One thing I know for certain is that in America we're allowed to speak freely. That means if we think someone is a thief, we may say so.

And, sometimes, if you say it in the right place (as in court), you can be proved to be correct in the sense of legally correct.

But fortunately, we don't have to check everything with a legal department before we say it.

I believe that the TSA agent who walked off with my (expensive) backpacking stove looked happy and surprised that I was so stupid (yeah, yeah, I know - now).

They don't throw the good stuff out - and I don't think it ever shows up at public auction, either. So I guess the official stance is that they throw it all away. In regular trash bins.