Been Robbed Recently? Check Ebay

fistfullast33l writes "A man from Great Neck, Long Island has been arrested on charges of stealing electronic equipment and selling it on Ebay. The police were tipped off when one of his alleged victims was searching for a replacement GPS device and found a perfect match on eBay — almost too perfect. A quick check of the serial number (note to cyber-criminals: don't post those) showed that it was the exact device that had been stolen." From the article: "Police and prosecutors were hesitant to provide details of how they determined all the devices had been stolen, but at least two of the laptops were stamped 'Property of St. John's University.' Detective Ray Cote noted that the GPS devices specifically had the addresses of the legitimate owners programmed in and police were now contacting those victims to eventually return the items."

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Cruel And Unusual Punishment A *Bad* Thing?.....

[IHC Navistar]

I've read quite a few posts dwelling on the topic of people who aren't getting punished, enough, for the kind if crap, like this, that they do.

Does anybody remember the case of Michael P. Fay, the dimwit who spray painted a bunch of cars and stole roadsigns in Singapore and was caned for it?

I GUARENTEE that if we instututed corporal punishment to individuals who flagrantly flaunt the law or are incorrigible, they would definitely think twice about breaking the law. U.S. prisons have become nothing more than expensive, overcrowded hotels for people who treat them as a sort of revolving-door free boarding house.

They are entitled to:

-Free security from themselves (mental health issues) (we pay for the security)
-Free security from others (fREE armed SECURITY, at that) (we pay for the security)
-3 free, healthy, balanced meals a day (we pay for the food, the kitchens to prepare and cook it, cooks to supuervise the prisoners who cook it, and the kitchens and supplies)
-Free healthcare (we pay for the doctors and supplies and hospital trips)
-Free prescription drugs (we pay for them)
-Free protection from the elements (we pay for the safe, durable, strudy facility, and all the maintenance)
-Free room and board (No rent, mortgage, etc.) (we pay the rent)
-Free water (we pay the water bill)
-Free electricity (we pay the eletricity bill)
-Free cable T.V. (we pay the cable bill)
-Free heating / air conditioning (we pay the heating / air conditioning bill)
-Guaranteed showers (we pay for the facilities)
-Free high-speed Internet (we pay for the Internet access)
-Free college / high school education (here in California, you have to be drowning in poverty to even come close to qualifying for State help) (we still pay for that, too)
-Jobs readily provided (yes, the State gives you a job if you behave.) (we pay their wages)
-Free Hospital-level sanitary living and eating conditions. (we pay for the upkeep and maintenance)
-Conjugal visits (Some prisons. But still, you get to spend a few nights, alone, and in your own privacy in a small one-room "cabin" with your wife. Not just any cabin, it has a kitchen where you can cook your own meals, heating/air conditioning, etc. Essentially your own house, but on prison grounds) (we pay for the whole thing)
-Free bed, mattress, blankets, pillows. (we pay for them)
-Free laundry facilities (we pay for them)
-Free recreational grounds (we pay for the upkeep)
-On-call officers 24-hours a day in case you have a question or need something (we pay their wages)
-Less-Than-Lethal weapons in case you get out of control (we pay for them. Compare a $25 stun grenade [to allow officers to restrain you at risk to their own safety] vs. a $.30 bullet)
-Easy access to an attorney or legal representative on request, at no cost to you (we pay for them)
-Free counseling (we pay for the counselors)
-Free addiction-cessation programs (we pay for them and the supplies)
-Free libraries (we pay for the books and facilities)
-The ability to indulge in hobbies like ship building, model making, woodworking, etc. (we pay for the equipment, supplies, facilities, and upkeep)

The Gulags were a pretty good idea, but the mistake was that people were there for ".....speaking against the Government, suspicion, and other manifestations of Soviet paranoia". I'll bet repeat offenders were few and far between. Murderers were probably shot on the spot, and not allowed to relax with the aforementioned "luxuries of life". Yes, I call them luxuries, seeing as how we law-abiding individuals have to work all day to pay for them, and we are not guarenteed them.

Yes, I RTFA, and use this post to explain why people do this sort of thing. They lose very little compared to people who worked hard to buy what they have, er, used to have before these clowns steal it. I work hard for what I have. Yes, *I HAVE* been robbed before: I was beaten unconsious with tire iron and baseball