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Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: miK.
Date: November 08, 2012 03:19PM
C'mon... that's just plain dumb.

iPad sold at Texas gas station was actually a mirror
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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: November 08, 2012 03:22PM
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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: C(-)ris
Date: November 08, 2012 03:26PM
She obviously knew it was stolen and was quick to snap it up for cheap. She got what she deserved.

Can you charge her with attempt to buy stolen property?



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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/08/2012 03:26PM by C(-)ris.
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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: decay
Date: November 08, 2012 03:32PM
at least it wasn't an Android tablet.



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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: rjmacs
Date: November 08, 2012 03:39PM
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C(-)ris
She obviously knew it was stolen and was quick to snap it up for cheap. She got what she deserved.

Can you charge her with attempt to buy stolen property?

Yes, right after she confesses.



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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: graylocks
Date: November 08, 2012 03:41PM
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C(-)ris
She obviously knew it was stolen and was quick to snap it up for cheap. She got what she deserved.

definitely!



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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: Paul F.
Date: November 08, 2012 03:43PM
Just got a flash of a scene in the movie A Few Good Men...
Kevin Bacons character and Tom Cruise's character are plea bargain negotiating...

"He bought drugs..."
"He bought a dime bag of oregano..."
"Yeah, but he thought it was marijuana..."
"So he's innocent... stupid, but innocent... what are you going to charge him with, possession of a condiment?"



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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: OWC Jamie
Date: November 08, 2012 03:48PM
I like the fact it's got a BestBuy sales tag on it smiling smiley



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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: decay
Date: November 08, 2012 04:04PM
and the winning section:

... she felt stupid, but learned a valuable lesson, and offered this advice, "Don't buy nothing on the streets from nobody."

the rarely-heard TRIPLE NEGATIVE!



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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: November 08, 2012 04:10PM
Uhm...
1- Why the hell is she wearing empty BCD glasses frames ? Is this some sort of Harry Potter wannabe thing ?

2- Did you see the incredibly sarcastic text crawl at the bottom of the video ? Woah !
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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: Grateful11
Date: November 08, 2012 04:31PM
Well it was Texas.



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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: Joseph C.
Date: November 08, 2012 05:55PM
Texas has gas stations that are open full time ? Here in NYC you can only get ripped off on odd and even days (depending on the last digit of your license plate)
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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: JPK
Date: November 08, 2012 06:06PM
Rewatch that video. Is she wearing glasses with no lenses? That may explain a lot.

JPK
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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: pRICE cUBE
Date: November 08, 2012 06:29PM
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JPK
Rewatch that video. Is she wearing glasses with no lenses? That may explain a lot.

JPK


It is a fashion trend that people are doing these days.

If I were stupid enough to bite on this offer, I sure as heck wouldn't admit publicly that I was that stupid.



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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: Catzilla
Date: November 08, 2012 06:56PM
A mirror with a Best Buy ad taped to it, wow!
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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: lafinfil
Date: November 08, 2012 09:54PM
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Joseph C.
Texas has gas stations that are open full time ? Here in NYC you can only get ripped off on odd and even days (depending on the last digit of your license plate)


: -D



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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: richorlin
Date: November 09, 2012 06:51AM
You want to buy obviously stolen goods, OK, but why wouldn't she open the box first before handing the guy the money?
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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: Mr645
Date: November 09, 2012 07:07AM
not a big deal, as the buyer would too stupid to use one



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Re: Lesson: Don't buy an iPad in a gas station parking lot.
Posted by: RAMd®d
Date: November 09, 2012 12:33PM
iPad sold at Texas gas station was actually a mirror
[news.yahoo.com]


"See how you are?"


at least it wasn't an Android tablet.

POMTL!


Can you charge her with attempt to buy stolen property?

Tough to *prove* intent, so you'd have to count on a jury agreeing that it was reasonable and prudent to believe it stolen prior to buying. Not really worth the time and effort, I'd guess.


If I were stupid enough to bite on this offer, I sure as heck wouldn't admit publicly that I was that stupid.

Exactly.






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