Attempted ipod theft, how do you react? - Page 4

touchfaith · #1 06-24-2005, 01:44 PM

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Attempted ipod theft, how do you react?

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Violently

glen · #2 06-24-2005, 01:53 PM

after he said "just keep walking. . . ", I just kind of gave him a wtf are you serious look and said, "no, give it back now." He threw it one of his friends, so I turned to get it from the other guy, who then threw it back to the other kid. Now, here's what's interesting. . . the doors should have shut at this point, but they didn't, so obviously the driver of T must have been aware something was up. I kept saying, "just give it back. . . " and he kept saying he wasn't going too. Of the 4 kids, 3 were black and one was hispanic. I am sure none of them had weapons, and after the little hot potato stunt I was seriously pondering taking an any means necessary approach. The kid was sitting down the whole time as I was standing in front of him. . fortunately, and I am pretty sure race came into play here, another black guy started to say sternly to the kid, "Just give him back his ipod." I wasn't sure if he was with them or not, but after a little while I concluded he wasn't. After like a minute of both me and the other guy telling him to hand it over, he finally did. As I walked out of the train, the kid called me a "f*cking racist piece of [censored]. . ." which is really annoying and random since I was half asleep on the train and never said anything but "just give it back."

So, essentially, I just let him go. I could have pressed the emergency button on the T and had someone come out, which would ultimately get the mbta police involved, but I was just happy to get my ipod back and move on with the day. As soon as got off the train, I felt like a pus. I decided to just call teh mbta police and report it and since I work right outside of the aquarium stop, they said they wanted to send some people up to talk to me, since this has been a common occurrence as of late. I gave teh descriptions and they said they may come back and have me identify some photos, which would be cool.

Also, I think somehow this has to do with karma, and the fact that JV left his Old Navy New York jacket in the hotel during last years wsop. He wanted me to mail it to him and I didn't, partially because I am lazy and partially because I like the coat. I am convinced taht during the alcs this fall some kid tried to punch me because of teh coat. Fortuantely, he was too drunk to connect and got dealt with by the locals. You just can't get any respect in this city with new york paraphernalia. Even though it is not a yankees coat, I think it just makes people mad to see "New York" in big letters. . . . So, when I get off teh plane tonight in Vegas, one of my first priorities will be to give him back this damn coat. . .

HopeydaFish · #3 06-24-2005, 02:08 PM

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As I walked out of the train, the kid called me a "f*cking racist piece of [censored]. . ."

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Of course this makes you racist. You should have let him rob you without making a scene. Sheesh.

Ulysses · #4 06-24-2005, 02:43 PM

Kung-fu their ass, philley.

glen · #5 06-24-2005, 02:58 PM

Since you turned Paluka into a confrontational machine, maybe if we had spent more time together in the past I would have. . . .

Ulysses · #6 06-24-2005, 03:15 PM

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Since you turned Paluka into a confrontational machine, maybe if we had spent more time together in the past I would have. . . .

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Nah, Paluka just has all this bottled-up angst from his ridiculous "vegetarian" thing. He's a time-bomb ready to explode.

djoyce003 · #7 06-24-2005, 03:25 PM

I'd try the nice approach first...if that didn't work, and it's on, make sure your first punch counts and completely disables one of them....i'd try to make my second one count as well. Hit the first dude real hard right on the point of the nose...fight dirty too. Probably can't grab the black guys by the hair unless they had dreads, but you could grab the hispanic dude by the hair and put his head through a window...that leaves 2 on 1 and if you've completely disabled the first 2, the other's won't want any part of you. Hitting in the nuts/kneecaps/ankles is completely legal here.

Macdaddy Warsaw · #8 06-24-2005, 03:37 PM

My friend was walking through Brooklyn one day with his iPod held out in front of him (he was changing songs). Well, he obviously wasn't watching where he was going and bumped into a huge <font color="white"> black (OMG RACISM, WHY AM I MENTIONING RACE) </font> guy who grabbed the iPod from him and starting walking away. My friend is 6' 1" and maybe 150 soaking wet, and he described this guy as taller and very big. My friend goes after the guy (this is in the middle of the day and there are people everywhere) screaming at him to give his iPod back, hoping that somebody else on the street might get involved. Nope, everybody looks but nobody does anything, but finally the guy turns around and makes a deal with my friend. The offer? He punches my friend in the face, and in return, he gets his iPod back.

My friend agreed to the terms. He survived, and the guy kept his word.

What the hell?

FouTight · #9 06-24-2005, 03:51 PM

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My friend was walking through Brooklyn one day with his iPod held out in front of him (he was changing songs). Well, he obviously wasn't watching where he was going and bumped into a huge <font color="white"> black (OMG RACISM, WHY AM I MENTIONING RACE) </font> guy who grabbed the iPod from him and starting walking away. My friend is 6' 1" and maybe 150 soaking wet, and he described this guy as taller and very big. My friend goes after the guy (this is in the middle of the day and there are people everywhere) screaming at him to give his iPod back, hoping that somebody else on the street might get involved. Nope, everybody looks but nobody does anything, but finally the guy turns around and makes a deal with my friend. The offer? He punches my friend in the face, and in return, he gets his iPod back.

My friend agreed to the terms. He survived, and the guy kept his word.

What the hell?

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If this is true, and I have no reason to believe it is not, this is the type of [censored] that makes me very pissed off. The fact that people walk around on this earth thinking that they have the right to either punch someone in the face or keep their property, just because they got bumped into.

argg

RicktheRuler · #10 06-24-2005, 03:55 PM

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My friend was walking through Brooklyn one day with his iPod held out in front of him (he was changing songs). Well, he obviously wasn't watching where he was going and bumped into a huge black (OMG RACISM, WHY AM I MENTIONING RACE) guy who grabbed the iPod from him and starting walking away. My friend is 6' 1" and maybe 150 soaking wet, and he described this guy as taller and very big. My friend goes after the guy (this is in the middle of the day and there are people everywhere) screaming at him to give his iPod back, hoping that somebody else on the street might get involved. Nope, everybody looks but nobody does anything, but finally the guy turns around and makes a deal with my friend. The offer? He punches my friend in the face, and in return, he gets his iPod back.

My friend agreed to the terms. He survived, and the guy kept his word.

What the hell?

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I try not to use this word liberally, but I HATE this guy. This is why concealed weapons permits rule. I bet he would have given me my Ipod back that fucker.