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Originally Posted by LaneSig
Technically, if the papers are free, how can they be stolen?  |
The distribution is set up so that one person can get one paper during that day or week. There is kind of an honor system if people were getting two or three papers instead of one, but most free newspapers have a legal disclaimer stating that anyone removing papers in bulk will be prosecuted. I used to work at the Onion and learned a little about the importance of that law. Most free papers have to make money also. If no one sees the advertisements because a few knuckleheads decided to take 90% of them, major revenue is lost.