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EV Owner Arrested Over 5 Cents Worth of Electricity From School's Outlet

Posted by Soulskill on from the charged-for-charging dept.

sl4shd0rk writes "It seems you can be arrested in Georgia for drawing 5 cents of electricity from a school's outdoor receptacle. Kaveh Kamooneh was charged with theft for plugging his Nissan Leaf into a Chamblee Middle School 110V outlet; the same outlet one could use to charge a laptop or cellphone. The Leaf draws 1KW/hour while charging which works out to under $0.10 of electricity per hour. Mr Kamooneh charged his Leaf for less than 30 minutes, which works out to about a nickel. Sgt. Ernesto Ford, the arresting officer, pointed out, 'theft is a theft,' which was his argument for arresting Mr. Kamooneh. Considering the cost of the infraction, it does not seem a reasonable decision when considering how much this will cost the state in legal funds. Does this mean anyone charging a laptop or cell phone will be charged with theft as well?"

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  1. Henchman by DudeTheMath · · Score: 3, Funny

    He's obviously in the pocket of Big Oil.

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    1. Re:Henchman by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Funny

      He's obviously in the pocket of Big Oil.

      He stole the script for Fast and Furious 8.

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    2. Re:Henchman by Joce640k · · Score: 3, Funny

      In other news: You can charge a Nissan Leaf with a phone charger....

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  2. Theft is theft, but... by houstonbofh · · Score: 4, Funny

    In most states, Theft under $5 is just a ticket... Theft under 5 cents is a PR nightmare. :)

    1. Re:Theft is theft, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      In most states, Theft under $5 is just a ticket...

      Citation needed

    2. Re:Theft is theft, but... by JonWan · · Score: 4, Funny

      We just shoot them and then call the police. :-)

    3. Re:Theft is theft, but... by sootman · · Score: 3, Funny

      > Citation needed

      If you need a Citation, you can pick one up for a grand or two.

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    4. Re:Theft is theft, but... by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...and report the bullets as stolen.

  3. Re:Theft by schwit1 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Right. Lets ticket everyone that takes a drink from the water fountain too.

  4. Re:Cop was "in his car"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    > So, cops just randomly enter other people's cars?

    Of course not. They pretend to see drugs on the floor of other people's cars, then perform a search of a suspect vehicle. Nothing random about it.

  5. First a nickel... by trailerparkcassanova · · Score: 3, Funny

    then a dime. Pretty soon you're talking about real money!!!