I'm all for vengeance but it just seems ironic and unfortunate that Johnny Boi will almost inevitably get out of prison sometime in the next 2 years more hardened and better equipped to be a complete fuckup, undoubtedly progressing to even stupider but possibly more violent and disruptive crimes. Just saying.
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#22Did anyone else find the attitude of this article outrageous? Bragging about sending a young man to prison over her blackberry?
It's much more likely that the two year prison sentence was due to the young man's violation of his probation than for petty theft. Anyway, I didn't think the author was bragging about the prison sentence -- that was up to a judge to decide. Rather, the author was bragging about tracking the guy down. Surely you don't think the thief should have gotten away with his crime scot-free?
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#23Did anyone else find the attitude of this article outrageous? Bragging about sending a young man to prison over her blackberry?
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#24I'm all for vengeance but it just seems ironic and unfortunate that Johnny Boi will almost inevitably get out of prison sometime in the next 2 years more hardened and better equipped to be a complete fuckup, undoubtedly progressing to even stupider but possibly more violent and disruptive crimes. Just saying.
So, the better option for dealing this thief would be...?
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#25Righteous vengeance. Fortunately for her, the demographics of the thief allow the audience to unhesitatingly endorse law enforcement action without blaming the victim. Many people who have been victimized in SF are not so lucky.
Care to explain? Thanks.
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#26This is a great article. Thanks for sharing.
Reading how one can exploit tech to accomplish something gives way to entrepreneurial ideas.
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#27> "By now it was Friday afternoon, and Inspector Vargas does not work weekends or Mondays, thanks to the California state budget cuts." The movies would have you believe that detectives work around the clock and would do anything and everything to catch a crook. Rude awakening. Seems like a lot of crimes must go unsolved because of this - time just seems like such a critical aspect of a lot of cases.
> The movies would have you believe that detectives work around the clock and would do anything and everything to catch a crook.
Well, to be fair, movies tend to deal with international espionage, zillions of dollars of diamonds/gold/cash/whatever, heinous murders, nuclear weapons, and things of that ilk, rather than stolen GPS devices.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
In considering the benefits of what she did, you also have to take into account the crimes this guy will not commit while in jail.
Unfortunately, that doesn't really counteract the new skills he will learn while in jail. :/
So we should just let him romp around, stealing what he feels like? I'm all for improving jails (and not filling them with people busted for drugs), but this guy sounds like he ought to be spending some time in a facility where he is not at liberty to steal people's things, however it's run. Like others have noted, he was already on probation for some other crime, which is likely what got him locked up, not simply stealing the GPS.
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#29What stood out to me was this comment: "Dude!!! How do you not work? You win the freak'n lotto???"
So maybe the criminals often don't even realize that what they do is actual work?
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#30Righteous vengeance. Fortunately for her, the demographics of the thief allow the audience to unhesitatingly endorse law enforcement action without blaming the victim. Many people who have been victimized in SF are not so lucky.
Care to explain? Thanks.
He looked like a neo-nazi. Most people who are convicted for robbery in SF do not.
For the typical Salon reader, if a homeless member of a minority group smashed their window and grabbed their stuff, they would feel resignment. They wouldn't want to throw the book at someone who had suffered so much. In fact, they would actually get more angry at a writer who pushed for harsh penalties and jail time. Contrast to their reaction to this criminal.
From a purely utilitarian perspective, if you are victimized, it is better if your attacker is from a group that has no sympathetic constituency, deserved or not.