Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thefts and burglaries used to be punishable by death in Britain. You could be hanged in the late 1700s for stealing as little as 40p. The law was so widely seen as barbaric and inhumane even by the standards of the time, that prosecutors back then often charged thieves with stealing 39p worth of goods or cash to avoid seeing them hanged for what was a minor theft. Fortunately, we now value human life over property to the extent that such laws are no longer on the books. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 3/20/13 9:27 PM, "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> wrote: >Oh, I feel for you. My gosh, I do. There are times when I feel the death >penalty should not be for murder; it should be for burglary. > >Herbert Kanner >kanner at acm.org >650-326-8204 > >Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > >On Mar 19, 2013, at 9:17 PM, Phil Forrest wrote: > >> So, today I left the house in a rush and left my cell phone in my >> apartment. While I was at work, someone broke in to my apartment and >> stole all of my digital gear. Nikon D2x and D2Hs. A 17-55mm G DX ED >> AFS, a 14mm f/3.5 Sigma AF and my just purchased for a song and cleaned >> 24mm f/2.8 AIS. Also stolen was my very recently invested-in cell phone. >> >> My housemate had a few rings stolen, earrings, a Canon IVSB with >> Jupiter-12 and a Pentax Spotmatic F with 50mm f/1.4 SMC Takumar. >> >> This day was a headache at my crappy retail job and utter heartache >> when I got back to my apartment. My ability to make more than half of >> my income is gone and I was waiting until my next paycheck to insure my >> gear with a new partner company through my auto insurance company. >> >> To all those in the greater NYC/Philly area, this corridor is rife with >> gear being fenced back and forth between the cities. If, by chance, you >> happen to notice a rather rare D2Hs (hard to come by since people kept >> them) let me know and I'll alert the authorities. I have all serial >> numbers of everything that is missing except that awesome *new* 24mm. >> >> One of these days my sh**ty life might turn around. >> >> Thanks all. >> >> Phil Forrest >> >> -- >> http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information