Re: NNG; Selling Stolen Items

guymonmd Wrote:
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> Let me see if I have this straight.
> Texas and Pacific locomotive 400 was donated to
> Marshall, TX and placed in a park in 1963.
> It had its backup light then.
> The backup light is no longer present on the
> locomotive.
> You saw a locomotive backup light for sale on a
> web site, it was numbered 400.
>
> The following assumptions were made:
> 1. The backup light from T&P 400 was stolen
> sometime between 1963 and now.
> 2. The backup light numbered 400 you saw on the
> auction site is that same one.
>
> I have not seen enough evidence to prove either of
> those assumptions.
> The city of Marshall, TX could have given the
> backup lamp to an employee, or to someone they
> wanted so show appreciation to.
> So we don't know the lamp from 400 was stolen.
>
> There were many locomotive's numbered 400. There
> is no direct evidence that the lamp on the auction
> site is the lamp from T&P 400
>
> If I was a judge in this case, I'd throw it out
> for lack of evidence.
> If I were a juror I would find the accused party
> not guilty.
>
> That being said, I whole heartedly agree that
> stealing parts of a locomotive and selling them
> for profit is wrong, and individuals found doing
> such should be charged and prosecuted.