So sad it's come to this...

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  1. Dady

    Dady Well-Known Member

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    This is so sad!
     
  2. JenEm

    JenEm Pollywog

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    Sorry that this happened to them. That is both scary and traumatic. And, as you said, so sad that it has come to this.
     
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  3. mcurtt

    mcurtt give me all the paleo brownies

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    I wonder if it was boredom that something like this happened. Thankfully no one was hurt physically.
     
  4. gonewiththewind

    gonewiththewind I choose joy.

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    So glad that neither were injured physically, but the trauma of that kind of action will be hard for them to process. I don't like to let my kiddos walk down the road by themselves these days. It's absolutely so different from when I was young. :(
     
  5. Karen

    Karen Wiggle it, just a little bit!

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    That's so awful for those poor boys. :( I don't even get why they would steal a cell phone anyway? Mine is locked with facial recognition and everyone else in my family has a passcode lock, so nobody could even use ours if they stole them anyway. It's just so senseless. :(
     
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  6. jk703

    jk703 CEO of Anything and Everything, Everywhere

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    That is so traumatic, especially at 14! DH was robbed at gunpoint, but he was in his 20's. Glad they are safe. Sad that a phone and ear bud can cause someone to rob another person.
     
  7. Donitab

    Donitab If only the TV would yell back

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    So glad they were not hurt, but yes, we live in a world with increasing violence. It can be very scary. Prayers for him and his family.
     
  8. LynnZant

    LynnZant Well-Known Member

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    A classmate stole my daughter's phone right out of her backpack. The police tracked it down to one of those ATM looking things at a Walmart where you can turn in electronics. We got the phone back (minus the SIM card), and that girl and her boyfriend now have records. I hope it was worth the $60 to $90 they got for the phone.
     
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  9. Cherylndesigns

    Cherylndesigns All glasses should be bigger than 1.5 oz

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    Awful! You have to guard everything you have now! Like you said, Lynn; they did it for such a small amount of return and now have police records!
     
  10. Dalis

    Dalis Jose Cuervo is NOT a good friend

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    Oh that's terrible! I know how excited you were about your library opening back up after the remodel!
     
  11. Karen

    Karen Wiggle it, just a little bit!

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    Ah! I hadn't thought of that avenue for money. I guess I wouldn't make a very good crook. :giggle I'm glad the ones that stole your daughter's phone got caught! :agree
     
  12. LynnZant

    LynnZant Well-Known Member

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    When the detective told me about that machine (I had never heard of if before), I asked him if that doesn't promote stealing. He said you have to give them your driver's license, swear you are the owner, and someone is remotely looking at you through a camera to make sure the person using the machine is the same person on the driver's license. I guess those two dummies didn't make good crooks either. lol That's how they got caught. However, I bet a lot of parents would have just yelled at their kid for losing their phone. That's probably what the crooks were betting on. I know how obsessive my daughter is about her phone, so I knew she didn't just lose it. Even the vice principle seemed a little shocked and put off when I told him that I was going to file a police report. How dare I, right?
     
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  13. KarenB

    KarenB I like dogs. And maybe three people.

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    What an awful thing to have happened. Especially so close to where you live :(
     
  14. Ga_L

    Ga_L Well-Known Member

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    So sad and terrible
     
  15. HeatherB

    HeatherB Ain't nothin wrong with a few dust bunnies!

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    Good for you for following through and filing the report. It seems awful that the vice principal tried to pressure you not to.
     
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  16. yellowpeep

    yellowpeep Spaaaarrrrrkkkleeeee

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    I'm so sorry to hear that happened.
     
  17. norton94

    norton94 Thank goodness I'm still a Well-Known Member

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    Terrifying for them. Sad indeed. I'm so sorry
     
  18. cookingmylife

    cookingmylife Pizza would be my last meal, except ...

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    Forget who suggested the theft could have been from boredom. I seriously doubt that as an iPhone and Apple ear buds can bring a nice bit of money traded in the drug market. There is a pocket of public housing very near the library and two days ago a 14 yr old boy (resident) was shot and killed there at 10pm. Yesterday it was a 17 yo boy shot and killed and this is a well maintained and good looking project. The imbalance in our town and society...
     
  19. norton94

    norton94 Thank goodness I'm still a Well-Known Member

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    Yikes!! That’s tragic.
     
  20. Cherylndesigns

    Cherylndesigns All glasses should be bigger than 1.5 oz

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    WOW!! This is why people don't report stuff like this! Really angers me that you got that kind of response. You're right - "how dare you"!!!
     

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