WSJ reporter gets beaten up after a thief steals his date's iPad
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He and a date were just checking out an ebook on her iPad, when the train stopped at the Bergen Street station in Brooklyn. As the doors opened, a swift thief quickly snatched the iPad away from the hands of the girl and ran out of the train. Winkler, being a real man, followed the thief in order to reclaim the iPad, however, it turned out the rest of the thief's buddies were waiting at the station. With the odds definitely not being in his favor, the reporter ended up beaten up by the offenders. Here's what Rolfe Winkler says about this unpleasant experience:
"Instead of winning back the iPad, I found myself lying on the platform bleeding, my jaw split in half."
Winkler may have to be thankful that he got away this "lightly". Sources use this occasion to remind us of a last year case when a Chicago woman died when a thief caused her to fall down the stairs of a rail station, only to steal her iPhone.
Please be careful, guys and gals, it seems there are a lot of lowlifes out there who'd love to get their hands on OUR tech.
via: TUAW
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26 Comments
1. Sniggly posted on 30 Jul 2012, 04:55 15 1
Wow. Holy s**t. I feel sorry for the guy.
People are f**king idiots.
5. SonyFTW2020 posted on 30 Jul 2012, 06:26 6 0
yea thats messed up but a least he was brave enough to go after the guy....sadly more of them were waiting....yikes! :(
17. Mxyzptlk posted on 30 Jul 2012, 13:12 2 0
Yes. But why would you flash an iPad on a subway in the first place?
3. Neoxx posted on 30 Jul 2012, 05:27 0 3
I'm sorry but just because it was an iPad that was stolen doesn't mean this is Tech-News. Sorry for that guy, though.
6. xtian1103 posted on 30 Jul 2012, 07:29 0 0
the title could've been, "A WSJ reporter gets beaten up after a thief stole his date's tablet." but since when you talk about "tablet", it's only an ipad that comes to mind so well, it's the same
11. PAPINYC (limited) 3 days ago posted on 30 Jul 2012, 08:08 2 0
No, he's right. Fact was, they were viewing a book on the young ladie's iPad; it wasn't a Galaxy Tab, Xoom, Nook, etc., it was an iPad.
He's just reporting the facts, Sir, albeit, white-washed with political correctness so as not to offend anyone (or, any group).
8. sid07desai posted on 30 Jul 2012, 07:39 4 1
Another disadvantage of having Apple products. I bet nobody would steal a Nexus 7 in that manner. And that is a complement.
10. PAPINYC (limited) 3 days ago posted on 30 Jul 2012, 08:01 3 0
I love the way this article is just so damn "politically correct"; I realize this is journalism and the writer must remain objective, so, here's my commentary:
We live in a society where "PC" rules, Hip-Hop and who's associated with it is supposed to be cool and one can no longer freely express oneself if it is construed as "offensive" to a second (third, fourth or fifth) party. The truth is this, and I hate to say it but, when I see those ghetto thugs on the train (even if they're not ghetto thugs but, they look like it with their walk, talk and demeanor), I put away my Xoom or iPhone depending on which one I've got with me. And, if I happen to have my daily phone (this week it's the Rezound), I'm not too concerned with it because it's always hidden in a bookcase style portfolio). I see thug-like youth and I hide everything.
It's really sad what happened to that reporter (or, when it happens to anyone really); I hope they catch those Ghetto trashy delinquents and I hope the reporter presses on with charges (not that it will make any difference because their public-appointed attornies will just argue that they're disenfranchised youth and deserve second chances and they will never go to jail). This is the New America: get used to it.
Ghetto rules!
12. cepcamba posted on 30 Jul 2012, 08:14 2 4
Look on the bright side, now they can get a Nexus7 :p
13. bbblader posted on 30 Jul 2012, 08:45 0 3
can you atleast not talk about this here?
the guy was beaten up and you talk about buying a new tablet
16. cepcamba posted on 30 Jul 2012, 11:02 2 2
Don't be too glum man, I said look on the bright side. I'm not making fun of what happened or whatever. The iPad got stolen and the guy got beaten up. That's enough bad news man. But luckily, he's still alive, and that's the biggest good news for them. He faced a GANG dude, and he lived. Now he still has the rest of his life ahead of him.
And a Nexus 7 will make him feel better :p
19. Mxyzptlk posted on 30 Jul 2012, 13:14 1 1
Why are you posting something like that in the article about the iPad?
20. cepcamba posted on 30 Jul 2012, 13:29 2 0
Is it about the iPad?
25. ZayZay posted on 31 Jul 2012, 11:42 1 0
You're not making fun of what happened... But I am.
What an idiot. Don't pull out a tablet on the train. Keep those high price personal items in a safe place away from the idiots of the public. Seriously people? If I even pull out my phone in public it is in the tight grasps of my hand and I am aware of my surroundings, but I am also street smart unlike iwhatever users.
14. ghostnexus posted on 30 Jul 2012, 09:27 0 0
That's why I don't buy Apple products, someone is always trying to steal them.
21. Brewski posted on 30 Jul 2012, 14:54 2 0
I think it's the other way around.
Apple is always stealing other people's products...
15. Hammerfest posted on 30 Jul 2012, 09:50 3 0
When in a fight against more then one person, if you know your going to lose, ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS use Nails if possible, DNA... Positive identification, sure your going to get your ass handed to you, but at least the police will have skin or possibly blood to identify the perps.
24. dmckay12 posted on 31 Jul 2012, 05:08 0 0
Also, use your head. Literally, your skull is one of the hardest parts of the human body. A headbutt to the face will cause bleeding almost every time.
Personally, I use Rocky (left leg), Bullwinkle (right leg), Justice (left fist), Reasonable Discourse (right fist), and Allen (pet knife) talk my way out of these precarious situations.
22. Azure01 posted on 31 Jul 2012, 00:12 0 0
Thats the problem here in NY, idiots always have their iPads out as if they are invincible. And I know it's their right to do whatever they want with their property but lets be realistic.
23. Forsaken77 posted on 31 Jul 2012, 01:53 2 0
The news here in NY has been saying for months that smartphone/tablet theft is HUUGE. They also tell people to conceal your device when using it out and about. So I'm sure this guy knew all that. There's always scumbags on the subway. That's one of the worst places to have your device advertised to wannabe thug thieves.
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