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		thepasswordis on Nov 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Justice Department announces takedown of catalytic... The thieves do not care about this and neither do the scrappers. They’ll both grind the serials off within a minute of taking possession if they’re still there.

mrguyorama on Nov 3, 2022 [–]

The point is that a cat with ground identifier is just as illegal to possess as one that is definitely stolen.

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