Looks like a bootleg copy to me ...
Posted on 04/24/2021 7:16:00 AM PDT by mylife
A former Oklahoma resident is facing felony embezzlement charges for not returning a VHS tape rented in Norman more than two decades ago.
Online documents show Caron McBride is a wanted woman for never returning 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' on VHS tape in 1999.
"The first thing she told me was felony embezzlement, so, I thought I was gonna have a heart attack," McBride said.
McBride said she first learned about the charges when trying to change her name on her license after getting married in Texas.
"I went to change my driver's license, during this COVID thing you had to make an appointment, and so, I sent them an email (and) they sent me an email and they told me... that I had an issue in Oklahoma and this was the reference number for me to call this number and I did," McBride said.
McBride said the number was to the Cleveland County District Attorney's Office, where a woman there told her about the charges filed against her.
"She told me it was over the VHS tape and I had to make her repeat it because I thought, this is insane. This girl is kidding me, right? She wasn't kidding," McBride said.
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The hockshops... You can buy all the DVD's you want for $2.50 a piece.. I probably have over 300 movies and many of the better TV series.. Including five years (?) of Seinfeld episodes. All from the hockshops...
Hopefully she learns her lesson now.
Looks like a bootleg copy to me ...
“The penalties for embezzlement in Oklahoma are dependent upon the value of the property in question.
Less than $500 – Misdemeanor – Punishable by a maximum of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. $500 to less than $1,000 – Felony – Punishable by a maximum of one year in jail, a fine of $1,000, and restitution...”
I highly doubt that VHS tape was over $500 for her to get a felony charge. She needs to sue someone, either the ex-owner or the city. Wonder if she can find out exactly why she lost those jobs.
Exactly.
That was a criminal charge, it had nothing to do with a civil lawsuit.
You are confusing the two systems.
Prosecutors are absolutely immune from liability, which means that they cannot be sued for their decisions as prosecutors, no matter how outrageous their conduct. The Supreme Court has held that absolute immunity protects prosecutors who knowingly used false testimony and suppressed evidence in a murder trial.
“Well, let me tell you something, funny boy. Y’know that little stamp, the one that says ‘New York Public Library’? Well that may not mean anything to you, but that means a lot to me. One whole hell of a lot. Sure, go ahead, laugh if you want to. I’ve seen your type before: Flashy, making the scene, flouting convention. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. What’s this guy making such a big stink about old library books? Well, let me give you a hint, junior. Maybe we can live without libraries, people like you and me. Maybe. Sure, we’re too old to change the world, but what about that kid, sitting down, opening a book, right now, in a branch at the local library and finding drawings of pee-pees and wee-wees on the Cat in the Hat and the Five Chinese Brothers? Doesn’t HE deserve better? Look. If you think this is about overdue fines and missing books, you’d better think again. This is about that kid’s right to read a book without getting his mind warped! Or maybe that turns you on, Seinfeld; maybe that’s how you get your kicks. You and your good-time buddies. Well I got a flash for ya, joy-boy: Party time is over.”
Others have been charged for less.
Yep, low prices on DVDs killed the video rental stores. Movies studios hated dealing with Blockbuster and one movie company VP said in an interview they were going to use DVDs to drive Blockbuster out of business, and they did. Once the retail price on DVDs dropped below $20 the rental stores took a big hit and never recovered.
They always charged a fee no matter what. That was the game.
Same with libraries. There’s always a late fee when you go in the next time. Sometimes they’ll say you didn’t return the book but I always managed to find it on the shelf.
I remember those days having to pay 30 40 dollars in late fees to rent a new movie.
What A SCAM THAT WAS..
The DA has said they are dropping the charges and clearing her record.
Good. Very good.
There is a legal principle of “de minimis” that says “don’t sweat the small stuff.” Meanwhile, real criminals go free.
But did she rewind it?
Not rewinding warrants the death penalty.
Let this be a lesson, Caron. No One Is Above The Law, Caron.
The long arm of the law! The wheels of Justice turn slow, but they grind exceedingly fine. Crime Does Not Pay!
And Justice ruled Triumphant!
2017
Some states have a “compact” with each other - an unpaid ticket in their state means your state will yank your DL. Seems unconstitutional to me, but they do it anyway.
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