35 AM|| 2005-04-16 11:41:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I had such experiences in Saudi. Outbound parcels made it about 25% of the time. None of the good stuff made it, like the great gold craftsmanship you do find in UAE, for example. Inbound only marginally better results, maybe 30% got through. Easily fenced stuff, such as software, never got through. I got some cookies, once... they had been broken up into crumbs - the entire box. Prolly looking for hidden crucifixes or similar contraband. It was, I thought, just another price I paid for being out of the civilized world. Seems that, today, SFO is not part of the civilized world.

Posted by .com 2005-04-16 11:49:24 AM|| 2005-04-16 11:49:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I have only one request: change of venue for the trial. Move it to Fort Bragg North Carolina

Posted by OldSpook TROLL 2005-04-16 1:02:17 PM|| 2005-04-16 1:02:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 In case y'all didn't see the note above, Old Spook is NOT a troll - I screwed up and need Fred's help to fix it. Apologies, OS.

Posted by rkb 2005-04-16 1:14:58 PM|| 2005-04-16 1:14:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 well now, Robin, don't jump to conclusions :-)

jus' teasing, OS

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-16 1:27:04 PM|| 2005-04-16 1:27:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I have only one request: change of venue for the trial.

Move it to Fort Bragg North Carolina.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-04-16 1:02:17 PM|| 2005-04-16 1:02:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 VFM

Posted by Vyshinsky 2005-04-16 2:20:24 PM|| 2005-04-16 2:20:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Post the photographs of these perps on the web after their termination of employment. There is no fouler crime than stealing from a servicemember. These people should have their lives ruined for this behavior. Ruin their credit ratings, confiscate their property and set them adrift in a society that shuns them.

Posted by Robjack 2005-04-16 2:51:35 PM|| 2005-04-16 2:51:35 PM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by OldSpook 2005-04-16 1:02:17 PM|| 2005-04-16 1:02:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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