People will believe anything - Page 2

Darkfinn · 26-03-2008

Well... in the days of the old west... stealing a horse was a hanging offense...

chevre · 26-03-2008

I should probably clarify the part I thought was funny is that people thought that printing the ad gave them legal right to take the stuff.. and even argued with the guy that they had the right to take it. The actual idea of this happening to someone is of course not cool.

**daria7483** · 26-03-2008

That's awful. Poor guy. He must have an angry ex somewhere or something.

I wonder what crime that the person who posted the ad could be charged with, though. Assuming he/she didn't actually take anything, just invited others to do so, it doesn't seem like they could be charged with larceny. I'm no expert, though.

If anyone sees an update, please post!

cpndl · 27-03-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by daria7483

That's awful. Poor guy. He must have an angry ex somewhere or something.

I wonder what crime that the person who posted the ad could be charged with, though. Assuming he/she didn't actually take anything, just invited others to do so, it doesn't seem like they could be charged with larceny. I'm no expert, though.

If anyone sees an update, please post!

Maybe some type of "conspiracy" crime?

cpndl

**Deltaomega** · 31-03-2008

Saw this on digg the other day, pretty bad if people think an ad online is 'proof' that they can take things regardless of what the owner says.

Other things on Digg you'd find interesting are the ones involving the stolen xbox,tv and macbook. Guy comes home to find these items missing, first calls up the local pawn shops asking if someone tried to hawk a macbook with a broken screen and no AC adapter. Gets told a yes, comes down and grabs a copy of the surveillance footage. Does a ton of research on the thief and then when he signs onto a friends xbox or something, gets a message on his account from the kid that bought the xbox from the thief that 'I stole ur xbox'.

Owner then posts ALL of this kids information online and diggs the article, people start calling the house phone # every minute and his parents are pissed because they cannot get any sleep.

Links:
http://digg.com/people/Phone_call_with_XBOX_Morons_Mom
http://digg.com/xbox/WOW_You_re_a_MORON
"The INTERNET is calling!"

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26-03-2008	#11 (permalink)
Darkfinn Banned Donor Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 25 Posts: 3,978 Threads: 84 Gallery Uploads: 18 Wiki Edits: 4 Blog Entries: 17 Reputation: 105	Well... in the days of the old west... stealing a horse was a hanging offense...

26-03-2008	#12 (permalink)
chevre Not your typical kid Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: US Age: 25 Posts: 1,470 Threads: 43 Wiki Edits: 38 Reputation: 38	I should probably clarify the part I thought was funny is that people thought that printing the ad gave them legal right to take the stuff.. and even argued with the guy that they had the right to take it. The actual idea of this happening to someone is of course not cool.

26-03-2008	#13 (permalink)
daria7483 Lurker Donor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 26 Posts: 781 Threads: 13 Reputation: 41	That's awful. Poor guy. He must have an angry ex somewhere or something. I wonder what crime that the person who posted the ad could be charged with, though. Assuming he/she didn't actually take anything, just invited others to do so, it doesn't seem like they could be charged with larceny. I'm no expert, though. If anyone sees an update, please post!

31-03-2008	#15 (permalink)
Deltaomega Lurker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: USA Posts: 107 Threads: 5 Reputation: 3	Saw this on digg the other day, pretty bad if people think an ad online is 'proof' that they can take things regardless of what the owner says. Other things on Digg you'd find interesting are the ones involving the stolen xbox,tv and macbook. Guy comes home to find these items missing, first calls up the local pawn shops asking if someone tried to hawk a macbook with a broken screen and no AC adapter. Gets told a yes, comes down and grabs a copy of the surveillance footage. Does a ton of research on the thief and then when he signs onto a friends xbox or something, gets a message on his account from the kid that bought the xbox from the thief that 'I stole ur xbox'. Owner then posts ALL of this kids information online and diggs the article, people start calling the house phone # every minute and his parents are pissed because they cannot get any sleep. Links: http://digg.com/people/Phone_call_with_XBOX_Morons_Mom http://digg.com/xbox/WOW_You_re_a_MORON "The INTERNET is calling!"