Posted on 04/20/2010 8:06:57 PM PDT by Chet 99
DENVER -- A thief's thirst for a brand new iPad cost a Colorado man not only a much-coveted device but also two-thirds of a pinky finger.
Doctors had to amputate part of Bill Jordan's left pinky after a man Thursday yanked away a bag containing an iPad that Jordan had just purchased at a Denver mall.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
There’s a photograph of the perp at the link... this is an AP photo, so don’t post it I guess....
He’s a brother from a diverse mother.
Which brings to mind, that there are some aspects of Middle Eastern justice that I find attractive, and very applicable when the perp is caught.
Dude looks just like MC Hammer!
Wow! Denver has become another inner city. I lived there before california moved in and took over, it was a great place in the 80s.
classic hatecrime.
You Can’t Steal This!
Ain’t digital technology wonderful?
Cherry Creek Mall is a upscale trendy
mall with concierge parking
Let me guess .....
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.....a “Pit Pad”?
When they find the guy, jail time plus losing two-thirds of his pinky finger.
It just never ends. First it was gold chains in the ‘70s, then it was Air Jordans in the ‘80s, then it was Starter jackets and your vehicle in the ‘90s. Now it’s whatever the hot technology is. That’s what happens when you give people government handouts; they expect everything else to be free.
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