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iPod: This Season's Must-Have for Muggers

Posted by pudge on from the it-just-looks-darling-with-your-ski-mask dept.

KH writes "West Midlands police have issued a stark warning to iPod users: ditch the white headphones or pay the price." Apparently, muggers recognize the headphones and target passersby for muggage.

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  1. Re:The solution to the dying iPod battery is ... by packeteer · · Score: 1, Troll

    This is why this happens in the UK and not in America. You see us free Americans have a right to carry guns, lots of em, thats why muggings dont happen in America.

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  2. Lets review this one more time by mcmonkey · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's not theft, it's copyright infringement. Maybe the mugger just lost his iPod and didn't feel he should have to pay for the same thing twice. And if he didn't buy an iPod, he's more likely to buy one now, after seeing how great it is. It's like a demo version of a game.

  3. Good! by Saturninus · · Score: 0, Troll

    Good, fuck those guys!

  4. Re:Mugging by NemosomeN · · Score: 0, Troll

    Insightful? Interesting maybe, funny likely, but I can't say it takes massive amounts of insight to propose that mugging isn't something to look forward to.

    Oh well, just some karma whoring so I can get +5 insightful, too:
    Rectal exams with sandpaper gloves aren't fun.

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