iPhone 5s was stolen, can I get it back?

[FrasierCrane]

This is why you don't buy children $700 phones.

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My parents gave me a nice car when I turned 17

Sorry, but you dont know jack about work at 17. Especially when your parents hand you the keys to a brand new car. That's 2 paychecks away from "My Super Sweet 16". All that demonstrates is "You passed our test by working a whole year of your life. Here's a new car that we had to spend 20 years becoming successful so we can give it to our spoiled brat kid so he could feel better about himself and so others don't make fun of him for." Real work awards you the ability to not rely on anyone but yourself.

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That being said, even though I could afford a new Mercedes for my daughter on her 16th birthday, I would never buy it for her. She's going to get a mid-90's corolla. Is it because I'm mean? Nope. It's because I want to instill a sense of work ethic, and HELP her work toward her goals... not just give her what she wants. That's just how I parent my children though, and that's my choice. Your parents chose to give you an expensive car, and that's great. But I will tell you... from experience, your sense of work ethic is rare in the cases when children are simply given everything they want.

Whew! A bit off topic, but oh well.

Amen

 

[Jbenn425]

All that demonstrates is "You passed our test by working a whole year of your life. Here's a new car that we had to spend 20 years becoming successful so we can give it to our spoiled brat kid so he could feel better about himself and so others don't make fun of him for."

Or perhaps my parents can afford nice things and have no problem with sharing them with their kids and it has nothing to do with being spoiled or getting made fun of by others? Apparently it worked because I'm good to go now at 25. I don't know who the hell you think you are to be so judgmental about people you don't even know. Part of the reason people work is to give their kids a better life, but once they do it's considered "spoiling" their kids. Our society needs to quit trying to punish success and looking down on kids with well off parents. Once someone in the family breaks the cycle of poverty, it becomes much easier for future generations. Should we be knocking on people because they had it easier than others and are now self sufficient? Should we only have respect for people who had a rough childhood? I don't think so. You are just demonstrating pure jealousy, I pity you.

 

[FrasierCrane]

Or perhaps my parents can afford nice things and have no problem with sharing them with their kids and it has nothing to do with being spoiled or getting made fun of by others? Apparently it worked because I'm good to go now at 25. I don't know who the hell you think you are to be so judgmental about people you don't even know. Part of the reason people work is to give their kids a better life, but once they do it's considered "spoiling" their kids. Our society needs to quit trying to punish success and looking down on kids with well off parents. Once someone in the family breaks the cycle of poverty, it becomes much easier for future generations. Should we be knocking on people because they had it easier than others and are now self sufficient? Should we only have respect for people who had a rough childhood? I don't think so. You are just demonstrating pure jealousy, I pity you.

You pity me? My parents lost everything they had in the wars in Yugoslavia and Bosnia. My parent's kitchen got its wall blown out from artillery shells. They came to this country with $5 and the clothes on their back. They taught me the value of work. Jealous? Please. I make an easy six figures a year because of the work-hard ethic they taught me. While my mates at school were getting Mustangs and Corvettes for their 16th birthdays, I got my father's old pickup truck so I could get to my job as a lowly movie theater usher and projectionist when I was 16. That made me value every cent I earned because I literally cleaned people's **** for my paycheck. Now I drive a fully loaded Tesla Model S. Bought my parents one too for raising me right. So go **** yourself. Don't you dare pity me, you don't deserve the honor. Go to hell you entitled filth.

 

[Looon]

Leave it to the macrumors forums to turn this into some debate about whether or not someone who they consider young should own an expensive cell phone.

 

[FrasierCrane]

Leave it to the macrumors forums to turn this into some debate about whether or not someone who they consider young should own an expensive cell phone.

young ≠ responsible..
...unless you raise them right.

 

[bandofbrothers]

Back on Topic.



An expensive learning curve.

 

[BSDanalyst]

About an hour or two ago IN SCHOOL, about 4-5 kids who didn't go to my school were in the building. My friend was using my phone and one of the kids grabbed the phone and they all ran out of the building. The point is, my phone i gone and I don't know where it is. I haven't used any find my iphone apps, I JUST learned about icloud today, and I have no idea how (if) I can get my phone back.

I use Sprint as my carrier and I had no applecare insurance.
Those of you who were once in my shoes, did you get your phone back, if so, how?

Hey dude just ignore the comments on this thread, all useless advise that people feel the need to rant about.

What you need to do is make this issue known to the school, teachers, advisors, and principles. Stealing an iPhone is grand larceny, a serious crime. Schools should have surveillance cameras everywhere, and those thieves that wander around your school are definitely in the tapes somewhere, with a very large chance that they will come back within school properties again.

School personnel will and should contact the police in this case. You really need to escalate this situation as much as you can. Otherwise tomorrow those guys would steal another phone or maybe even hurt someone in the process. In the case that you recognize their faces, it is very likely that you can get back your phone or some sort of compensation.

Good luck.

 

[old-wiz]

Report to police and the school and especially to your phone carrier so they can block the phone's IMEI. At least then whoever winds up with it will not be able to use it.

Sometimes I think we should have our phones on tethers so they can't be left behind or grabbed. Aha..a new definition of phone tethering, and one the carriers might encourage and not charge you for.

Things happen and it's nothing to do with age of the person. I know a couple of teenagers who are very responsible and they are careful of their phones.

 

[Jbenn425]

You pity me? My parents lost everything they had in the wars in Yugoslavia and Bosnia. My parent's kitchen got its wall blown out from artillery shells. They came to this country with $5 and the clothes on their back. They taught me the value of work. Jealous? Please. I make an easy six figures a year because of the work-hard ethic they taught me. While my mates at school were getting Mustangs and Corvettes for their 16th birthdays, I got my father's old pickup truck so I could get to my job as a lowly movie theater usher and projectionist when I was 16. That made me value every cent I earned because I literally cleaned people's **** for my paycheck. Now I drive a fully loaded Tesla Model S. Bought my parents one too for raising me right. So go **** yourself. Don't you dare pity me, you don't deserve the honor. Go to hell you entitled filth.

I still pity you. Entitled??? You don't even know me! Boohoo my parents are poor and came from Bosnia! Big deal!! My parents were also poor when they came from Ukraine, they made something of themselves. Just because they were able to teach me work ethic and buy me nice things at the same time it doesn't make me entitled. It does, however, make you jealous and bitter knowing someone had it better than you, especially another immigrant family. You don't think your parents would have gotten you nice things if they could afford it? Of course they would have! So maybe you should stop with the jealousy and childish name calling and grow the hell up and stop being jealous of people who grew up more fortunate than you.

 

[balamw]

MOD NOTE: Thread is out of control and closed for review. We may reopen it later, but no guarantees.

EDIT: We have decided to keep this thread closed. The original topic appears to have been covered extensively and the posts that led to closing the thread about work ethic etc.. belong only in PRSI.

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