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		simondotau on Jan 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Someone stole my car and now I own hundreds of vin... If the lye and ammonia aren’t illegal to possess, they probably can’t take it, and wouldn’t want to even if they could. (Of course I’m sure they noted it as circumstantial evidence in their case against the perpetrators.)

andrewflnr on Jan 19, 2023 [–]

Cash is legal to possess, but that doesn't always stop the cops.

simondotau on Jan 19, 2023 | [–]

Right, but then it fails the second prong of my criteria.

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