As an Albertan, I didn’t even realize fuel theft was still a thing. Paying at the pump is so painless that I assumed that everywhere did it now.
Lightning_Catcher258 on
That’s how lawlessness escalates. One step at a time, when you start excusing petty crimes, it grows to a big monster.
ph0enix1211 on
What do you think of the police?
*I think they would be a good idea*
New-Swordfish-4719 on
This Is why I have no faith in crime stats. Many of us don’t bother reporting crimes when they occur…be it stealing gas, breaking into a car or someone smoking crack on a bus stop bench. And it’s not a criticism of the police. They often arrest perps over and over just to have the Justice system have them back on the street next day. Last time my car was broken into I just shoved all he papers back in the glove box and continued with my day.
kmacover1 on
Tell me gas is free without telling me it’s free. Thanks
HanSolo5643 on
This is how you get people taking the law into their own hands.
UnionGuyCanada on
When your citizens are so desperate that the police can’t keep up with theft from thise mainly trying to survive, toy have made a serious error. Voting Blue and Red for a century, and here we are.
Dry-Talk-7447 on
Phew! That solves that problem.
cyclemonster on
Do the police there respond when a store calls to report shoplifting? Would the police there respond if you called to report that somebody stole your bicycle? They don’t where I live.
realhaohaidong on
why arrest them if the judge is just gonna let them go free
PrecisionGuessWerk on
*coming to a province near you!*
just add it to the list of things police don’t have time for.
Giant_Hog_Weed on
Time for free gas boys, the cops will do nothing. I’m filling up for free tonight.
NotFrankZappaToday on
When the authorities don’t prosecute crime, it means the criminals have won.
That_Sugar468 on
“Police no longer investigating crime” sounds like typical Canadian police to me!
Stock-Usual-9543 on
Won’t someone think of Irving Oil’s stockholders????
WMMoorby on
The police are requesting some pretty basic and non-intrusive steps that would basically stop all fuel thefts. They should still respond to thefts until prepay rules are enacted, but this is them telling everyone “we’re not spending 5000 officer hours a year responding to something you all can quickly and easily stop.”
Kingofcheeses on
Free gas in New Brunswick, Woooooo!
RupertGustavson on
Any SMRT people here that could guide us on amending constitution to allow “castle doctrine” like in US? From my limited Google search it’s very hard to amend Canadian constitution. Can we petition?
The common law principle of “castle doctrine” says that individuals have the right to use reasonable force, including deadly force, to protect themselves against an intruder in their home
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As an Albertan, I didn’t even realize fuel theft was still a thing. Paying at the pump is so painless that I assumed that everywhere did it now.
That’s how lawlessness escalates. One step at a time, when you start excusing petty crimes, it grows to a big monster.
What do you think of the police?
*I think they would be a good idea*
This Is why I have no faith in crime stats. Many of us don’t bother reporting crimes when they occur…be it stealing gas, breaking into a car or someone smoking crack on a bus stop bench. And it’s not a criticism of the police. They often arrest perps over and over just to have the Justice system have them back on the street next day. Last time my car was broken into I just shoved all he papers back in the glove box and continued with my day.
Tell me gas is free without telling me it’s free. Thanks
This is how you get people taking the law into their own hands.
When your citizens are so desperate that the police can’t keep up with theft from thise mainly trying to survive, toy have made a serious error. Voting Blue and Red for a century, and here we are.
Phew! That solves that problem.
Do the police there respond when a store calls to report shoplifting? Would the police there respond if you called to report that somebody stole your bicycle? They don’t where I live.
why arrest them if the judge is just gonna let them go free
*coming to a province near you!*
just add it to the list of things police don’t have time for.
Time for free gas boys, the cops will do nothing. I’m filling up for free tonight.
When the authorities don’t prosecute crime, it means the criminals have won.
“Police no longer investigating crime” sounds like typical Canadian police to me!
Won’t someone think of Irving Oil’s stockholders????
The police are requesting some pretty basic and non-intrusive steps that would basically stop all fuel thefts. They should still respond to thefts until prepay rules are enacted, but this is them telling everyone “we’re not spending 5000 officer hours a year responding to something you all can quickly and easily stop.”
Free gas in New Brunswick, Woooooo!
Any SMRT people here that could guide us on amending constitution to allow “castle doctrine” like in US? From my limited Google search it’s very hard to amend Canadian constitution. Can we petition?
The common law principle of “castle doctrine” says that individuals have the right to use reasonable force, including deadly force, to protect themselves against an intruder in their home
Tax dollars hard at work