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Oct 8, 2020 4:06 PM
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blooddiamond101
As an architectural tech student I'm required to buy the school laptop cause Revit, autoCAD, sketchup etc is installed on it. I'd be facked
surfer008
Very interesting comments
MobiusAzarath
Yknow being poor and stealing from corporations is one thing. But to steal from fellow people is fucking ugly no matter how poor.
slaughterhouse4andahalf
My friend got mugged near when his next child support was due and begged the mugger telling him his circumstances. The guy still mugged 1/2
slaughterhouse4andahalf
2/2 him but left $100 in his mailbox. Life is surreal
lasermanso
Reminded me of the movie "Parasite"; poor people canibalising themselves while all the wealth needed is kept out of reach by the few
DukeDarkwood
So, it's a documentary?
MrZev
You stole a $1000 laptop you will get $200 for. Fuck you.
genericanamoly
Plot twist: School laptop that student has to pay for now.
TimeRyderAndTheChronoTeens
I would offer to buy it back from him and have the cops laying in wait when he shows up. Uni students are far poorer than he is!
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
TimeRyderAndTheChronoTeens
Oh I have, I so have.
z0MgIrt3hSt0N3CRv5h3rFr0mt3x4S
If he "needed the money" then he sold it, how would he be able to get the files back to him? Took out the HD? that's very hard on a laptop.
swedeonamoose
nope 0 sympathy.
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
ImHereToGetDownvotes
Agreed. The person deserves no sympathy and is only leaving a note to soothe their own guilt. They're still a piece of shit.
zeacorzeppelin10
"Sorry you're still a cunt in my book give me back my laptop"
Baeloro
It doesn't matter how desperate you are, taking someone's stuff is unacceptable.
YATZl
You have no idea the circumstances of who you stole from. Eat a dick whoever did that hope you get caught
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
TheGodsMustBeCrazy
Oh my god dude stop
afred170
Seems like you’ve never been hungry. Check your privilege
YATZl
As someone who has hit rock bottom and been stolen from there is nothing that fills you with more despair, hopeless and defeated.
YATZl
Also if you are hungry take money from the wallet don’t take the laptop like a cunt
TheAccursedHamster
Yeah no, i don't give a shit what your life is like, you don't steal my shit.
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
bdoverflow101
Theft is theft. You will continue to be a poor person if this is how you make your gains.
Tjitso
"Notice an Sie Selbst" doesn't that mean something like "note to self"? He/she is writing this to him/herself?
Pyroboy85
Jamerperson
This is what I say about my ex
Forgotmyoldaccountbutohwell
Nah fuck that. They know they're a student and still take it, they're even worse. That student ain't gonna be able to pay for another.
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
Forgotmyoldaccountbutohwell
Stealing food doesn't ruin lives, but taking from a financially struggling student is not justifiable. Also, he could easily be lying.
Forgotmyoldaccountbutohwell
About being sorry, I mean. You know, throw a sob story out to keep them from trying to get it back? It's crime, crime is underhanded.
TonyTonyChopp
How about you shut the fuck up and stop replying the exact same thing to every comment.
afred170
You definitely have never been hungry and it shows.
TonyTonyChopp
Guess again bitch
afred170
No. Lmao. I know humility when I hear it. You ain’t it
sinbinrugger
I don’t feel bad for him. I’ve been stolen from multiple times and I’m pretty poor myself. Poses me off so much.
servingmytimeinusersub
One of my students (I was a resident advisor, not a teacher) got shot twice for his laptop.
ProphetChuck
What a cock, that thief.
SaFalken
Regardless of your situation never steal from someone. You have no right to their property.
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
StandBackSomeonesOffened
Food? King and peasant situation. To what extent does your argument reach?
GeorgeSantosTheCreatorOfLight
What
StandBackSomeonesOffened
Should the peasants steal from the king if they’re starving? I’m asking out of curiosity how far you believe your own argument.
IchiNiisan
there is no excuse for stealing
PoopyProblem5
Yes but now you can track where that email waa sent from!
thickythickydumdum
Desperation can lead to crime...our first instinct should be to help people before it comes to this kind of stuff
Imalwaysready
Too many don't see prevention as being as valuable or fulfilling as retribution, though.
LosPer
Why is someone else's desperation my problem? There can be no rights without property rights. Full stop.
GeorgeSantosTheCreatorOfLight
Yes! Why are people arguing this
WhoWantsAMustacheRide
Property is different than people. Fuck the poor?
Cyounext
But sometimes it's just greed
TheBasementNerd
But this guy clearly wasn't
LariCheltsy
So divert funds from law enforcement into crime prevention systems? Preposterous!
AntennaDibb
yeah let's just hire more cops, train them less, and shoot more black people, that'll fix the problem
blazrfrog0
lecruest
No the name is too much, we have rename the slogan to make sure people that people think its ok. Just the title though. Nothing else /s.
theKlois17
I agree. I mean we revere Robin Hood but that doesn't change that he was a thief. Stealing out of desperation is a bit of a grey area.
theKlois17
I still wouldn't want it to happen to me. I agree with the thought that we shouldn't let it get that bad for people. Anyway, have a good day
GeorgeSantosTheCreatorOfLight
Not really a grey area - still a crime regardless of why it was committed. A lot of poor people burgle to make money. Doesnt make it right
theKlois17
Legally, yes 100%. Morally, it gets complicated. Was the thief starving? Was there any other relief possible? Etc.
GeorgeSantosTheCreatorOfLight
The victim shouldnt be the one to rectify the thief's situation.
theKlois17
Yes. But sometimes the thief has nowhere else to turn. I am not saying this is the case here but that there are cases like that.
DrSchlepenstein
Fuck that thief.
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
TheGodsMustBeCrazy
There’s one person in this comment thread who thinks being a broken record is a way to prove a point, and it shows
afred170
Seems like you’ve never been hungry. Check your privilege.
FunkeymonkeyTTR
they might consider that a double win
kevoo118
Sympathy for this person is a joke. Why does he/she need it more than a student? It's possible this student is poorer than the thief anyway.
Bystandr
Better getting back something than nothing.
minipancho94
theifs aren't robin hood. they take when/where they can and not get caught.
Youhavinagiraffe
It's also possible that the thief is trying to identify the valuable documents in order to ransom them. Thinking cynically
Ginocide
Thief has $0, student has -$20,000 due to student debt.
forg0tton
It is possible to have empathy for both individuals because ofthe situation they are both in while still not condoning the thiefs behavior.
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
FunkeymonkeyTTR
its better than a regular thief that takes all your shit and throws the cards from your wallet into a pond
kevoo118
And if a coworker fucks up .... losing one hand in a crusher is better than losing two. Still shouldn't have happened
circlebreaker
Unless we're talking suburban shoplifters indulging a thrill, thieves generally steal stuff by necessity. Pawning that poor college kid's 1/
circlebreaker
laptop might have saved that chode from eviction or put food on the table/into their pet's dish... Still a jerk-ass move though IMO 2/2
blazrfrog0
Yes poor student vs poor thief tomorrow at the bumfights... meanwhile while we watch Bezos just made more than these two will probably see.
AFistfulOfDollHairs
Unless inflation shoots through the roof like a drunken Texan who just found out he was a father.
LeJoop
They? You mean all of us.
afred170
Exactly.
OverlyOpinionated
-$100k after student loans
Tjitso
Also, DON'T FUCKING STEAL!
PrincessNakedMoleRat
It reminds me of when I delivered a pizza to a young woman who "apologized" for not tipping bc she was a single mom. I said, "Yeah. Me too."
afred170
Oh please. You still got paid.
Fergars
I only tip if it's shit weather, but I live in a country where you can sustain yourself on minimum wage.
idonthaveanaccounthere
The audacity of a single mom to not tip is exactly like someone stealing a laptop. /s
MiniBlop
Fuck i don't get your tip culture
StellaZaFella
I don’t. A student likely doesn’t have the money to replace a laptop, pretty much an essential tool for college work. This probably 1/2
2graves
I would be fucking devastated if my laptop was stolen as a student. Which reminds me, I need to back up
TomDiSleepDiver
Don’t know bout the us but here a new laptop is waaaay less then a years tuition or rent
Primalboye
Had my laptop stolen while already strugling with depression and it felt like a kick in the balls that sent me into a spiral.
Primalboye
Sold my guitar later to fund a replacement but the mental damage still stuck. Doing good now tho
cdnmaster
I’m thinking it could be a ploy to get the login to the laptop
ididntgetthejobatfruitloops
My partner and I at the time got our three laptops stolen. I was at the peak of my work and so was she. So much lost in money & time......
Dotheyhangtoolowinthemorning
If only there was a way to make a copy of the stuff on laptops, someone should look in to how we can do that, would save a lot of grief.
thethingthatwentsplat
Sure. And then you can just wish upon a star for hardware to run your apps on. It’s not just about the data. Believe it or not, people 1/
thethingthatwentsplat
do buy computers built to handle specific applications. You wanna do video editing work or firmware programming (where you need a fuck 2/
thethingthatwentsplat
ton of VMs, so, by extension, needing a fuck load of RAM, storage, and CPU cores)? Haha. You are spending $3000 - $5000 on your laptop. 3/
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
SavagePatchKids
What he did was wrong, but his words point to having some sort of kindness. It's desperation born from neglect. Maybe he needed money for a
SavagePatchKids
loved ones meditation, or maybe to feed his family. I don't condone his actions, but I can understand them. And all I'm left with is the
RennegaddeFoxxe
Yeah, meditation can be pricey; especially transcendental meditation.
SavagePatchKids
I was really confused until I reread my comment, haha
SavagePatchKids
thought that none of this would have happened if helping the poor and homeless was a priority.
GeorgeSantosTheCreatorOfLight
Never justify a crime. It's not victimless, and the person he stole from could also be struggling.
GeorgeSantosTheCreatorOfLight
It's not the laptops owners fault medications are so expensive, or his fault the person is poor, so why should he suffer?
SavagePatchKids
I'm not justifing the crime. I said it was wrong. I'm just not willing to condemn someone who was trying to survive. It sucks for both of
SavagePatchKids
of them, and this could have been completely avoided if we actually gave people the assistance that so many need.
spittleteets
Because they don't have dedicated rooms with computers on campus or anything like that...
remarks61693
Consider though that many public university spaces are closed and even if open, students may be learning from home to stay safe
spittleteets
CUNY is lending laptops to all their students in need.
remarks61693
Thats nice
kevoo118
So if there's a bus by you it's okay if I steal your car?
spittleteets
If you're starving, sure. That's why we have car insurance.
remarks61693
Thats... thats not how civilized society works
servingmytimeinusersub
He said he needed the money. If sold it how is he going to get him the files?
coloredgreyscale
Offer to send files; wait a few days for reply before selling.
StellaZaFella
fucked his life up pretty badly. 2/2
UselessCommenting
But I saw them lying around everywhere, I think for free...
Afroman8675
Happened to me - can confirm
flamingflamingo
Same. Does this fucker thing students aren't poor too?
Junktrunkjunkie
I'm poor precisely because I was a student
DanceKing12
Seriously, When I was studying computer science I was mugged and they took my laptop. At the time I could barely support myself. I ended1/2
DanceKing12
Up needing to write code in a notebook. Thankfully a month or 2 later the police tracked it down and I got it back. 2/2
RandomlyAppointedNSAAgent
I feel that. I lived on AutoCAD and photoshop got my course, my school withheld my loan refund for like 3 weeks after the semester started-/
zebulorg
Man in the days before before the CAD bullshit subscription model, I once nearly had a panic attack thinking I lost my product key.
RandomlyAppointedNSAAgent
All of my teachers blamed me for not having a laptop and several suggested I leave the course if I couldn't prepare. I hate to imagine -/
acme64
so you code in notepad.exe? nice
Justwanttomakecomments
Dammit I had to expand this thread again just to upvote you.
G4M5T3R
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DonnaNobleInTheLibrary
More like notepad.tree
zebulorg
Notepad++ at least
Megahudson
Honestly it doesn't make him a better person. I would still punch the guy in the teeth if I caught him. Like stealing tools. Youre not...
Megahudson
Just stealing tools you're stealing someone's ability to work. Which just turns into more theft for those who need tools to work.
techley
Yup. My psycho mother took my laptop and threatened to kill me one year while pursuing an engineering degree. I had to drop out
AnAdvancedCaseOfIdioticIdealism
That's fucked up. I hope you're ok and managed to get back to it (if that's what you really want(ed) to do)
StrangerActsOfKindness
That's horrible! How are you doing now? Hopefully better
techley
I'm doing okay, but never managed to finish the degree. Thank you for asking
ScarecrowSticks
Chromebook is like $137 but yeah a functioning laptop that's actually a laptop would cost a lot to replace
ChipperCorgi
$137 could mean "don't eat or don't make rent this week" for some folks
ReluktantSkeptik
I work in university IT. Chromebooks have a host of compatibility issues. They do not make a good alternative for college students.
ollikahn
yup. if you need fancy tablet to browse Internet with keypad - chromebook is ok. if any software needed — it's when the problems begins.
TexMexHex
Hah, upvoted.
SukhoiSuperjet
The guy is German, I don't think it was that much of a hassle to get a new laptop.
bluemagister
That's pretty racist.
buttdestroyer
Germans get free laptops?
SukhoiSuperjet
German students often have jobs, and they are in most cases eligible for government funding (Bafög)
SukhoiSuperjet
Out of curiosity, why is this post getting downvotes. Are you jealous you have to pay huge student loans?
buttdestroyer
I mean okay, but this is still a big assumption to make from a complete stranger.
BroBaggins
I mean I bought a Walmart Acer for like $160 and used that for 4 years.
ScarecrowSticks
The Aspire One series? That held on for 9 years, old-ass Vista
FinishingCarpentry
That pos thief still deserves a bat to the skull.
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
FinishingCarpentry
Lots of resources for that....stealing from someone? Not an excuse out there that justifies it.
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
afred170
You got the same response twice because you literally suggested killing that dude because he was hungry. Check your privilege
FinishingCarpentry
My privilege? You have no clue. Never said kill a thief, said there's no excuse. A bat to break a hand, hell yeah. Check your assumptions
FinishingCarpentry
I've been homeless. I've had to use food banks. I've stolen instead of asking for help and got my ass beat. And I deserved it. All do.
afred170
No they do not.
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afred170
Same as you. I’ve been hungry. I’ve been in those shoes. I stole. I robbed. I wouldn’t hesitate to do it again.
FinishingCarpentry
Make sure it's not any person who doesn't feel like you have the right to steal their belongings. Best wishes, hope things get better 4 you
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afred170
Have to catch me first. That stupid left his laptop unguarded. Sounds like their own fault.
MadMupp
Ask to meet them and you'll give them the money value of the laptop instead, save them having to sell it. Then when you meet, stomp them.
afred170
There’s a lot of people in this comment section who have never been hungry and it shows.
MadMupp
I've been hungry, ive grown up where my mother didn't eat so we could, ive seen murders in my street. Ive never committed a crime ever.
afred170
Then you haven’t been hungry enough.
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MadMupp
I've been hungry enough to work... thats how it works. I cleaned garages, gardens, washed neighbours cars for any money. But never broke the
MadMupp
Law. So why don't you stop trying to justify this nonsense and maybe go work for a living yourself