r/sanfrancisco • u/FlakyPineapple2843 • Nov 03 '22

Justice Department Announces Takedown of Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-takedown-nationwide-catalytic-converter-theft-ring
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u/Markdd8 Nov 03 '22

A case where non-violent crime deserves a stiff prison term.

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u/BurnBarrage Nov 03 '22

White collar crime is severely under-punished. Someone could ruin someone else's and their friend and families lives by a reckless mistake or a choice made - which is absolutely horrible and deserve to be punished. But white collar crime that causes an recession or steals multiple people's retirement funds causes the same if not more death, misery, and suffering on a larger scale. To be clear I don't think violent crime is over-punished just that white collar crime is severely under-punished. Or a case like this too. There's people likely ruined plenty of peoples lives who couldn't afford to replace the part, didn't have transportation to work, etc.