Originally Posted by Overland
I remember a few years ago they tried to pass a state law that required that an ID be presented and recorded for anyone selling scrap metal to a scrap dealer. There was a legislator from Tuscaloosa that fought tooth and nail to prevent the law from being approved. Any idea if that ever passed?

Yes, it passed and made it tougher on the unscrupulous scrap buyers and easier on LE a lot of times as the druggies are looking for a fast buck and not always thinking about getting caught in a couple of days. Ethical scrap buyers, or those that don't want problems at least, turn people away all the time.

I'll bet the person that fought against the law said that he opposed it because the poor, Black people that pick up cans off the side of the roads often don't have IDs. While he has a bit of a point, State issued IDs are free in Alabama, so it isn't that they can't afford it.

If you ever wonder how unscrupulous some of these scrap buyers can be, a company in Dallas County reported a bulldozer stolen. A week or so later while checking the list of scrap turned in to one of the buyers, a detective noticed a bulldozer on the list. He went to check on it and found a fully functioning dozer, the same one reported as stolen, in the scrap yard that was bought at scrap price. I know it went to the Grand Jury, but not sure of the outcome.

Lord, please help us get our nation straightened out.