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  1. DMW

    18 weeks jail for taking Peregrine eggs.

    1. You can't make an activity not profitable so long as there is a demand, and there's only so far you can go to prevent smuggling. Remind me how well the "war on drugs" is working. 2. Not all thieves are poor, and "societal change" doesn't eradicate crime. The City is full of wealthy crooks...
  2. DMW

    18 weeks jail for taking Peregrine eggs.

    Those have already been used as punishments in the UK for prolific egg thieves.
  3. DMW

    18 weeks jail for taking Peregrine eggs.

    I'm not really sure what point you are trying to make. Here's one from the Guardian from 2010: "A businessman was jailed for 30 months today after he admitted trying to smuggle rare peregrine falcon eggs to Dubai. Jeffrey Lendrum, 48, was caught with 14 eggs strapped to his body at Birmingham...
  4. DMW

    18 weeks jail for taking Peregrine eggs.

    The" loophole", while stupid, is relatively recent, and criminals tend not to worry about breaking laws. What would your proposed punishment be for egg thieves if you think prison isn't a solution? A stern talking-to?
  5. DMW

    18 weeks jail for taking Peregrine eggs.

    Perhaps worth noting that he got 8 weeks for taking the Peregrine eggs, and 10 weeks for unrelated shoplifting offences. While it's gratifying that he at least got some jail time, I've seen claims that British Peregrine eggs go for $25,000 each in the Middle East, so half an hour's abseiling...
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