In Texas He Would Have Been Shot!

In Cal, he should be forced to use the device 8 hours a day for a year, in public street.

"the court also vacated an 8- to 12-year prison sentence that had been given to Bertram." Lol..

Laws in the US are primarily designed to punish the poor and/or mentally ill. His main crime was stealing only $500 worth of leaf blowers instead of 500 million which would have put him solidly in the "too big to fail" category. Then they would have let him help write the next iteration of leaf blower security legislation.

But I agree with the court. Using tax payers money to feed him in prison for a decade is just a waste. Using the device in public street for a few years would be much better.

In some sane societies a return or replacement of the misappropriated property, plus enforcement of payment of an appropriate rental fee, would be considered adequate recompense.

At least for my part when it comes to certain simple crimes against my property, money really does heal all wounds. I don't want the fine to go to the state, I want the fine to go to me!

In Seattle, they would have done nothing and let him keep whatever he stole.

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In Las Vegas, the police would arrest the guy and keep the property. Years ago, my laptop was stolen by someone I know indirectly. I heard that he was arrested, but I never got back my laptop.

But only at public level 2 charging sites.

That's what they said about Bernie Madoff too, right? Too big to fail! I guess that's why he never went behind bars.

Charging it or blowing tree leaf(ves)? Or blowing at electric leaf(ves)?

Or blow at Tesla. This morning, there were 3 cars at the L2 chargers. A was not charging. B was charging. C, a Tesla, was looking around. I told him to just move A plug to B and take B plug. He only took B plug without moving A plug. After a few minutes, he said he was going to a real charger. I took B plug. When B driver yelled at me for taking his plug, i said someone else moved your plug, without replacing it with A plug. That someone was the stupid Tesla driver.

You do live a complicated life.

Yes, it's all because of the Tesla driver. Just educating Tesla drivers: It's OK to use public chargers, but don't expect super-charging and follow public charging etiquette

You are such a trip!

Thank you. I started a jo

ke, .... but the joke is on me.

Blowing Leaf at L2 of course end up supercharging Tesla at same.

Hopefully. The supreme court needs to be replaced with some people with common sense.

He wasn't a nobody, but hardly a somebody.

Yeah, I *think* one has the right to use deadly force to even protect your property. Some years ago, a man shot and killed a thief who was stealing the tires off his car in his driveway. No charges were filed. But, again, that was some time ago and I am not current on the laws here. I have heard that we are now an open/concealed carry state. I don't think many people carry here.

The type of episode that if some people read about happening in some country in Africa or in Mexico they'd mutter "what a barbaric country, people are shooting each other over tires over there!"

Feel the same way a about Texas, what a barbaric country:

Their leadership regularly makes motions about secession and the question is who would miss them? I'm not gonna demand anyone fight to keeo 'em.