Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/08

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Subject: Re: Thugs are Stupid
From: dmorton@journalist.co.uk (David Morton)
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 13:3 GMT0

Marc James Small writes:

> A pawn shop might know the true value -- but, contrary to
> their image, most pawn shops are honest operations.

This may be true in some countries, but it is not the case in the UK.
We have plenty of pawn shops (including one recently established
chain of franchises) which are barely concealed fencing operations,
and which seem to operate above the law.