Friday, 25 March 2011

Worse Than Jail: Sentenced To Life On YouTube

Remember the earlier post, "Laptop Thief's Ridiculous Dance Video Posted By Tech-Savvy Victim"?  The story continues:


Important things to consider here:
  • The theft wasn't an impulse action, immediately regretted. The thief was happy to make use of his new acquisition to make the (now infamous) video.
  • There is no reason to think the laptop would have been returned but for the video.
  • There is no reason to think that anyone less tech savvy than the owner of the laptop would have his laptop back, or an apology.
  • The thief has returned the laptop & made a statement.
  • Legal action may yet be taken by "the detective".
  • As of 22:55 GMT Friday 25 March the video is still on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c8W1NDYf38&feature=player_embedded
What would you do?

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