Ivan met with his friend Anthony, who was driving a flashy new red convertible. Ivan knew that neither Anthony nor his family owned this car, but it looked good, so he got in and let Anthony take him for a ride. Ivan also knew that Anthony used drugs and sometimes took other people's things and sold them to get money to buy cocaine. Anthony offered to sell Ivan an MP3 player he had in the back seat of the car for $40. Ivan agreed to pay him the money.
a. Have any crimes been committed? If so, which crimes and by whom?
b. Why does society make receiving stolen property a crime? Should it be?
c. Would you ever buy something for an extremely low price from a friend? How would you know for sure it was not stolen?
