# Electric Car Owner Arrested For Stealing 5 Cents' Worth Of Power **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 4, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135 "2013-12-04T11:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/41 "2013-12-04T17:45:00Z")
> [@fairgentleman Z](#): > > First off, Leaf guy is Rhubarb lady: if this is true then the punishment wasnt enough… ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/42 "2013-12-04T18:48:07Z")
> [@Supraman](#): > > I know its apples to oranges… But I am 100% sure none of you “stealing is stealing and thats final” people have any illegally downloaded movies or songs, at all… right? > > - > - > - Updated - - - > > And this isn’t stated either… Is there a sign that says that its not for general use? Why does this school have an electric car charging station if nobody is allowed to use it? does this school have electric school buses? What other purpose could this serve? Is it for faculty only? His kid goes to the school so obviously he pays school taxes so in theory he kind of did pay for this to be installed, and its .05c I can’t believe anyone actually has a problem with this… Like joe said, the punishment doesn’t fit the crime… This doesn’t change the concept of breaking a law and accepting the risk. I pay state/town taxes that doesn’t entitle me to go use their gas card And by that argument your neighbors house should have a “Don’t use the pool” “Don’t use my water” “Don’t use me electric” signs The point is our current laws are pretty clear stealing whatever less than $1000 is petty larceny since people seem to think $.05 is meaningless what is the number that suddenly matters? $5? $10? If someone steals a $20 shirt from the store and gets caught the same thing would happen It was already mentioned he hasn’t been convicted of anything yet so nobody knows what the punishment is or will be… All that being said I would love to know the whole back story im guessing most cops wouldn’t actually arrest someone for this since they’re most likely in some white suburban neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![Supraman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/supraman/32/7307_2.png) [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/43 "2013-12-04T18:52:48Z")
Going over to my neighbors to get electric? That would be trespassing. Plus technically if they have a pool it has to have a locked gate / be fenced in. Nobody here has all the information. It seems like a stern warning would have been enough in this situation. Like you haven’t been let off for worse? Never stopped for speeding and let go? To a point the amount matters but it also depends on if he is a repeat offender. Has he been told no previously? If this was the first time offense I think it’s crazy. Sent from my iPhone using [Tapatalk](http://tapatalk.com/m?id=1) ---
**Author:** ![Supraman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/supraman/32/7307_2.png) [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/44 "2013-12-04T19:07:37Z")
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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/45 "2013-12-04T19:15:35Z")
I’m just not sure how many people would think its ok to plug their electric car into random outlets to get a free charge. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/46 "2013-12-04T20:06:25Z")
Lets estimate the tax payers dollars for all evolved versus the electricity he “stole.” ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/47 "2013-12-04T20:32:45Z")
This is funny because I’m sure much more power inside the school is wasted everyday then what this guy steals. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/48 "2013-12-05T03:29:29Z")
> [@Carbonfiberhooded](#): > > This is funny because I’m sure much more power inside the school is wasted everyday then what this guy steals. And I see town vehicles idling all the time. So by your logic I guess I can fill up my car at the town pump. What the hell, they’re going to waste more this week than I’ll use. +1 To fairladyz… He stole just .05 this time because he got caught. The fact that he still thinks he did nothing wrong tells me this guy does it all the time. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/49 "2013-12-05T03:39:44Z")
> [@Gus](#): > > Lets estimate the tax payers dollars for all evolved versus the electricity he “stole.” You get evolution debate and taxpayer involvement going and your gonna stretch this thread out to eternity. ---
**Author:** ![Supraman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/supraman/32/7307_2.png) [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/50 "2013-12-05T04:11:43Z")
> [@1QIKZ](#): > > You get evolution debate and taxpayer involvement going and your gonna stretch this thread out to eternity. The plane will take off… Sent from my iPhone using [Tapatalk](http://tapatalk.com/m?id=1) ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/51 "2013-12-05T06:56:43Z")
Not saying what he did was right. Just pointing out leaving the lights on all over the school in rooms not in use, uses up much more than what he stole. He should of at least asked if it was ok. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/52 "2013-12-05T07:19:46Z")
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**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/53 "2013-12-05T07:43:39Z")
> [@Gus](#): > > Lets estimate the tax payers dollars for all evolved versus the electricity he “stole.” Like I said before, this will cost the tax payers nothing, the police, judge, and DA were already working. The district will earn money from the $50 fine or so that he will have to pay, most likely a violation for trespassing or something along those lines. And it’s likely the school was the one that pressed charges, the police just enforce the laws. ---
**Author:** ![m\_wolfenden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@m\_wolfenden](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/m_wolfenden)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/54 "2013-12-05T08:16:05Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > Like I said before, this will cost the tax payers nothing, the police, judge, and DA were already working. The district will earn money from the $50 fine or so that he will have to pay, most likely a violation for trespassing or something along those lines. And it’s likely the school was the one that pressed charges, the police just enforce the laws. you actually believe that? ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/55 "2013-12-05T08:22:12Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > Like I said before, this will cost the tax payers nothing, the police, judge, and DA were already working. The district will earn money from the $50 fine or so that he will have to pay, most likely a violation for trespassing or something along those lines. And it’s likely the school was the one that pressed charges, the police just enforce the laws. Your point is invalid. Sitting around all day doing nothing, rather than taking on more workload has no change on outcome? Plus if the freeloader goes to jail, that’s another body to feed. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/56 "2013-12-05T08:37:12Z")
You realize you don’t end up in jail for petty larceny with no criminal history? ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/57 "2013-12-05T08:45:15Z")
> [@m\_wolfenden](#): > > you actually believe that? Well that is how law enforcement works, so yes. > [@Gus](#): > > Sitting around all day doing nothing, rather than taking on more workload has no change on outcome? Who was sitting around all day? They were clearly arresting this guy. > [@Gus](#): > > Plus if the freeloader goes to jail, that’s another body to feed. You are confusing prison with a holding cell. He was simply at the PD long enough to get in front of a judge, to set up a court date. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/58 "2013-12-05T08:52:50Z")
I thought the snow melted? Some of the arguments going on here are pretty petty if you ask me…no matter how much or what he stole, this guy hooked up to the school without permission. That’s as far as it goes. There is no explanation needed after that, no justification, not even an argument. The guy straight up plugged into somebody elses power source. Maybe if he had tracked down the principal and asked, they might have let him do it if it was an emergency( I doubt it was) and then he probably wouldn’t have had a problem. For all we know, he could have been using multiple places/businesses to charge his car and this was the straw that broke that camel’s back. It has been known that news outlets sometimes leave out valuable pieces of information… ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/59 "2013-12-05T11:08:15Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > You are confusing prison with a holding cell. He was simply at the PD long enough to get in front of a judge, to set up a court date. I guess you’re right… This probably just fits into the everyday routine bracket then. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-power/234135/60 "2013-12-05T14:45:45Z")
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