Wage theft really is theft but somehow I don't expect to see Ronald McDonald doing a perp-walk anytime soon, something cool to watch for fans of "Deadwood", and ever wondered what sort of crimes qualify as lowest priority...
Crime is an interesting subject in boat circles and it seems to me there are a lot of folks obsessed with the subject.
Which is a little surprising since most of the people who are obsessed with the thought that they might be a target made a choice to buy an expensive boat, sail it to a third world country, anchor in front of people a lot less fortunate than they are, and flash a lot of cash. The surprising part is that they seem surprised that someone might consider them a target.
The funny thing is, after years of cruising and living aboard in poor places with high crime rates, I've only had a dive mask and a brand spanking new dinghy/motor stolen. The mask was pilfered and the dinghy was stolen in broad daylight in front of security and fellow cruisers.
So, in real terms, that works out to a negative factor on the budget of less than nine-dollars a month over the last twenty-five years. Not a lot when you think about it.
My main protection from crime, I expect, is that I'm surrounded by people with nicer things more easily taken and a complete lack of a spidey sense...
Listening to Bayou Roux
So it goes...
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