Man jailed for stealing 5c of electricity This does seem more than a little ridiculous. But it raises a bigger point about when you do need to charge an all-electric car and there's no-one around to ask. I'd have thought that, in future when more people have electric cars, this could be something schools could make money out of, much as they make money out of drink vending machines. Anyway, now that the Chamblee Police have blown things all out of proportion, one can only hope that the perpetrator gets the electric chair.
Here is yesterday's thread that is currently at 4 pages. Arrest for theft of 5 cents of electricity | PriusChat It seems that the police dash cam showed that the situation grew to what it is now because this particular resource-stealing Leaf driver was an immense jerk who tried to falsely frame the cop for car damage. (Let's please continue this discussion in the main thread linked above, and not in this.)
I say leave this thread here... in Fred's we can spin it correctly about what a douchebag the thief is to think he can just plug his car in anywhere he can reach... It isn't about the 5 cents at all. It's about being a thief. WHat if he had a regular ICE car and needed some fuel for that... is it ok for him to bring a hose with him whereever he wants to take his car and fill up from what he finds available nearby???
Since we apparently need 3 threads on one topic, let look at this from the Police officer's Point of View. A citizen called in a complaint, so there WILL be complete paperwork. The 'perp' tried to claim that the police officer had damaged his vehicle until shown there was a dash cam in the patrol car. (Once the 'perp' starts making up his facts, you better document your facts very thoroughly) The officer tried to get the 'perp' to leave the school property, but the 'perp' did not. I defy anyone to tell HOW much electricity a person is using from a patrol car. He can see that electricity is being used. Unlike the foreign clip found here, the actual Georgia article states it was simply an outside electrical outlet, not a "public charging station", unless you define "public charging station" as any AC outlet not protected by a police officer. Now the officer files his report, and 11 days pass. Does anyone think the officer decided on his own to go arrest the 'perp'? This is not his call, and it is obvious he in fact did not make the call. The school district wished to prosecute and the Officer's Sargent assigned him and another officer to make the arrest. This makes sense, he will recognize the 'perp', it would be bad to arrest the wrong person. Anyone see the officer from a different point of view?
