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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Apr 24, 2010 22:19:04 GMT
Hmmm. So what do you think the charge should be and how about the punishment. Clearly the thief didn't intend to rip off this man's finger but that's what happened. What do you think his punishment should be? tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/04/24/ipad-pinky-theft-suspect-arrested/?source=yahoo_quoteiPad pinky theft suspect arrested Posted by Philip Elmer-DeWitt April 24, 2010 5:07 PM Accused of yanking an Apple bag until the cord tore off part of the victim's little finger Surveillance video. AP Photo/Denver police According to the Denver Post, police have arrested a man suspected of the strong-arm theft of a newly purchased Apple (AAPL) iPad outside a local shopping mall. The man was identified as Brandon Darnell Smith, 20. A surveillance camera had captured an image resembling Smith near the parking garage where the crime took place. He was arrested early Saturday morning in a traffic stop. The victim, William Jordan, 59, told police he had purchased the iPad on April 15 as a corporate gift from the Apple Store in Denver's Cherry Creek Shopping Center. He left the mall with the cord of a white Apple bag wrapped around his little finger. "The next thing I know, I'm spun around. I see this kid … and he's pulling it out of my hand," Jordan told KDVR Denver. "He kept pulling until something had to give, and it wound up being my finger." Jordan gave chase until saw how badly he was injured. Doctors later amputated part of his pinky. Apple products have been attractive targets for thieves since the launch for the original iPod in 2001. Apple's distinctive packaging — from the bags they leave the store in to the white earbuds their owners wear — make them easy to spot.
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Post by sadie1263 on Apr 27, 2010 15:59:57 GMT
Well....it doesn't really matter that the thief didn't intend to harm him. He intended to rob the man during which time the man was seriously injured........I'm not sure what the actual charge would be............aggravated robbery......not sure if you can get more than that.
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