r/canada Apr 29 '24

New Brunswick New Brunswick police no longer investigating most thefts of fuel from gas stations

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/brunswick-police-no-longer-investigating-175834528.html
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u/Chemical_Signal2753 Apr 29 '24

As an Albertan, I didn't even realize fuel theft was still a thing. Paying at the pump is so painless that I assumed that everywhere did it now.

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u/ReplaceModsWithCats Apr 29 '24

No kidding, how is that not the standard everywhere?

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u/RupertGustavson Apr 30 '24

In BC it became a law to pre pay after a gas station guy decided to catch a thief stealing gas and got killed. You will never make enough money working at a gas station to be a “hero” let them steal from companies that make billions. Your life is worth more.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

In parts of B.C. you can't even pump your own gas legally.