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He's a kid. He might have stolen the phone, or it might have been given to him by someone at his school, or he might have found it on the street, on a park bench, or at a public library. We just don't know. "most likely stole the phone" isn't a true statement. He's a kid. Is this how we treat children in this day and age? Is this the civilized thing to do? I don't think so. Anyway, HTC could simply have said: "Thank…
Look, if it's stolen property, it doesn't matter if it's you that stole it or not, my parents taught me to give it back to the owner. That's how it works - "finders keepers" never applies, ever. I don't know, maybe this kid's parents forgot to teach him. But either way, just from a use your brain perspective, if you do have stolen property, the last thing you want to do is go bragging on the internet in a video about…
Regardless of how unwise or immature his actions were, the company should not have treated him the way they did.