I spent a week in jail for finding a lost cellphone...legal recourse? [Thread Fail!]

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DrPizza

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Once again, I feel it's important that people stop and think before they post. Because shit can come back and bite you in the ass.

Here, we have an example of a person who has bragged about stealing, has bragged about smoking pot, has bragged about doing other drugs, and who now is stupid enough to post a link to where he got arrested & may have a court date in the near future, along with what is apparently his real name.

A note first to the OP: I've found cell phones before. Within the first minute of finding them, I hunt through the directory, looking for something that sounds easy enough that I can pass on a message to the owner of the phone that it was found. And, during that first minute or so, I place a call "hey, I found a cell phone. You're listed as "mom" (or whatever) - since you can see the name of the person who dialed you, could you let them know their cell phone was found and is behind the counter at <store/restaurant.> Thanks.

Anyway, now we can all be extra-suspicious about the FS/T thread that he "deleted." Another note to the OP: you can't delete stuff; only make it invisible to most viewers. You've admitted to ripping off Wal-mart before. Now, your actions make it very clear that you didn't intend to return the cell phone (i.e. the charges of theft are correct.) But worse, we have to wonder...
Some are used (usually watched once by me), all were brand new when bought or very lightly used (bought used, but in flawless condition...theres only a few of them, 99&#37; of the movies were bought new), some are still unopened
Got receipts?? Hmmmm.. 99% of those DVD's purchased brand new. And, you want to sell them for the lump sum of $2000. And on top of that, the quoted thread above about begging for money and what you couldn't afford back then.

Once again, I personally would never do something like this, but it would be hilarious if all the quotes from the OP, bragging about stealing from Walmart, bragging about drugs, etc., were forwarded to his county, "where they like to arrest you for anything."

p.s. an OP of "You're all hating assholes. Fuck you." doesn't sound very pleasant. The original OP had a more pleasant tone to it. Hmmmm... should the OP be edited? Restored to the original so people can read through these several hundred posts and know what the thread is about?
 
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Flipped Gazelle

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p.s. an OP of "You're all hating assholes. Fuck you." doesn't sound very pleasant. The original OP had a more pleasant tone to it. Hmmmm... should the OP be edited? Restored to the original so people can read through these several hundred posts and know what the thread is about?

Please? :cool:

edit: if, for no other reason, than to serve as reference for anyone that has interaction with the OP. If it's on another tech forum, chances are good that an AT'er would also be there.
 

Raduque

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I saw re-edit the OPs post back to how it was. I had thought androidvageta was cool, but some of the stuff people have dug up makes him sound like a dick.

A note first to the OP: I've found cell phones before. Within the first minute of finding them, I hunt through the directory, looking for something that sounds easy enough that I can pass on a message to the owner of the phone that it was found. And, during that first minute or so, I place a call "hey, I found a cell phone. You're listed as "mom" (or whatever) - since you can see the name of the person who dialed you, could you let them know their cell phone was found and is behind the counter at <store/restaurant.> Thanks.

I have done this before, except I found a high-end phone in a bad part of town so I didn't leave it with the store, I quite honestly believe the phone would've disappeared. I called "Home" in the contacts list and actually had a nice conversation with the owner, who later met me at a gas station to get the phone. The owner had pretty much written it off and was real surprised and grateful to have gotten it back.
 

Heller

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Please? :cool:

edit: if, for no other reason, than to serve as reference for anyone that has interaction with the OP. If it's on another tech forum, chances are good that an AT'er would also be there.


do it do it do it.

Let all the ATOT'ers have a good laugh.

Did you ban the motherfucker or is he just buttheart? Hopefully he overdosed on Robitussin trying to robotrip again.
 

erikistired

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Shens. I doubt this ever happened. Even in Georgia, the armpit of the law. Wait, maybe the OP was black. In that case I believe it did. Just saying. Not racist, just that GA is full of good ole boys.

georgia is also full of black people.
 

Heller

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Hmmmm... should the OP be edited? Restored to the original so people can read through these several hundred posts and know what the thread is about?

do it please
 

guyver01

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p.s. an OP of "You're all hating assholes. Fuck you." doesn't sound very pleasant. The original OP had a more pleasant tone to it. Hmmmm... should the OP be edited? Restored to the original so people can read through these several hundred posts and know what the thread is about?

No need... it was c&p in the 2nd page of this epic thread... Thanks Mosh!


Originally Posted by AndroidVageta
So I just spent a week in jail because I found a cell phone in Wal-mart.

Long story short:

- Me and my girl went to Walmart around 1AM to get some snacks (her check gets auto-deposited at midnight on Friday).

- While at Walmart I find a cellphone literally sitting on a shelf.

- I go out to car to smoke a cig cause I was tired and didnt feel like walking around.

- Girl comes up to car 15 minutes later with two police officers next to her...I think "WTF did she do?!"

- Police ask if I found a phone...I say yes and hand it to them...no bullshit on my part.

- Woman whose phone it was was still at Walmart and presses charges against me...police gave me no time to talk to her.

- I get arrested and taken to jail for 8 days for "theft by finding lost property"

Now let me say that I had every intention of turning the phone into Sprint the next day. When in the back of the cop car I asked the cop what I SHOULD have done...he tells me I should have brought it to the police station...I ask HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT IF YOU ARE TAKING ME TO JAIL BEFORE IVE HAD TIME TO LEAVE THE FUCKING PARKING LOT?! (minus the fucking part). Cop shrugs shoulders.

Am I the only one that sees something seriously wrong with this? I feel like these cops need to be punished or something...MORE THAN A WEEK IN COUNTY JAIL CAUSE I FOUND A LOST CELL PHONE...WTF?!?!?!
 

Flipped Gazelle

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I don't feel like reading the whole thread, did the OP meet this guy in prison?

You are doing yourself a disservice by not reading the entire thread.

Imagine being in a foxhole, all by yourself, as the enemy lobs grenade after grenade at you. So you finally chuck a couple at your foes, only to have them catch your grenades and toss them back at you.

BOOM!!!

Oh, the humanity.
 

frostedflakes

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Once again, I feel it's important that people stop and think before they post. Because shit can come back and bite you in the ass.

Here, we have an example of a person who has bragged about stealing, has bragged about smoking pot, has bragged about doing other drugs, and who now is stupid enough to post a link to where he got arrested & may have a court date in the near future, along with what is apparently his real name.

A note first to the OP: I've found cell phones before. Within the first minute of finding them, I hunt through the directory, looking for something that sounds easy enough that I can pass on a message to the owner of the phone that it was found. And, during that first minute or so, I place a call "hey, I found a cell phone. You're listed as "mom" (or whatever) - since you can see the name of the person who dialed you, could you let them know their cell phone was found and is behind the counter at <store/restaurant.> Thanks.

Anyway, now we can all be extra-suspicious about the FS/T thread that he "deleted." Another note to the OP: you can't delete stuff; only make it invisible to most viewers. You've admitted to ripping off Wal-mart before. Now, your actions make it very clear that you didn't intend to return the cell phone (i.e. the charges of theft are correct.) But worse, we have to wonder...
Got receipts?? Hmmmm.. 99% of those DVD's purchased brand new. And, you want to sell them for the lump sum of $2000. And on top of that, the quoted thread above about begging for money and what you couldn't afford back then.

Once again, I personally would never do something like this, but it would be hilarious if all the quotes from the OP, bragging about stealing from Walmart, bragging about drugs, etc., were forwarded to his county, "where they like to arrest you for anything."

p.s. an OP of "You're all hating assholes. Fuck you." doesn't sound very pleasant. The original OP had a more pleasant tone to it. Hmmmm... should the OP be edited? Restored to the original so people can read through these several hundred posts and know what the thread is about?
Kind of scary, because I've bought stuff from him in FS/FT before. D:

To be fair, though, it was a pretty smooth transaction.
 

Born2bwire

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You're all asshats. Its kinda fucked someone can't post anything here without 99&#37; of the posts being bullshit...thanks for the help guys!

Really?

You do drugs, admitted to stealing several times in the past (and from a friend in the past year or two... way to go man), have to spend a week in jail because you can't come up with $150 and we are the asshats? You might want to sit down and think hard about what it means to be an asshat.

Certainly. It's all in the links in post 33 here:



The OP also recently (8/31) tried to start a donation thread for his g/f here, I kid you not! It was moved to Mod Limbo Land, but here is the his OP.

Finally, I gave his a vacation for soliticing fraud ideas here.

He's a real sweetheart, he is.

Edit: Oh, HEY, he's been GREAT in FS/FT, too! Here's a sampling of his mod notes from 5 different mods:

Perknose, you're my hero. :beer;
 
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geno

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Really?

You do drugs, admitted to stealing several times in the past (and from a friend in the past year or two... way to go man), have to spend a week in jail because you can't come up with $150 and we are the asshats? You might want to sit down and think hard about what it means to be an asshat.

But see, that's the loser mentality we're dealing with here. Do whatever the hell you want, do bad things and get busted, turn the situation around to make it seem like you're a victim of circumstance, thus you're absolved of any remorse you should be feeling. Then, to add to it, add a dash of "lash out at those who see through the bullshit" to further try to salvage the situation and it becomes all the more laughable.

AndroVag edited the OP not because he's mad, but because he now realizes it's evidence against him. Had no one caught onto his horseshit story, it would still be there trying to gather pity points.
 

DivideBYZero

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Phoenix86

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Thank you mods, you guys kick ass for not locking/mod-deleting this. :D

And yes, please restore the OP.
 

DrunkenSano

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I hope the OP enjoys having his butthole stretched in jail when he is determined to be guilty. Karma is a bitch, but we love her when it happens to the right people. :)