It would have been great if he’d been sent to prison, but one thing I’ve learned with his situation is the bar to actually go to prison is pretty high. He gets fined a lot and doesn’t pay them. Pawn slips won’t get him sent to jail, probably most of those people didn’t even realize their stuff was stolen, and even if they did they didn’t have the serial numbers, so there’s no way to say this circular saw is their circular saw.
Part of the problem with trying to end drug problems at the dealer is that you make it more profitable, and when it’s more profitable more people want to enter the business. Dealers like it when other dealers get busted, it’s good for business.
“the bar to actually go to prison is pretty high”
Part of the problem is that the law is not enforced. I agree. I think he should have been arrested and sent to prison.
“Dealers like it when other dealers get busted”
Don’t just arrest other dealers, arrest all dealers. If you increase the probability that they will be arrested, all their assets will be seized and thay will face a long prison term it will help.
Arrest them. Take their drugs. Take their money.