[LetGoNow]

You called it stealing, Now I see you are trying to weasel around and claim you meant something else... and that your concern is something else...

But earlier you said...

“This guy was using internet being paid for by someone else without their permission. That is stealing pure and simple. I don’t know what is so hard to understand about that.”

So which is it? You gonna be man enough to admit your first post was wrong? You said he was stealing. now you admit he wasn’t. Which is it?

[hoosierham]

I wish the defendant had fought it because of the precedent being set here;But since a legal retainer is commonly $1000 with more for billable hours ,he chose the cheaper way out.Except as a convicted felon he could lose a lot of job opportunities,guns,voting rights,etc.

Bad politicians and cops set fines to be painful but less costly than fighting false charges.

[dynoman]

Yes I was wrong about that, since the owner was sharing his internet access for free the guy wasn’t stealing.

That doesn’t take anything away from my points about respecting the paid for property of others - he could have at least bought some coffee to show appreciation for the “free” internet access he got because the person paying for it was generous enoug to share it.