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>the unescapably stupid thing to do is to a) transfer money in cash and b) smoking weed while doing that.

So stupidity is now a crime? Because he wasn't charged with for a or b.

>losing the baggage/wallet/jacket with the money in it or being robbed

Police took his money because they believed they can get away with it(pothead like him would be to afraid to do anything about it), so just because it is legal, it doesn't suddenly make it not a robbery.




I believe I did not say stupidity was a crime.

I suggested that it's stupid to carry large amounts of cash while smoking weed, because that can easily get you into a bigger trouble combined than merely carrying lots of cash or only smoking weed.

Factor in the unfair and unpredictable behaviour from the police and while you've done nothing wrong, you have a lot of explaining to do to the officers who really aren't that interested in hearing your explanation in the first place.




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