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Caught my neighbor stealing cable, should I turn him in?

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Was he wearing green tights with a feather in his cap, and a bow & arrow?
 
Cable company is gonna find out anyways. The best the guy can hope for is basic service. Everything else requires a digital receiver that is registered to the company.
 
LOL_Wut_Axel said:
He's not stealing. He's not taking away anything tangible.

It doesn't affect anyone else using the service, so why bother? If he he gets caught, he gets caught.
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Does it cost nothing to send data from the cable box to the house? I honestly have no clue about such things, but it doesn't seem like something entirely intangible unlike, say, pirating MP3s. Plus, it might be considered trespassing or something in that ballpark as well, being that it involves physical tampering.

GodlessAstronomer said:
What kind of abnormal cars do Time Warner guys usually drive?
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Company vehicles don't exist on your island? Interesting.nice hal-style trolling bro
 
Leros said:
I pay $700+ a year for my cable. If somebody stole a $700 television from a Best Buy, I bet you guys wouldn't be saying the same thing.
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The difference is that the $700 TV is tangible and does actually cost Best Buy time and money to replace. The "cable guy" isn't taking away anything tangible from anyone.

It's kinda like file sharing and torrents, really.
 
HamburgerBoy said:
Plus, it might be considered trespassing or something in that ballpark as well, being that it involves physical tampering.
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These boxes are locked with padlocks. He either had to cut the lock or "borrow" the keys from work. Whatever he did, the lock on the box is gone now.
 
GodlessAstronomer said:
What kind of abnormal cars do Time Warner guys usually drive?
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Time Warner Techs drive company vans

time_warner_cable_van.jpg
 
if it was me, i wouldn't say anything most likely. there's just a line between what's worth my time and what isn't. this is on the not worth it side for me. you seem to be debating everyone who is on this side of the line tho which makes me curious as to why you even asked about it? your ethical standpoint seems pretty firm, so my question to you is, why was it even a question for you in the first place?
 
Leros said:
I pay $700+ a year for my cable. If somebody stole a $700 television from a Best Buy, I bet you guys wouldn't be saying the same thing.
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Stealing a tv represents actual loss. The guy getting his cable for free just annoys you because he's doing better than you are. Surely you can understand this.
 
HamburgerBoy said:
Does it cost nothing to send data from the cable box to the house? I honestly have no clue about such things, but it doesn't seem like something entirely intangible unlike, say, pirating MP3s. Plus, it might be considered trespassing or something in that ballpark as well, being that it involves physical tampering.



Company vehicles don't exist on your island? Interesting.nice hal-style trolling bro
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I don't think so. IIRC in these situations all they're doing is taking bandwidth that was already in the box being sent out from the cable company.
 
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