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Driver Jailed After Taking Nickel's Worth of Electricity
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| 12/4/13
| John Johnson
Posted on 12/05/2013 8:03:17 AM PST by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa
I would be arrested if I siphoned less than 5 cents of gasoline.
It seems the greenies have some idea that ‘green’ energy is manna from heaven or something. The fabled money tree discovered at last! pffft!
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:26:41 AM PST
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
To: SkyDancer
The Volt does, the Leaf and Tesla don’t.
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:26:46 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(Wish everyone see a "Gay Kwanzaa")
To: SkyDancer
Electric cars don’t. Hybrids do.
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:27:29 AM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: Enterprise
Given the cost of having an officer investigate and make an arrest Is there any incremental cost? Does the cop cost the same if he's sitting in a donut shop or actually working?
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:28:27 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(Wish everyone see a "Gay Kwanzaa")
To: Irenic
“I would be arrested if I siphoned less than 5 cents of gasoline.”
Likely moreso for the siphoning than the gasoline.
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:29:04 AM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: Impala64ssa
I suppose this guy is a ahem, JOULE thief? Not bad.
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:29:18 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Fire Muschamp. Go Michigan State!)
To: Impala64ssa
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:29:58 AM PST
by
loucon
To: loucon; IncPen
To: Impala64ssa
Liberals, especially tree-huggers and even sometimes Libertarians, are flabbergasted by reality and common sense.
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:33:22 AM PST
by
X-spurt
(CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
To: Impala64ssa
He then spent 15 hours in jail... Must of been a dry cell.
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:34:15 AM PST
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: lepton
I wouldn’t take kindly to people coming up to my outdoor electrical outlet to charge their phone, either. If someone asked my permission, I would consider it.
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:34:24 AM PST
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
To: Impala64ssa
He spotted an exterior outlet and plugged in his Nissan Leaf, only to get stopped by a police officer after about 20 minutes.I think it's safe to assume that, had he not been spotted by the police officer, he would have continued to charge his car for however long he wanted. The fact that he was stopped after only getting a nickel's worth of electricity should not be a reason to have sympathy for him. He's a thief.
To: Impala64ssa
That’s known as “making an example out of the case” or prosecuting someone agressively and unfairly after years of not being able to stop the alleged activity, hoping that this will scare other people into not performing the alleged activity.
Martha Stewart.
Selective prosecution renders the law invalid.
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:36:37 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
To: Impala64ssa
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:37:42 AM PST
by
clintonh8r
(Don't twerk me, Bro!)
To: nascarnation
"Is there any incremental cost? Does the cop cost the same if he's sitting in a donut shop or actually working? " It cost more if the cop is actually working because resources have to be used to get to the scene, prepare a report, make an arrest, and transport the person to the jail. If the person is kept at the jail for any substantial period of time, resources have to be used to feed and clothe the person. More resources will then be used to file a complaint with the District Attorney's Office and get the case into court.
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:40:45 AM PST
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: SampleMan
"Maybe so but..."? That reminds me of the Louis C.K bit...."Of course. Of course...Of course. But maybeeeee..."
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:43:05 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority...")
To: Impala64ssa
Jailed?
Yet, in California thousands of violent prisoners are being released due to a federal judge’s ruling to reduce overcrowding.
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:43:42 AM PST
by
Bon of Babble
(Don't want to brag...but I can still fit into the earrings I wore in high school!!)
To: Izzy Dunne; Impala64ssa
I suppose this guy is a ahem, JOULE thief? Electrons have consequences.
The humor on this thread is electrifying.
To: C210N
“Must of been a dry cell.”
THAT is funny... :-)
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:44:45 AM PST
by
ToxicMich
((If you are reading this, you are wasting your time. There is nothing here...))
To: apillar
I doubt his excuse that “it was a weekend and nobody was around to ask permission” would have flownLike my Dad used to say, "Does that belong to you? No? Then leave it alone."
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posted on
12/05/2013 8:45:31 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority...")
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