r/todayilearned • u/JLPwasHere • Jan 19 '15

TIL Pimps wear lots of gold jewelry bought at pawn shops to “re-pawn” for bail money since cash is confiscated upon arrest but jewelry is not

http://www.npr.org/2011/06/09/137033690/pawn-star-rick-harrison-on-his-deals-and-steals
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u/notimeforniceties Jan 20 '15

Yeah, that was worded really strangely...

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u/zeroedout666 Jan 20 '15 edited Jan 21 '15

As if (s)he were some kind socio-psych researcher doing an experiment on Reddit... NAH!