Burglar of Jobs Family's Home Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

[E.Lizardo]

That's not even cool.... seven years is a lot of time for burglary.... but at least he was caught.

I guess you missed the part where he has a bigtime repeater.Knowing California he'll be out in 18 months committing more crimes.

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Holy **** that's a harsh sentence! Recently this guy shot a 17 year old girl in Sweden, and he was only sentenced to 2.8 years in jail.

I know it's to different penal-systems, but still, the punishment doesn't really seem fit for the crime...

If I didn't know better, I'd say it's because it was Steve Jobs house.

That's Sweden's problem!

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Meanwhile on Wall Street...

And Congress...

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PTSD, really?!?! as in war PTSD?

Yes.The military does not have the copyright on it.I have a mild case due to some horribly botched surgery that turned my 4 day stay in the hospital into two months,including 5 weeks in a coma.

 

[Glideslope]

wow, 7 years jail for that ? You'd have to murder someone in Belgium to get that much.

Come on. That would be a Triple Homicide. You know very well a Single Premeditated Murder in Belgium is 1-3 in a Brothel.

 

[blackburn]

Some countries like Portugal have the max sentence at 25 years, kill one get 17 years, kill many you can only get 25 tops.
I don't think that 7 years is much. After being robed you do change your perspective. That feeling of security? Gone.

 

[mrsir2009]

If he had broken into a normal house and stolen some computers, phones and jewellery, I wonder if the sentence would still be a huge seven years inside?

 

[HenryDJP]

Let's face it though. If it hadn't been such a high profile victim, I bet the bloke would have got away with a slap on the wrist.

I don't think so, it was grand theft. Stop making this out to be about Apple, Steve Jobs or anyone else high profile. The guy robbed multiple homes. Did you notice that none of the owners of the other homes were announced? Perhaps they weren't high profile??? The guy is not being sentenced to 7 years for burglarizing Jobs' home only. If you guys in the UK don't punish people very much for grand theft and multiple home robberies then your country is sadly misguided.

Perhaps I'm wrong....

I wouldn't bet against it.

most of the time in the UK if a 'minor' theft is committed - even home invasion and it wasn't from somebody famous or a massive multinational, the police don't even bother to look into it.

Once again, it wasn't minor, it was grand theft and as for what you say about the police in the UK not taking heed to a home invasion? I call BS on that. Am I correct that you are under age 20?

 

[Morshu9001]

Not exactly, is the AppleCare advisor just going to trust that the person calling in and want's help finding "his" Macbook is actually the real owner? It could be someone trying to use them to find the whereabouts of a person in a witness protection program or something like that.
That's why Apple never helps customers with stolen products and instead refers them to the police and only track the item if the police warrants them to.

If you bought a MacBook, you'd have a receipt, and the serial number would be linked to your receipt. Cell companies know which SIM card and SN is yours, too.

 

[dazed]

If he had broken into a normal house and stolen some computers, phones and jewellery, I wonder if the sentence would still be a huge seven years inside?

I think the jobs household was one of many he allegedly did, so I think this is a combined sentence.

But yeah, I bet he regrets robbing such a high profile resistance.

 

[trunten]

Not really impressed that when my iPhone was stolen i was told by the police that there was no chance I would get my phone back and to call my network and get them to block it but if you're well known enough tracking it down seems trivial. Not surprised , but not impressed.

 

[HenryDJP]

If he had broken into a normal house and stolen some computers, phones and jewellery, I wonder if the sentence would still be a huge seven years inside?

Make certain you read the article before posting.

 

[Kaibelf]

PTSD, really?!?! as in war PTSD?

PTSD isn't just confined to war. It also applies in kidnappings, assaults, molestation, etc.

 

[MrDc2]

I think they will if requested by the police, but Apple never deals directly with their customers when it comes to stolen products. In fact, it's their policy to never even acknowledge it as stolen if a customer tells them so. The customer has to report it to the police and the police will have to contact Apple as part of the investigation.



Oh "boo-hoo, I'm traumatized"... You can't seriously compare PTSD to being murdered? But yeah, it's not that 7 years for home invasion and theft is too high, it's that the sentences for violent crimes often is disgustingly lenient.

Boo freaking hoo? ..and then you go on to say, " it's that the sentences for violent crimes often is disgustingly lenient." Make up your mind.

 

[Verbatim Cookie]

idg news service reports

story credit..?

ಠ_ಠ

Dammit, all the capital letters got uncapitalized.

 

[lostngone]

7 years

That is about 3 years shorter then I would have liked..

For people who think that is a long sentence do not worry. He will be eligible for early parole in about 3 years and will be out of jail to rob you.

 

[Gasu E.]

I think the jobs household was one of many he allegedly did, so I think this is a combined sentence.

But yeah, I bet he regrets robbing such a high profile resistance.

Not "allegedly". He confessed to eight separate burglaries.

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I think our prison system needs to be reinvented, you are right. Nowadays it seems like staying, i don't want to say at a hotel, but maybe at a college dorm.

You must have gone to one scary college.

 

[joueboy]

B&w tv!

That's nothing really I know it's harsh but here the suspect sometimes turned into a victims. Anyone remembered the black man stole a black & white television and got a life sentence. I think it boils down into where the incident happened, what kind of person are you and who was the offended party. In his case he's lucky to get only 7 years and I'm sure he will learn a very good lesson. I know it's harsh but I'm not worried about it, makes me realized though that I have to think wisely before doing something stupid.

 

[MrDc2]

I hope thats a joke in bad taste.

Hypothetical situation: Someone is wrongly accused and executed. How do you go back from that exactly?

There's a very good reason the US is the only country left in the developed world killing criminals.

Nothing gives a person, government, etc the right to terminate someone elses life, period.

Disagree.

A man murders, rapes and kills multiple people and continues to do so until he is caught by authorities. Say he kills your mother, father, brother or sister. Should we then put him in a prison with non-violent offenders where he may kill someone else? Did that man have the right to take your family's lives?

We put down animals that just bite people. I don't see why we can't "put down" mentally capable humans that would continue to murder if given the opportunity. Instead we set them up in prison with a warm bed, internet, television and 3 square meals a day. Yeah, it's no Embassy Suites, but it is much better treatment than that person could ever deserve.

 

[sn]

"Obduction, rape and murder, one victim, 40 years."

Must have been the obduction part that put the sentence over the top.

'obduction' certainly put the sentence over the 40 character mark.

 

[Lennholm]

Boo freaking hoo? ..and then you go on to say, " it's that the sentences for violent crimes often is disgustingly lenient." Make up your mind.

My mind is made up. The poster I was replying to was basically saying that being traumatized is just as bad as being murdered, I'm saying that compared to being murdered being traumatized IS "boo-freaking-hoo".

 

[nick_elt]

You forget he'll get out in 2.5-3 yrs on good behavior only federal crimes do you actually serve the full sentence in California for everyday of good behavior he earns a day off his sentence.

That is such a joke. Its the same as in Nz. Surely good behaviour is expected and you should get longer for bad behaviour.

 

[MrDc2]

My mind is made up. The poster I was replying to was basically saying that being traumatized is just as bad as being murdered, I'm saying that compared to being murdered being traumatized IS "boo-freaking-hoo".

True. /agree

 

[nick_elt]

That is about 3 years shorter then I would have liked..

For people who think that is a long sentence do not worry. He will be eligible for early parole in about 3 years and will be out of jail to rob you.

Exactly. Why are ppl defending him?

 

[xanagu]

He should at least have killed someone for that time

 

[nick_elt]

Not really impressed that when my iPhone was stolen i was told by the police that there was no chance I would get my phone back and to call my network and get them to block it but if you're well known enough tracking it down seems trivial. Not surprised , but not impressed.

I dont think your iphone was worth 60,000 and the guy prob wasnt a big time crook.

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He should at least have killed someone for that time

Dont want to live in the town ur in charge of...

 

[xanagu]

Wow, you Americans have harsh sentencing, no wonder you have the highest incarceration rate in the world, if he was black he'd have got the chair.

definitely

 

[gnasher729]

Why should the penalty differ based on the wealth or fame of the victim?

Let's say you steal a car. You might steal the car of someone who needs it to get to work to feed his family, has no money to replace it, and gets into huge trouble. Or you might steal the car of someone who has three more cars in his garage, tons of money, and is not even inconvenienced. Same crime but one had much more impact on the victim. I'd think the one that had more impact on the victim would deserve a harsher punishment.