Agreed. Call me paranoid, but this is exactly the reason I printed up some "Permission to
Charge" sheets I keep in the glove compartments of my EVs in case I ever need to plug in
somewhere. I wouldn't plug in unless I got permission from the property owner, and then
I'd have them just put their name on the form, which says "Vehicle has permission to plug
in for charging" and the date. Just in case someone (like the police officer) shows up
and thinks I'm doing something improper.
This guy should never have plugged in without permission. Think about it -- he has no
idea what that branch circuit can handle, or what else might be connected to it. What if
a freezer or some critical piece of equipment is operating on the same circuit, and the
extra load from the EV trips the breaker with nobody there to reset it?
Just plain irresponsible.
-Tom
On 12/4/2013 12:19 PM, SLPinfo.org wrote:
Zeke, Lee, and Peri,
I don't disagree. The amount of theft was a pittance, and yes the police
officer very likely had much more important things to do with his time!
And taking it to court makes absolutely no sense at all.
But my point is that the magnitude of the crime does not take away from the
fact that it still was theft. I'm not a parent but we've all heard the
story of the kid who steals a candy from the store and his parents find out
about it. The parents make the kid go back to the store, admit to the
theft, apologize, and make restitution. The parents want to send the
message that stealing is stealing no matter how small the theft. Or am I
just too old and no one does this anymore?
Again I don't want to sound holier than thou, but I think the police
officer was right in this case.
And once again it just makes EV drivers look bad.
- Peter Flipsen Jr
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Lee Hart <[email protected]> wrote:
SLPinfo.org wrote:
As true as that might be it doesn't change the fact that this guy took
something that wasn't his and that he didn't have permission to take. The
size is irrelevant. I'm no angel but even I see it as wrong.
No District Attorney in his right mind would take this to court. If he
did, a judge is certain to throw the case out. And even if he didn't,
what's the fine going to be? A nickel?
There are a million "crimes" like this every minute of every day. Every
one of us probably commit such "crimes" on occasion. Did you leave the
light on in the public restroom? Take an extra napkin from McDonalds?
Borrow a pen and forget to return it? They all needlessly cost the company
money.
I wonder if there is more to the story? Was the Leaf owner belligerent, or
was there already "bad blood" between the Leaf owner and police officer?
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That's how the light gets in.
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