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Originally Posted by issybird
It's a literal game of hot potato. The buyer is the one in possession of stolen goods. They're not the only responsible party, but they're a necessary element. If the market for stolen goods dried up, there'd be no point to much larceny.
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This presumes an assumption of knowledge of the crime in question, which I personally find disturbing.
If I buy a set of power tools cheaply, it's unreasonable to assume I would have any knowledge of any crime leading to the sale of those tools.