Homeless man busted for using public outlet to recharge cell phones

14. AppleFUD (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 08:03 5 2

Ditto. . . the officer could have saved the tax payers more money by doing something useful with his time other than wasting his time and all the other government employees that had to do paperwork because some 23 years old is down and out and would have used probably 25 cents worth of electricity.

24. iankellogg posted on 02 Jul 2011, 09:50 5 0

Not even. a normal phone takes 1-2 hours to charge at around 5W. even if power was a ridiculously high 25/cents KW/h that would be 0.00125 cents of power used.

10. The_Miz posted on 02 Jul 2011, 06:51 3 11

Well said. What could the guy do, charge his phone out of his ass? More like this crooked cop was bored.

If we didn't have a severely liberal president running the country and bleeding it dry, this wouldn't have happened.

67. The_Miz posted on 02 Jul 2011, 23:47 1 1

Lol, you should know by now that I don't care about my comments getting negative ratings lol. Just makes it even funnier watching people get butthurt over trivial stuff.

13. karanstyle posted on 02 Jul 2011, 07:18 5 0

Axs: I'm not an American. Just be Logical Dude.
How the hell Obama is responsible for any Idiocy going on the street...?
And if Police man went nuts blame him... Not Obama and yes better you leave else you'll spoil America lolz :-D

27. Wowe1234 (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 10:07 2 2

A logical dude who thought is was time to elect a black man without knowing his platform. OR did you. You must me a racist socialist, white christian hating libby. Go over to Egypt and join the new ruling Muslim brotherhood.

17. davidvvassallo (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 08:33 2 2

he could get a job and do something with his life instead of just trying to beg to people so he could get a few change, that way he could afford a apartment and his own electricity

20. N/A (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 09:36 2 1

Your a turd. You dont have a clue how hard it is for a homeless person to get on their feet. I've never seen a single overweight homeless man like half the usa is now. They are people who have been arrested for stealing electricity from mcdonalds to charge their cell phone that they probably got with food stamps. They can't get a job because when they run a background check and see theft they throw his app away. You just dont have any idea

21. davidvvassallo (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 09:45 0 0

so is it my fault that they did bad thing when they where young and screwed up there lives they should have listen to there parents when they where young but you can still try to find a job. In america you can find a job in a minute if you want to. Its because they are too lazy to do anything.

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31. Davids-a-DICK (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 10:29 2 0

I don't know if you realize, but if you get to the point where you're homeless its hard to apply for a job becase:

1. No address to put on application
2. No shower
3. No clean clothes
4. Probably had horrible parents

Why don't you try saving up enough money to put down a deposit on an apartment plus first months rent when you're starving. Better yet, try getting an apartment when you can't get a job because you have no home. Mcdonalds wont even hire someone whos homeless due to numerous reasons. Its a messed up domino effect. You should be thankful that you're not in that situation and not be such an oversized cock about things. You never know it could happen to you.

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73. jroc74 posted on 03 Jul 2011, 08:52 0 0

You the hardest job.....is finding a job?

If you dont have a computer or access to one you gotta get the paper daily....

You have to fax, mail resumes or fill out countless applications, make phone calls daily.

You have to have a contact address and phone number so possible employers can get in touch with you.

There are Labor Ready spots where you have to be at a certain location every morning by 6 am. And even then you might not get picked for a job that day.

Employment offices and temp agencies are a big help....but see above about having a contact address and phone number.

Yea you can find a job in a minute in some cases....the issue is can you get that job....

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43. cnwwyo posted on 02 Jul 2011, 16:37 0 1

wow, if somebody can get a cell phone with food stamps, then theres one of the many reasons the welfare system is way flawed.

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49. quakan posted on 02 Jul 2011, 16:54 0 0

reading your comment just made me laugh super hard

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25. Whateverman posted on 02 Jul 2011, 09:58 3 0

@davidvassallo. You don't know this man's circumstances. Maybe he has a cell phone so that employers can call, so that he can get a job. He might even be employed and is saving for a place to stay. Who are you, or anyone else to judge this man for this BS?

32. davidvvassall (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 10:56 0 0

First Of all I'm not judging anyone, and second of all just because someone is homeless and he is breaking a law he should be ignored, this officer was hired to do his duty and his duty is to punish anyone who disobeys the law, whoever it is

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38. mfrapp20 posted on 02 Jul 2011, 13:58 1 0

@davidvvassall quite frankly, you're a d**k. Go to hell. You have no idea of what that person has to go through every day. Don't start talking about how he needed to listen to his parents, because every parent isn't like the parent that you had. Some parents couldn't give a rats ass about their kids

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23. Whateverman posted on 02 Jul 2011, 09:50 4 1

When you leave could you please take this Miz wannabe with you? Thank you.

33. ihatelie (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 11:13 2 2

*Sniff-sniff* i smell some republican cone-heads

60. fishpower187 posted on 02 Jul 2011, 22:16 3 1

Good for you man, I totally feel you here. You're right, the Obama misadministration is the biggest bunch of crooks, cheats, and anti-American assholes ever assembled in one place.

53. RORYREVOLUTION posted on 02 Jul 2011, 18:32 1 0

The article states he was RELEASED....

29. Wowe1234 (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 10:13 1 3

They have to arrest some white people. This way they could fight off some of that political correctness. This is the only way you are going to be able to put most white people in jail because most real crime doesn't happen by whites. You can argue that blacks are targeted but look at the reasons that white, spanish, and blacks were arrest and you will see.

55. Nick (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 18:58 1 0

Did you read the article? It says it happened in Maine.

30. Wowe1234 (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 10:16 1 3

Obama is heading that way abusing Eminent Domain, growing government while reducing our liberties...

35. Sniggly posted on 02 Jul 2011, 12:10 2 2

And Bush didn't? f**king hypocrite.

41. Wowe1234 (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 15:36 2 1

I don't know if I should call you a hypocrite or just a moron. I never said that I was a Repub. I just like freedom. Sounds like you want more projects(public housing destroying neighborhoods.

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44. cnwwyo posted on 02 Jul 2011, 16:40 1 1

how is cambodia our problem? what they do is their business. we don't have the money to be the world police as it is. why cant we waste more money we dont have here before we waste it in other places where it clearly doesnt do any good any-way? this is what i thinks

40. lalala (unregistered) posted on 02 Jul 2011, 15:09 5 2

And your picture is a result of what happens when you're 20 something and still think that the WWE is real.

Seriously, if you want to bring up government all the time go take a debating class. sheesh

62. The_Miz posted on 02 Jul 2011, 23:40 2 2

Oh I'm sorry if you require semantics at a third grade level.

64. The_Miz posted on 02 Jul 2011, 23:42 1 2

And yet you guys voted for a president who's not even American.

18. rjbell4 posted on 02 Jul 2011, 08:37 2 1

That might be true in Europe, but in America that approach is better described as libertarian, not liberal. "Liberal" as applied to politics in the USA has a different, perhaps even counterintuitive, definition. Seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States.

45. cnwwyo posted on 02 Jul 2011, 16:42 1 1

take a good look at what is happening in liberal europe. does it look like socialistic liberalism is working? lol

63. The_Miz posted on 02 Jul 2011, 23:41 3 2

Oh yes, like the democrats "permitting" the T-Mobile/AT&T merger?

28. Whateverman posted on 02 Jul 2011, 10:07 0 0

If a neighbor steals you cable, do you know what the cable company does? They disconnect it and warn the neighbor that next time they will call the police. It said nothing about this guy being warned and then arrested. So yeah, I'm with you on the whole go to the library thing, but how heartless have we become that we believe this is punishable by arrest. Did this gentleman do any real damage to that business? I doubt it.

But I agree with top shelf, let's get the whole story before we label this man a criminal. Or before labeling this business a bunch of a**holes.

47. cnwwyo posted on 02 Jul 2011, 16:46 2 0

i'm glad whatever man can logically see that there probly is more to the story than what is being reported.

46. cnwwyo posted on 02 Jul 2011, 16:44 1 0

THANK YOU FNugget. Take note people, this is what a real logical person is and thinks about. This is what our country really needs.

71. FNugget (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2011, 08:12 0 1

Take comfort in knowing I'm a government employee.

65. The_Miz posted on 02 Jul 2011, 23:44 0 1

Why would you be using cable in the first place? Besides, this isn't about stealing cable. It's about a homeless man trying to charge his phone. Honestly, do democrats change the subject whenever proven wrong?

68. Whateverman posted on 03 Jul 2011, 00:41 2 1

Are all republicans as dim-witted as you? Let's see...Bush, Bachmann, Palin... Never mind, I answered my own question.

72. FNugget (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2011, 08:16 1 0

I'm using an analogy. Ever heard of them?
Second of all, I never mentioned my political position. Who's changing the subject now, hypocrite?

57. snowgator posted on 02 Jul 2011, 20:11 0 0

Yep. Slow news day, story had a cell phone in it.

48. cnwwyo posted on 02 Jul 2011, 16:48 1 1

why don't we weed out the drags on society? 2 cell phones and "homeless"? c'mon. just an example of how hee is being enabled to keep on doing nothing.

58. snowgator posted on 02 Jul 2011, 20:13 0 1

Nahhh ... a little anarchy is good. Keeps people on their toes.