r/mildlyinteresting • u/Soggy0atmeal • 4d ago

I found an enclosed, gated, personal reserved parking spot in this parking garage.

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u/EpsRequiem 4d ago

Yeah, nothing is going to stop a determined individual or group, but the good thing is that they aren't as common as your regular "theif of opportunity"

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u/littlescreechyowl 3d ago

A deterrent works for the opportunist. Nothing stops a true professional.

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u/LaUNCHandSmASH 3d ago

“It keeps the honest people honest” as they say

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u/waltwalt 3d ago

It also keeps the asshats in-line. The "door was open, finders keepers" crowd.

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u/LaUNCHandSmASH 3d ago

They would be the opportunistic thieves that would normally be considered honest due to their unwillingness to defeat a lock. Asshats for sure and not people I’d associate with but they didn’t set off that night specifically to steal shit