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Long Run · Post by **Long Run** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:43 pm

Police: Two men argued over can recycling machine before one stabbed the other

by KATU News

Wednesday, April 25th 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. - Police arrested a suspect accused of stabbing a man in Southeast Portland Wednesday morning.

Officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 600 block of Southeast Grand Avenue at 8:15 a.m.

When they arrived, they found a man in his 50s suffering from a non-life-threatening stab wound. He was taken to the hospital in an ambulance for treatment.

Officers detained one suspect in the investigation.

Investigators say they two men were arguing over using the can recycling machine outside the Jackson’s Shell Gas Station before one man stabbed the other.

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:19 pm

Humanity on the brink.

I suspect alcohol may have been involved.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:28 am

In Portland they have banks of machines which accept and count aluminum cans and glass bottles and then print a chit which you can redeem for cash in an adjacent store. There are often groups of drunks redeeming recycling they have harvested from residential recycling containers. I'm guessing a business dispute while wearing beer glasses.

Yrs,
Rubato

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 3:45 pm

Thanks for that context, rube...

I could not figure out what would cause two people to have such a heated exchange over a recycling bin...("What are you doing you fool? You can't put a broken iPad in the recycling bin!")

It makes a lot more sense as a fight between two vagrants over money...

Long Run · Post by **Long Run** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:06 pm

When the return value for most beverage cans and bottles went from 5 to 10 cents, grocery workers wryly noted that collectors had their wages double overnight.

Jarlaxle · Post by **Jarlaxle** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 1:15 am

You in Michigan, then?

Crackpot · Post by **Crackpot** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 1:49 am

Michigan has been at 10 cents as long as I can remember. I believe LR is in Oregon

Bicycle Bill · Post by **Bicycle Bill** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:33 am

It's still only a nickel in Iowa. Maybe I should save my bottles and cans until I've got I've got a U-Haul full and then drive up to da Yoo Pee.

-"BB"-

Long Run · Post by **Long Run** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:01 pm

Bicycle Bill wrote:It's still only a nickel in Iowa. Maybe I should save my bottles and cans until I've got I've got a U-Haul full and then drive up to da Yoo Pee.

-"BB"-

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:38 pm

It's illegal and can result in large fines and jail time:

http://time.com/money/4422277/seinfeld- ... -michigan/

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