[ 20 May 2005: Message edited by: WingNut ]

Pawnticket

10. At the time of taking an article in pawn, the pawnbroker shall give the pawner a pawnticket containing,

(a) the pawnbroker's name and business address;

(b) the name of the pawner;

(c) the day, month and year in which the pledge was taken in pawn;

(d) the number of the entry of the pledge in the pawnbroker's book;

(e) a description of the pledge;

(f) the sum lent on the pledge;

(g) the rate of interest charged for the sum lent;

(h) the charge for the pawnticket; and

A new pawn shop opened up. They were paying a bit more for decent stuff, mainly electronics. They almost seemed to have a shopping list, and required ID and a form when you brought anything there. Nobody was really concerned about the forms and the ID, because the owner was new in town and had long hair and always talked to the regulars about smoking dope and where he could get some good stuff.

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If that story's not apocryphal, it sounds like a great idea. Lots of theives arrested, you say?

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It was the plot of a 1979 comedy called "Hot Stuff," starring Dom DeLuise.

Which is not to say it didn't happen in Medicine Hat. Maybe police there got the idea from the movie.

[ 24 May 2005: Message edited by: 'lance ]

If, when you took stolen items to a hypothetical police-run pawnshop, they said "great, if you have anything more like this, bring it in" or even "great, go out and get more like this," then you might be able to argue entrapment.

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You have to show that you were induced to commit a crime you wouldn't otherwise commit.

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IANAL either, but I believe this inducement has to be explicit. In other words, you cannot argue that the ready cash "induced" you or the lax attitude toward Photo ID "induced" you. The police officer has to suggest it directly.

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IANAL either, but I believe this inducement has to be explicit. In other words, you cannot argue that the ready cash "induced" you or the lax attitude toward Photo ID "induced" you. The police officer has to suggest it directly.

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That's how I understand it, too.

A disclaimer, I did not actually visit the pawn shop. I am going on the word of a former co worker who was sentenced to 18 months for several counts of posession of stolen property, break and enter, and uttering a forged document. Apparantly the food service industry did not pay enough for him to pay both his rent and his utilities at the same time. Problem solved, for 18 months anyhow, and I lost track of him as he moved out of town when he got out of the remand. Too bad, I miss him. He always had a cool stereo.

When I checked my receipt there is actually some insurance on items that you've pawned. Unfortunately, didn't cover acts of God or vandalism (making me wonder what exactly it did cover). My digital camera was lost for good!