Define illegal gambling device.
Were they illegal because they were tampered with?
Were they illegal because, while allowed under state law, they were unlicensed/uninspected/whatever?
Were they illegal because the law THINKS they MIGHT have been illegal, and thus seized them anyway?
Way too much wiggle room, and the only thing it does is make the victim sound like a predator herself.
What? She was robbing people with illegal gamling devices? Then the bitch deserved what she got!
They're illegal because gambling machines in this state are illegal. No permits, no tampering or lack there of, they're simply illegal. If you stick money in it in an attempt to win money it is illegal in the state of SC. It's a stupid and silly law, but the merits of it are a different discussion entirely.
When you run an illegal operation, are known to carry the proceeds around with you, and eventually something like this happens? It's a lot less surprising or outrageous. Justified or "got what she deserved"? *expletive deleted*ck no. But a lot less surprising.
And I'm not going to ra ra ra that the old lady running an illegal gambling operation got a CWP to protect the proceeds when she carried them home late at night. 30 years younger and without the sweet old lady with her doggy photo and I'm sure this story would do wonders for concealed carry.
