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Colorado man loses part of finger in iPad theft
AP ^

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 ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: crime; mugging

1 posted on 04/20/2010 8:06:57 PM PDT by Chet 99
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There’s a photograph of the perp at the link... this is an AP photo, so don’t post it I guess....


2 posted on 04/20/2010 8:07:37 PM PDT by Chet 99
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To: Chet 99

He’s a brother from a diverse mother.


3 posted on 04/20/2010 8:10:26 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
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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.


4 posted on 04/20/2010 8:11:07 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Dude looks just like MC Hammer!


5 posted on 04/20/2010 8:12:23 PM PDT by oldvike (I'm too drunk to taste THIS chicken)
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To: Chet 99

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.


6 posted on 04/20/2010 8:12:49 PM PDT by JoSixChip (You think your having a bad day?.....Somewhere out there is a Mr. Pelosi!)
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To: Chet 99

classic hatecrime.


7 posted on 04/20/2010 8:13:20 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: oldvike

You Can’t Steal This!


8 posted on 04/20/2010 8:15:19 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
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To: Chet 99

Ain’t digital technology wonderful?


9 posted on 04/20/2010 8:18:41 PM PDT by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)
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To: JoSixChip
Cherry Creek Mall is a upscale trendy
mall with concierge parking

10 posted on 04/20/2010 8:24:45 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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Let me guess .....

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.....a “Pit Pad”?


11 posted on 04/20/2010 8:29:36 PM PDT by shibumi (FReepMail me to get on the "Hippo Attack" ping list!)
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When they find the guy, jail time plus losing two-thirds of his pinky finger.


12 posted on 04/20/2010 8:35:03 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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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.


13 posted on 04/20/2010 8:44:12 PM PDT by rabidralph
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