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joltaxt

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I have to share this crazy story that happened recently. Around 2 weeks ago I was on a flight I initially wasn't excited about but that quickly changed. When I got into my seat I look inside the seat pouch and low and behold there was an iPad 2! The person next to me couldn't believe it either. I started playing around with it and when I looked over my shoulder I noticed the flight attendant had seen the whole thing. She walked up to me and said "sir is that yours?" to which I quickly and firmly shot back, "yes it is, is there a problem?" leading her to give me a puzzled look and then walking away. The person next to me just chuckled, and I stored it away in a safe place so no one would notice.

They say everything happens for a reason, and in my case I ended up with 2 Ipads :D

Still debating on what to do with the other one. Will probably sell it for a nice paycheck =)
 
joltaxt said:
I have to share this crazy story that happened recently. Around 2 weeks ago I was on a flight I initially wasn't excited about but that quickly changed. When I got into my seat I look inside the seat pouch and low and behold there was an iPad 2! The person next to me couldn't believe it either. I started playing around with it and when I looked over my shoulder I noticed the flight attendant had seen the whole thing. She walked up to me and said "sir is that yours?" to which I quickly and firmly shot back, "yes it is, is there a problem?" leading her to give me a puzzled look and then walking away. The person next to me just chuckled, and I stored it away in a safe place so no one would notice.

They say everything happens for a reason, and in my case I ended up with 2 Ipads :D

Still debating on what to do with the other one. Will probably sell it for a nice paycheck =)
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Not sure if serious.

You should have handed it to the attendant so she could give it back to the owner. Keeping hold of a lost item is theft.
 
Wow, that's awful. You made no attempt to return it, and you even lied about it being your property. It's not like it would be hard to trace the owner, since the airline would would have records of seat numbers. That's just a crime of opportunity imo.
 
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IF this is true, how AWESOME would it be IF it was the one that was just recently left in the same seatback ?
 
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Ummmm... You didn't get it for "free"
 
Interesting. I wonder if the flight was a SWA flight out of Philly?

FEDUP FLYER might be interested in this post. here's what he posted about a week and a half ago:

fedup flyer said:
I hate to report, I just did the same.
I left my 2 week old IPad 2 on a SWA flight in PHL. :mad:
Realized I left it once I was more than 1 hr from the airport.
I had not activated the data plan yet and I had let mobile me lapse.
At least I had it synced with my company's Microsoft Exchange account so I could at least send a remote wipe command.
Bummed about loosing it and $750 down the drain but more concerned about the data on the device, esp since the wipe hasn't been confirmed yet.
Being that it was lost in PHL I would be really surprised to ever see it again.
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When I was a kid and flying sans adults, I tried to leave my sister on a Midwest Express flight in Cleveland.

Didn't work. The flight attendant brought her back.
 
Mac.World said:
Interesting. I wonder if the flight was a SWA flight out of Philly?

FEDUP FLYER might be interested in this post. here's what he posted about a week and a half ago:
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Doubt he was the first or last to leave an ipad2 in the back pouch!
 
Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 68 - Larceny
Section 1702 - Larceny - Lost Property

One who finds lost property under circumstances which gives him knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another person who is not entitled thereto, without having first made such effort to find the owner and restore the property to him as the circumstances render reasonable and just, is guilty of larceny.

Might want to check about the laws of the state where you live or found this property before you start posting about it online.
 
"Cool story brah."
Maybe the OP bought it on eBay, payed way over the odds + shipping, and is now trying to ease his conscience.*




*probably :D
 
I'm sure its BS. There is already a post about "I left my iPad 2 inside the airplane thread" and this guy wanted to continue on with the story.

Waste of time.
 
nothing is free

You should have lots of fun back at your trailer park. Do they have wifi there?
Do they know what wifi is? You seem like a cheap NETBOOK type of person.
I am sure we will all be seeing you and your RELATED FAMILY on the TV show (COPS). Have fun with your stolen ipad2. I would say I hope you don't lose something of equal value, and someone just takes it, oh thats right, they would probley have to steal your whole Trailer in order for you to lose something of equial value!!!
 
clyde2801 said:
One who finds lost property under circumstances which gives him knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another person who is not entitled thereto, without having first made such effort to find the owner and restore the property to him as the circumstances render reasonable and just, is guilty of larceny.
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But is this an objective or subjective assessment? Makes a big difference.

Here in the UK this may not be theft. I don't think this is quite an open and shut case in many US states either as some of the same principles apply. Immoral I would say, but theft is more complex.
 
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Unpleasant.

If the seats were assigned by ticket, then the airline can easily contact previous occupiers of that seat and reunite them with their lost property.

To deny the unfortunate person (who made a mistake that even the best of us could make on a bad day) the opportunity to recover their property is just plain mean-spirited.

Having lost something of similar value a while back, I know too well that sinking, gut-wrenching nausea of losing something. I'd do everything within reason to make sure someone else doesn't have to go through that.
 
mfr1340 said:
You should have lots of fun back at your trailer park. Do they have wifi there?
Do they know what wifi is? You seem like a cheap NETBOOK type of person.
I am sure we will all be seeing you and your RELATED FAMILY on the TV show (COPS). Have fun with your stolen ipad2. I would say I hope you don't lose something of equal value, and someone just takes it, oh thats right, they would probley have to steal your whole Trailer in order for you to lose something of equial value!!!
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To be honest after reading your post I think this could be a classic case of the "pot calling the kettle black."

I'm not agreeing with the OP in any way on this and I think this is probably just a joke thread anyway. However, if you're going to degrade someone, at least use spelling and grammar check.....
 
iStudentUK said:
But is this an objective or subjective assessment? Makes a big difference.

Here in the UK this may not be theft. I don't think this is quite an open and shut case in many US states either as some of the same principles apply. Immoral I would say, but theft is more complex.
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Actually, it is theft in the UK.
 
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iStudentUK said:
It is possible, but not certain.
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From the Theft Act, 1968:

"A person shall be guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it."

This is quoted from an old textbook, but I don't think it has changed.
 
ct2k7 said:
From the Theft Act, 1968:

"A person shall be guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it."

This is quoted from an old textbook, but I don't think it has changed.
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But then you have to look at what qualifies as dishonest, and what judges have decided in previous cases. Also this thread is hilarious, I can't decide if everyone is a troll or if everyone is a complete moron.
 
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