http://mashable.com/2010/04/29/jon-stewart-apple/
The definitive take on the issue. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:57 AM, David K Watson <[email protected]>wrote: > > That is not a fair or accurate comparison. > > > > How is it not a fair comparison? A running car in a convenience > store parking lot has the presumption that the owner will return > to it very quickly, while a phone that has been left unclaimed for a few > hours does not, but that has no bearing on the actions of someone > who takes either one knowing that it isn't theirs and eventually > sells it to someone else who also knows this. > > Stripped to the bare essentials, we have: > > A) Guy takes physical possession of misplaced valuable item > that is not his > B) Well before he could think it reverts to him, guy sells > item to someone who also knows the item is not his. > > > On Apr 28, 2010, at 11:36 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: > > > From: "Rev. Stewart Marshall" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: illegal search warrant? > > > > That is not a fair or accurate comparison. > > > > Stewart > > > > > > At 09:17 PM 4/28/2010, you wrote: > >> You can personally feel that Apple was foolish in how they let the > >> phone be stolen, but that has absolutely no legal bearing on its > >> theft. > >> > >> There are still people who are foolish enough to leave their car > >> running and unlocked when they go into a convenience store, > >> but if the car gets stolen, the thief can't plead this as an extenuating > >> circumstance if he or she gets caught. > > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
