Dumpster Diving was Re: Washington DC area vintage sources (was RE:ebay)

From: SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com <(SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com)>
Date: Tue Oct 27 07:05:39 1998

you might want to ask the regulars over in alt.dumpster about this. seems some
of them on that ng have gotten hassled by The Man when they were dd'ing and
even charged with criminal mischief depending on the cop's mood.

david

In a message dated 10/27/98 7:41:29 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
rigdonj_at_intellistar.net writes:

> I know a couple of guys that dumpster dive nearly every night. The
> police have pulled them over numerous times. They usually check them and
> their stuff then let them go. Sometimes they tell them to leave but that's
> all. They've never been taken in or arrested. FWIW There was a court case
> (supreme court?) some years ago that involved the police searching trash
> cans for evidence. The court ruled that stuff thrown into the trash and and
> placed on the public right of way (street) for pickup was publicly
> available and no longer private property. Of course, many commercial trash
> dumpsters are still located on company property so this may have no
bearing.
Received on Tue Oct 27 1998 - 07:05:39 GMT