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I think the best bit of the story is when she goes back to the police a second time, and _they_ try to keep the laptop: > After filing the second police report
by aquark 15y ago
I think the best bit of the story is when she goes back to the police a second time, and _they_ try to keep the laptop:
> After filing the second police report, an officer told her he would have to keep the computer as
> evidence, and take prints that Nahwegahbow worried would wipe the computer contents. She
> grabbed the computer from his arms and told him "You can't have it. It's mine. I just got it
> back!" She got to keep it.
At least they saw reason and let her hold on to it!
- pavel_lishin 15y agoWho says they saw reason? They may not have had any legal alternative. Or perhaps they just didn't want to deal with it right before going on vacation.
- CodeMage 15y agoCall me cynical, but I would bet they didn't want to deal with the possibility of a publicity fallout, regardless of whether they had any legal alternative or not. Of course, that could be called "seeing reason", for a very specific value of "reason" ;)
- int3rnaut 15y agoIt's probably the latter haha. It's quite interesting how if you looked at this bureaucratic system from the perspective of a program or a website, you can't help but think of ways to solve the problem in the way any new start-up would; the system is outdated for today's world--and despite that no one dares tackle any of these issues as to not rock the boat or create a system without ample time off for some sweet vacations.