Porch theft by https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq themes, reporting, unknowns en-us 2022-01-04 16:27:05 UTC 2022-01-17 16:20:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4dd.png Prosecution lamvo3 https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974610273 - are not successful in catching thieves (according to experts and media)

Example in Georgia: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/how-georgias-new-porch-piracy-law-is-working/85-2d9f5150-fadc-4c2b-8ff2-288426df646d

- only catch mail thieves, not actually
- data findings: no trends re:race and ethnicity, but a sizeable amount of homeless folks

Sources
- data from three major cities, including Austin, Houston and San Antonio
- case files for all felonies from Austin, FOIA-ed for San Antonio (they said they can help), Houston said they don't have those detailed files
- FOIA-ed data from Chatham County (Savannah, where a new Amazon facility is being opened)


]]> 2022-01-04 16:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974610273 Legislation: porch theft laws lamvo3 https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974612416 Laws promising harsher punishment for porch thieves were passed in 6 states. This is a trend that has continued. ]]> 2022-01-04 16:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974612416 Technology: surveillance products lamvo3 https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974614876 There's a weird coalition that is forming between consumers losing their packages and law enforcement. Consumers have turned into vigilantes, sometimes getting things wrong, while police departments have vastly expanded access to gear and technology. ]]> 2022-01-04 16:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974614876 Law enforcement surveillance systems lamvo3 https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974635748 The unintended consequences are that we're building a massive surveillance system, hand in hand with law enforcement.

Sources
- Atlas of surveillance showing contracts with police departments: https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&location=Cobb+County+Police+Department&commit=Search+the+Data

]]> 2022-01-04 16:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974635748 Lawmakers lamvo3 https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974668056 - take their cues from outraged citizens
- see it as an easy fix (no one pushes back but it's not really effective)


Sources 
- Texas transcript of minutes from lawmakers discussing the law

]]> 2022-01-04 16:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974668056 False accusations lamvo3 https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974684004 - drivers may be falsely accused (https://www.fastcompany.com/90707096/state-efforts-to-curb-porch-theft-has-another-potential-victim-delivery-workers)
- neighbors may be accusing each other

]]> 2022-01-04 17:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1974684004 Why package theft lamvo3 https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1975098692 The disproportionate outrage about package theft has set in motion a number of actions that seem to alter the very fabric of our communities but are seen as trivial at best. 

From the installation of a massive surveillance system to the prosecution of strangers on platforms, the mass hysteria that is fueled by the loss of packages seems to have a big impact in how we live our lives. 

]]> 2022-01-04 20:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1975098692 Political views: lawless cities lamvo3 https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1975116060 - political perceptions are hugely warped by the personal nature of package theft. 
- media amplifies individual cases (none of the anecdotal stories are normalized to how much more people are buying online) ]]> 2022-01-04 20:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1975116060 Nextdoor, Citizen and other forums lamvo3 https://padlet.com/lamvo3/wu9vlzw6714tyfrq/wish/1975160222 Package theft occupies a disproportionate amount of space in online forums. Neighbors, Citizen and NextDoor all teem with outrage about this issue. 

Sources
- data from NextDoor and Citizen
- neighborhood groups like "Save Austin"

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