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If you left your iPhone in a seedy bar somewhere (while attending a LEGO convention), instead of using “Find My iPhone,” you might want to call the cops. Obviously the story worked out well in this case but these guys are seriously lucky the crook didn’t rob, assaulted or murder them when they got there.

It was a Puerto Rican neighborhood. On the south side of the street, an outdoor birthday fiesta was convening, and some of the participants eyed us three honkeys questioningly. Now at this point I had no fricking clue how we would find the phone; did I think I'd find it under a bush? I certainly didn't plan to go door-to-door, nor did I expect the cops to regard a blue circle around the entire block as sufficient cause for a search warrant.
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Steve said:
You gotta love the racial stereotyping in this story too :rolleyes:
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Then why post it?

I though it was a great story and read it worth face value rather than trying to seek racism or any type of stereotyping in it.
 
The guy was a huge pussy for not calling the cops. He shook the guys hand, lol?

Can anyone come up with a good reason why the dude who stole the phone shouldn't have gotten his ass kicked right there on the spot?
 
SixtyWattMan said:
Wonder how much Apple paid him to write this story.
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Probably nothing.
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GotNoRice said:
The guy was a huge pussy for not calling the cops. He shook the guys hand, lol?

Can anyone come up with a good reason why the dude who stole the phone shouldn't have gotten his ass kicked right there on the spot?
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Because the owner wasn't exactly in a neighborhood he knew anything about.

Going on to some turf you know jack shit about and picking a fight usually turns out horribad.
 
GotNoRice said:
The guy was a huge pussy for not calling the cops. He shook the guys hand, lol?

Can anyone come up with a good reason why the dude who stole the phone shouldn't have gotten his ass kicked right there on the spot?
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Huge pussy? The guy had balls for going after that guy in the first place in a strange neighborhood.

But you are right, an ass kicking + a phone to his employer should be in order.
 
GotNoRice said:
The guy was a huge pussy for not calling the cops.
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If the cops in Chicago are anything like the LAPD, they are absolutely useless when it comes to stolen property. You're going to get jack shit out of them unless we're talking about a moving violation or homicide.

Can anyone come up with a good reason why the dude who stole the phone shouldn't have gotten his ass kicked right there on the spot?
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I think "three skinny white guys at a Lego convention" says it all. :)
 
I sent a second message to the phone, slightly more to the point: "This phone is missing. Please call 512-796-xxxx to return it. $50 reward."
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Cheap bastard didn't even give the guy the $50. He's lucky he didn't get beat up and have his MBP taken also. :p
 
If the cops in Chicago are anything like the LAPD, they are absolutely useless when it comes to stolen property.
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Indeed. This guy I thought was my friend stole my car one night, had just about everything I owned in it, including life insurance policy info on my (dead) dad. I reported the car stolen immediately (the next morning when I found out), even told the stupid cops who took it. Long story a bit shorter, after seeing him driving the car that night @ the Starbucks @ Topanga/Ventura and nearly getting myself killed by jumping on the car & falling off into lanes of traffic on Topanga, I found the car the following night right outside the guy's parent's house. I did the LAPD's job for them! And I ended up having to paying ~$120 impound to boot. Boo for cops, especially the LAPD.

The guy in the news bit had some balls doing what he did. At least he came out of it in one piece. He should have given the thief a beat down that's for sure.
 
That's four blocks from where I live. I've been here 3 years, and Its hardly a rough area. Its mostly yuppies now (yeah, I guess that's me too) and the rest are middle class Puerto Rican families. But still, this is in the city, anything can happen.



 
Thieves sucks - plain and simple.

If you steal something, I don't care what it is, you deserve getting your ass beat to a pulp.

Do you think theft would be as big of a problem is theives knew they were going to get beat down, shot, or killed over something like that?

Just in case you havent guessed it, yes I'm from texas, yes I have a concealed handgun license, and yes I carry :)
 
panhead said:
Cheap bastard didn't even give the guy the $50. He's lucky he didn't get beat up and have his MBP taken also. :p
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I wouldn't give him $50 either if he hadn't actively tried to give it back. The owner had to hint it down and confront hi to get it back. If the guy had responded to the messages or called them back, then he would have been entitled to the award.

Either way, very interesting. He's lucky his phone had signal to relay the location and messages.
 
Ockie said:
I though it was a great story and read it worth face value rather than trying to seek racism or any type of stereotyping in it.
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LOL!!!

I hope you were joking. ;)


Any time someone leads a description of a neighborhood off with "Black" "Puerto Rican" and makes a point of saying "Honkies" (seriously?) in a story that would have been fine without using race....it is racial stereotyping.
 
collegeboy69us said:
Thieves sucks - plain and simple.

If you steal something, I don't care what it is, you deserve getting your ass beat to a pulp.
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While I do agree that thieves suck, you're not really thinking about everything when you say "they should be beat to a pulp" are you ?

What about the extremely poor (usually kids), that just steal food to eat and don't hurt anyone in the process ? Should they be beat to a pulp ?
 
Silus said:
While I do agree that thieves suck, you're not really thinking about everything when you say "they should be beat to a pulp" are you ?

What about the extremely poor (usually kids), that just steal food to eat and don't hurt anyone in the process ? Should they be beat to a pulp ?
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I'm pretty sure everyone makes an exception for food. But stealing an ipod isn't food.
 
Steve said:
LOL!!!

I hope you were joking. ;)


Any time someone leads a description of a neighborhood off with "Black" "Puerto Rican" and makes a point of saying "Honkies" (seriously?) in a story that would have been fine without using race....it is racial stereotyping.
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It isn't an issue if you point it out being racist. Racism in the article would had to invoke some sort of hatred or putting down the race in one way.

White people are the least offended by any racial stereotyping. I can call someone a honkie all day and they would never be offended.

Black or Puerto Rican is just a description.
 
There were no racial slurs or inuendos in the write up so it wasn't racist in the least bit.
 
Ockie said:
Huge pussy? The guy had balls for going after that guy in the first place in a strange neighborhood.
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Walking around on a public street WITH a few of your friends takes balls? The guy obviously had the upper-hand there.

Serpico said:
If the cops in Chicago are anything like the LAPD, they are absolutely useless when it comes to stolen property. You're going to get jack shit out of them unless we're talking about a moving violation or homicide.
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Yeah maybe. I wasn't saying they should have reported the phone stolen at first, but at the point where they had the guy who stole it right there - is when they should have called the cops. The police around here are pretty nice and helpful, and usually don't have much better to do. I remember not too long ago when my little brother got hit by a car going like 5mph while he was going down the street in his motor-scooter. No dent on the car and I think he had like one superficial scratch. Within like 5 minutes there were 3 cop cars, a motorcycle cop, a police "supervisor" SUV, a fire truck, and an ambulance there. Guess it must suck to live in a ghetto city with half-ass public services.
 
Ockie said:
I'm pretty sure everyone makes an exception for food. But stealing an ipod isn't food.
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The guy said "I don't care what it is"...so it seems not everyone makes an exception for food. And he even says he has a gun, which is one gun too many in the hands of someone that implies will use it regardless of the situation. That is being part of the problem and not the solution.
 
FoBZY said:
wow what a suprise there. No wonder you americans keep shooting each other :rolleyes:
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And no wonder you foreigners are always getting scraps from America, face it, we're better then every other country out there. No matter what Obama tries to do to it.:cool:
 
Silus said:
The guy said "I don't care what it is"...so it seems not everyone makes an exception for food. And he even says he has a gun, which is one gun too many in the hands of someone that implies will use it regardless of the situation. That is being part of the problem and not the solution.
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I'm sorry, crimes should have a much steeper penalty then a slap on the wrist, or a warning.:rolleyes:
 
FoBZY said:
wow what a suprise there. No wonder you americans keep shooting each other :rolleyes:
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Wow, retarded statement of the year :rolleyes:

Maybe it never occurred to you that the people who DO shoot other people don't bother getting licenses for guns in the first place as not to be tracked down?

I guess it's just cool to hate on Americans.
 
CryingGod said:
And no wonder you foreigners are always getting scraps from America, face it, we're better then every other country out there. No matter what Obama tries to do to it.:cool:
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This takes the cake for the most ignorant comment I've ever read on [H]. Reported and grow the fuck up.
 
Azhar said:
Wow, retarded statement of the year :rolleyes:

Maybe it never occurred to you that the people who DO shoot other people don't bother getting licenses for guns in the first place as not to be tracked down?

I guess it's just cool to hate on Americans.
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well put
 
collegeboy69us said:
Thieves sucks - plain and simple.

If you steal something, I don't care what it is, you deserve getting your ass beat to a pulp.

Do you think theft would be as big of a problem is theives knew they were going to get beat down, shot, or killed over something like that?

Just in case you havent guessed it, yes I'm from texas, yes I have a concealed handgun license, and yes I carry :)
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Its amazing how people can place such a high value on possessions yet such a low value on human life.
 
maademperor said:
well put
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Yeah it annoys me when people talk about American rights to bear arms and conveniently ignores the fact that 5-year-olds in Palestine and Syria are fucking carrying AK47's or strapping bombs on themselves.
 
Azhar said:
Yeah it annoys me when people talk about American rights to bear arms and conveniently ignores the fact that 5-year-olds in Palestine and Syria are fucking carrying AK47's or strapping bombs on themselves.
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Well if they do it in Syria then it must be ok for the US to do it too.:rolleyes:
 
Draax said:
Well if they do it in Syria then it must be ok for the US to do it too.:rolleyes:
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Hello, are you really that stupid to compare the US rights to bear arms with Syrian children brandishing AK47s and blowing themselves up in shopping malls and mosques?

Besides, even if you did believe that tripe, my point was people hate only on the US about the rights to bear arms and ignore other countries. Again, it's cool to hate on Americans. Ignorance is bliss, I guess.
 
Azhar said:
Hello, are you really that stupid to compare the US rights to bear arms with Syrian children brandishing AK47s and blowing themselves up in shopping malls and mosques.
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You should be asking yourself that question.
 
Draax said:
You should be asking yourself that question.
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Let me put it as clear as possible so you can understand: CRIMINALS DO NOT BOTHER WITH LICENSING FIREARMS. That goes for ANY countries. And once again you completely ignored my point.
 
Azhar said:
Let me put it as clear as possible so you can understand: CRIMINALS DO NOT BOTHER WITH LICENSING FIREARMS. That goes for ANY countries. And once again you completely ignored my point.
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Nowhere in the post I quoted did you present such an argument. You did however post one whopper of a red herring. The logical fallacy you posted suggested that because other countries have children running around with AK47s that US gun laws should not be criticized.
 
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