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On a different story: Our son had his iPhone stolen from him at school. He was in 6th grade and put his bag down to play ball when someone must have walked up

by yardie 3y ago

On a different story: Our son had his iPhone stolen from him at school. He was in 6th grade and put his bag down to play ball when someone must have walked up and rummaged through his backpack. Once he realized it was stolen he called me from his friend's phone. I jumped on Find My and had it down to a house. They turned it off as soon as I pinged and sent a message to it. So, I called the principal and told her, "Could you ask the student who lives at 555 Friendly Lane in North Beach to return my iPhone or I'm going to call the police." The reaction she gave kind of let me know she knew who they were. Kiddo had the phone back in the morning and got a scolding from me and the principal about guarding his things. If the other kid didn't return it I don't know what we could have done. But I think mentioning the police were involved made him, probably 10-12yo, feel he was over his head. An adult would probably tell us to fuck off.

suzzer99 3y ago
I had a guy break into my car and write bad checks to himself with my checkbook that he found in the glove compartment. He had a very unique name, so I was able to pinpoint where he lived, and see that he'd been in trouble with the law for similar stuff in the past. The cops did nothing of course.
- philsnow 3y ago
  > The cops did nothing of course. Let’s assume for the sake of argument that you 100% found the right guy. Now, consider how the incentives work. Depending on where you live, the police might already have more than they can handle just dealing with violent criminals. Even if they’re just sitting around with nothing to do, what do they gain by helping you out with this? It’s not the 1940s anymore, the average policeman works it as a job, not a calling, so even though you’re totally in the right and that person is a criminal.. if they do nothing, nothing bad happens to them, and if they go after the guy, they could get hurt or sued. On the other hand, did you ask a lawyer? That is a person who stands to potentially gain from helping you out. I feel kind of gross typing this out, but I’ve been trying lately to more often “say the quiet part loud”.

by yardie 3y ago

suzzer99 3y ago

I had a guy break into my car and write bad checks to himself with my checkbook that he found in the glove compartment. He had a very unique name, so I was able to pinpoint where he lived, and see that he'd been in trouble with the law for similar stuff in the past. The cops did nothing of course.

philsnow 3y ago
> The cops did nothing of course. Let’s assume for the sake of argument that you 100% found the right guy. Now, consider how the incentives work. Depending on where you live, the police might already have more than they can handle just dealing with violent criminals. Even if they’re just sitting around with nothing to do, what do they gain by helping you out with this? It’s not the 1940s anymore, the average policeman works it as a job, not a calling, so even though you’re totally in the right and that person is a criminal.. if they do nothing, nothing bad happens to them, and if they go after the guy, they could get hurt or sued. On the other hand, did you ask a lawyer? That is a person who stands to potentially gain from helping you out. I feel kind of gross typing this out, but I’ve been trying lately to more often “say the quiet part loud”.