• Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    If a black guy was pulled over with that much cash, the cops would civil forfeiture it because it is obviously proceeds from drug dealing.

    I trust they are now investigating her ties to the drug trade?

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    Everyone here focused on the cash for some reason.

    The thief got away with Noem’s driver’s license, medication, apartment keys, passport, DHS access badge, makeup bag, blank checks, and about $3,000 in cash, the law enforcement source said.

    The only saving grace is they can lock out that one badge. Hopefully she reported it quickly.

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      Who the hell still carries around paper checks? I think I’ve written a total of 3 checks in the past 4-5 years, all for home service like plumbers.

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        Who the hell still carries around paper checks?

        Old people who wish to punish everyone else in line at the grocery store.

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            I fix cars at a big retail chain and yep. There’s instant verification now where in order to accept it we have to punch all the info into some service on the POS computer to make sure the check clears, but if it does, yeah we take those. Money is money. Checks are still issued and cashed by banks so we still take em.

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              You say money is money, but I can’t even count the times I’ve seen No cash, no card or other ridiculous rules.

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        For me, I hand write checks weekly. That 3 percent credit card fee can add up quickly. Invoice me, and get the total payed at the end of the month. Also handy for person to person transactions, where cash is impractical.

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          That’s why I pay my rent with check, hand delivered to their office. That 3% is a significant chunk of money.

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      Hopefully she reported it quickly.

      Why? Any rando wandering in can’t be worse than the people who are already there.

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    It’s about the info IN the bag, not the money. Crewde tials, phone, maybe ID. This was a targeted hit 100% because the world’s intelligence agencies now know how fucking stupid these people are.

    Like, dumb enough to not notice a tail, then get your bag stolen from a restaurant with all kinds of goodies in it dumb.

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    How the fuck is she going out in public and not being shot in the face? Honest question.

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    Damn that’s a lot of cash. I like to carry some cash for emergencies, but shit, $3000??

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      That’s when rich people just casually have 3000 bucks in their purse. Equivalent of you having 30 bucks in yours…

    • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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      It’s a lot compared to what she’s worth but not much next to her total wealth. Still better than nothing if her Kremlin file gets leaked and she has to flee the country.

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    Drug using dog killer obviously can’t be trusted, she was clearly on the way to buy more drugs. Lost more state secrets than Donald’s toilet library

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    The head of Homeland SECURITY doesn’t have good enough security to keep her bag from being stolen?

    Probably stolen by a member of her own security detail.

    Fucking hilarious.

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      “Hey guys, can we turn off all the cameras so nobody sees the drug deal I’m trying to do?”

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    Department of Handbag Security Chief Fails to Secure Handbag.

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    Who goes out with $3k cash? Even if you are so wealthy that the quantity is like $20 for normal people, that’s enough to make you a target if someone discovers you have it.

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    More evidence that we are shifting from a Trickle Down Economy to a Robin Hood Economy (take from the rich, give to the poor).

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    So the completely unqualified, dog-killing, trump-butt-kissing, hateful, ignorant, worthless, lying, and corrupt piece of filth - who happens to be the secretary of homeland security got her bag stolen?

    I think this reaction sums it up best:

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