Since when are posties allowed to intercept mail?
Yeah they can't do that shit. They may want to - whenever i go down to the centre to pick up a missed pack the guy there's like "feels a bit light this one" or some bullshit, I'm like " yeah, it does doesn't it, wonder what's inside myself, guess i won't know until I get it home and open it will I?". This guy's alright though, I know him from school through my brother so he's more just messing around. Generally I find that all they care about is how easy it is for them to deliver signed-for mail. 99% of the time I'm there at the door within 20 secs, "sign" the illegible machine with the stupid little pen and we're done. Saves them fucking around writing up a note and all that wank. Occasionally I have had postmen in the past that I considered a liability - police wise etc... That's why I always start off cautious whenever i get a new postman. No small talk, all business and even the slightest hint that he's getting inquisitive about what he's delivering and I give em my best psycho "burn your house down" stare, then they get message. So rarely though have i ever had to resort to that kind of shit - plus we get quite a nice turnover rate. New posties every 6 months to a year where i live.
I do know people who have stolen drugs out of the mail before though, postal workers. I wasn't best pleased with them put it that way - how can you steal from your own? But anyway, this was in america and I was staying with a mate of a mate who worked for UPS. He actually ripped an ounce of bud out of a package in the week while i was staying with him and I'm ashamed to say I smoked some of it, which i shouldn't have done but what's done is done. A different scenario though from what we're talking about, since this was an illegal drug.
The postal worker explained to me exactly how he did it though. Since it was illegal the guy would be showing nerves as he approached the counter, and, since it was illegal, he would decline insurance or anything that tied his name to it. That's how he made the decision whether to break open the mail or not. He said this was very difficult to do without allerting attention because of time constraints - mentioned something about a rotation system that gave you a tiny window, especially since you didn't wanna make it look like it was broken into. As far as i know, there were two other guys there in on it too because I was there when they split it after work.
Like i said, I wasn't happy with it myself to put it mildly, but I didn't even know the guy myself. My mate who i knew him through didn't smoke at the time and just ignored the whole thing. He would never do something like that himself. He's like my brother, easily the closest friend I have on this planet - spoke to him just this morning in fact. Don't see him often at all since he's state side and i'm technically banned from entering the U.S right now(don't ask) but he's a million miles away from the crowd he was hanging with back when he was 20. As I am too, thank god. I operate a strict no theft policy when it comes to anyone in my circle. In fact, I had to sack a bloody good drummer about 2 weeks ago for short changing my local corner shop, and then lieing to me about it afterwards. Naturally I reimbursed them out of my own pocket and assured them he would not be setting foot in there again - not with me anyway. And not on his own either if he has any sense. Unfortunately he doesn't so maybe he will make it to his fifth arrest inside 12 months afterall. If he was young it would be different but he's 35. More to the point, if he'd done in the other shop I go to we'rd probably have had our heads kicked in.