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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2628865, member: 1892&quot;]The logic is clear. The <b>only</b> reason for strict controls on pawn shop operations is to impose a system in which fencing stolen merchandise - which requires <i>a buyer as well as a seller</i> - is unattractive to those who would willingly participate in it. The refusal to use such a system carries the implicit endorsement of a system where buyers and sellers <b>do not </b>have to identify themselves. The poster makes himself look like someone who would prefer under-the-table transactions by generalizing that he won&#039;t do business if an ID is required to do so, meaning he prefers a system where criminals can operate more easily.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the specific case of the story behind his post, the pawn shop in question should have been prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, which hopefully meant being shut down and jail time for whomever disclosed the personal information. That&#039;s an act even worse than receiving stolen property.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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