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Kid steals 25 cent cheese and hilarity ensues
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FriedToast
Golden Member
I like this business about the one lugnut. It's almost better than the cheese (hmm, maybe if we had cheese on the lugnut...)
Seems some ppl don't believe one lugnut is much of a big deal. My take on it is this- was he really going for the lugnut? Or was he in the process of taking off the lugnut in order to progress to the next lugnut, etc.- ultimately allowing him to remove the entire wheel and tire (and possibly, the entire set if given enough time). That seems a whole lot more likely than some dumbnut stealing a single lugnut.
Maybe we need a little Singaporean-style justice for thieves of the lugnut magnitude- give them a nice public flogging. Whether it's a single lugnut or the entire wheel, I'm thinking that violence just might have an impact on this particular person. If that were standard operating procedure for someone known to be guilty of a crime in that range, perhaps there would be a bit of deterence. As it stands, the justice system is not capable of dealing properly with the crime that we have in the US right now (and before anyone pulls out their fancy graphs and charts and numbers that can be made to bend like any dancepole stripper, let me just add that the last part is my own personal opinion based off of actual events- ie., being the victim of theft and seeing the perpetrators receive no punishment. That, and personal friends' encounters w/ the justice system.)
Seems some ppl don't believe one lugnut is much of a big deal. My take on it is this- was he really going for the lugnut? Or was he in the process of taking off the lugnut in order to progress to the next lugnut, etc.- ultimately allowing him to remove the entire wheel and tire (and possibly, the entire set if given enough time). That seems a whole lot more likely than some dumbnut stealing a single lugnut.
Maybe we need a little Singaporean-style justice for thieves of the lugnut magnitude- give them a nice public flogging. Whether it's a single lugnut or the entire wheel, I'm thinking that violence just might have an impact on this particular person. If that were standard operating procedure for someone known to be guilty of a crime in that range, perhaps there would be a bit of deterence. As it stands, the justice system is not capable of dealing properly with the crime that we have in the US right now (and before anyone pulls out their fancy graphs and charts and numbers that can be made to bend like any dancepole stripper, let me just add that the last part is my own personal opinion based off of actual events- ie., being the victim of theft and seeing the perpetrators receive no punishment. That, and personal friends' encounters w/ the justice system.)
You know, as I read this thread. As a Canadian, I totally don't understand how your justice system works. I bet even if this comes close to happening, the Police officer would simply let the kid pay for the infraction then walk to the cafe and buy a coffee & donut.
Just incomprehensable as to how $0.25 theft is a criminal activity. I mean in 32cents in Canadian dollars, totally pocket change. I mean, I can lose that by dropping it that on the street. What doesn't make sense is the fact that even if somebody was purposely stealing the cheese, what use would it be to him in monetary value? bath himself with cheese? How worthwhile is it when you can simply walk into a grocery store and buy a friggen brick of it for $3? Probably enough for 50 sandwiches..
Here are some stories about the idiotic crap that the cops are being ordered to prosecute people for:
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/87462p-79641c.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/21/1053196618134.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/09/1055010934860.html
http://stupidevilbastard.com/archives/2003/06/03/new_yorkits_a_fine_city.php
http://www.sundaytimes.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,6523003,00.html
http://www.dailyfreepress.com/main.cfm/include/smdetail/synid/88180.html
The fine for sitting on the milk crate was $105. The cop needed to meet his quota.
A pregnant woman was fined $50 for sitting on subway steps.
A shop owner was fined $400 for listing the kinds of items you can buy at the store on the awning. He had been running the shop for three years.
A kitten and its owner spent two days in jail because the kitten was left uncaged underground.
Someone was fined $50 for using two seats on the subway.
A 33-year resident of an apartment building was fined $50 for speaking too loudly.
A Brooklyn man was fined for having an oven in front of his building. He claims that there wasn't anything but tulips and trees there.
Yes, the GREAT results of "zero tolerance".
In North Andover, Massachusetts citizens are prohibited from carrying ?space guns.?
In Vermont it is illegal to deny the existence of God. - At least this one will make Dave Cowen and Shadohawk happy.
In Miami, it?s illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
In Massachusetts you must have a license to wear a goatee.
In Connecticut any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police.
In Normal, Oklahoma you could be sent to prison for ?making an ugly face at a dog.?
In Sterling, Colorado, it is against the law to allow a pet cat to run loose without a taillight.
In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
In Tennessee, a man must walk in front of any car driven by a woman, while waving a red flag as a warning.
It is specifically against the law for a woman over 200 pounds and attired in shorts to be seen eating onions in a restaurant or any public picnic in Ridgeland, South Carolina. - This one just cracked me up.
In Blue Hill, Nebraska, no female wearing a ?hat which would scare a timid person? can be seen eating onions in public.
It?s illegal in Michigan to leash your alligator to a fire hydrant.
The things legislators do when they're bored...
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/87462p-79641c.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/21/1053196618134.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/09/1055010934860.html
http://stupidevilbastard.com/archives/2003/06/03/new_yorkits_a_fine_city.php
http://www.sundaytimes.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,6523003,00.html
http://www.dailyfreepress.com/main.cfm/include/smdetail/synid/88180.html
The fine for sitting on the milk crate was $105. The cop needed to meet his quota.
A pregnant woman was fined $50 for sitting on subway steps.
A shop owner was fined $400 for listing the kinds of items you can buy at the store on the awning. He had been running the shop for three years.
A kitten and its owner spent two days in jail because the kitten was left uncaged underground.
Someone was fined $50 for using two seats on the subway.
A 33-year resident of an apartment building was fined $50 for speaking too loudly.
A Brooklyn man was fined for having an oven in front of his building. He claims that there wasn't anything but tulips and trees there.
Yes, the GREAT results of "zero tolerance".
In North Andover, Massachusetts citizens are prohibited from carrying ?space guns.?
In Vermont it is illegal to deny the existence of God. - At least this one will make Dave Cowen and Shadohawk happy.
In Miami, it?s illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
In Massachusetts you must have a license to wear a goatee.
In Connecticut any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police.
In Normal, Oklahoma you could be sent to prison for ?making an ugly face at a dog.?
In Sterling, Colorado, it is against the law to allow a pet cat to run loose without a taillight.
In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
In Tennessee, a man must walk in front of any car driven by a woman, while waving a red flag as a warning.
It is specifically against the law for a woman over 200 pounds and attired in shorts to be seen eating onions in a restaurant or any public picnic in Ridgeland, South Carolina. - This one just cracked me up.
In Blue Hill, Nebraska, no female wearing a ?hat which would scare a timid person? can be seen eating onions in public.
It?s illegal in Michigan to leash your alligator to a fire hydrant.
The things legislators do when they're bored...
Blunkett calls on Giuliani, the US pioneer of 'zero tolerance' to help tackle spiral of violence
Why is the Crime Rate Falling in New York City?
- Giuliani, who will also see Tony Blair and Ken Livingstone on a whirlwind trip to London this week, is no stranger to controversy: critics accused him of harsh gestures such as clearing the homeless off the streets of Manhattan - and of turning a blind eye to police brutality during the crackdown.
However, he won the adoration even of liberal middle-class New Yorkers once crime levels began to drop.
Why is the Crime Rate Falling in New York City?
- The dramatic decline has lowered crime rates in the city to a level not seen since the early 1960s.
Overall violent crime - murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and auto theft - has dropped by 7.9%.
New York's police have been targeting petty criminals
The trend means that life in the outer boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island, where the majority of New Yorkers live, is now more dangerous than Manhattan.
Manhattan, which attracts the vast majority of tourists to the city, used to be notorious for its muggers, drug-dealers, gangsters and murderers.
Last year there were 101 murders in Manhattan, excluding the 2,830 people recorded as killed in the 11 September attack on the World Trade Center.
By comparison, there were 645 murders in 1975.
Andrew Karmen Crime expert New York's much lauded zero-tolerance policy on crime is being held up as a major reason for the city's success.
Another initiative has focused police efforts on combating petty so-called "quality of life crimes", such as shoplifting and fare dodging.
The theory is that people who commit petty crimes eventually graduate to more violent offences.
- Whilst zero-tolerance is a phrase he describes as ?troublesome? it still remains the term applied to the style of policing management he employed to send crimes plummeting in the Big Apple at a period when it was depicted as rotten to the core. Under his direction as NYPD Commissioner from 1994 to 1996, subway crime fell by almost 80 per cent and street crime was cut by more than half at a period when New York was considered one of the most crime and drug-ridden cities in the western world.
- 'The disproportionate volume of crime committed by individuals who fit the profile of Antisocial Personality Disorder'
- When Rudolph W. Giuliani was elected mayor of New York City in 1993, he promised to be tough on crime and criminals. Whether you like the mayor or not, he has been successful of ridding this once unmanageable city with crime...
Regs
Lifer
Ack, I don't remember my H.S. being that anal. Of course they had to follow the same public/state laws that every other school had to follow, but they would not give me a criminal record for stealing cheese. They would simply just not sell that item anymore. Or like if something got vandalized, like the boy's bathroom mirrors, they would just remove the mirrors. So we had the pleasure of going to the bathroom with no mirrors.
At most, give the kid a Saturday detention, but don't clutter the legal system with that BS. And considering how this was an ongoing event with students stealing cafeteria items, he likely knew what he was doing was wrong. But I agree, at least they could of done was to label the item for purchase, or take the item away from open hands.
At most, give the kid a Saturday detention, but don't clutter the legal system with that BS. And considering how this was an ongoing event with students stealing cafeteria items, he likely knew what he was doing was wrong. But I agree, at least they could of done was to label the item for purchase, or take the item away from open hands.
StinkyPinky
Diamond Member
Don't forget to lynch him when you're done. 😛
Anubis
No Lifer
Originally posted by: Ornery
Where do you come up with this stuff? If I walk out of a store with a CD I didn't pay for, security grabs me, and I offer them $15.00 or $20.00 for it, they should just take the money and let me go, right?
no because you would know you were stealing that CD this kid HAD NO IDEA that the cheese cost money. he offered to pay when finding out which was compleatly acceptable
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