This has been happening for years all around the country. In a bit of good news, though, this past December the mayor of Los Angeles ordered Metro officials to stop arresting people for charging phones from bus and train station outlets.
Was this a city owned outlet? or a privately owned outlet.
If it was city ownedâŚand it was unlocked and unsecured itâs like drinking from a water fountain. Thereâs no sign saying âWater fountain for city use onlyâ means itâs open to the public.
Iâve seen this before, in Old Town and other parts of the city. The first time I saw it, I figured, eh, we paid for it anyway, just like the library.
At the absolute worst, she should have gotten a quick reminder that she canât do that; itâs one of those obscure little violations that may or may not be illegal that cops can bring up if theyâre in the mood.
I might assume it was a planter from a business. I see those fairly often out here in Austin, these big planters with random outlets on them⌠iâm assuming they are self-watering.
The report contained an update that stated the outlet was private, but on a planter placed on a public sidewalk. However, from how the âdefendantâ spoke about previous incidents of being âwrongâ kind of person in the ârightâ part of town, this is less about theft than it is about protecting the sensibilities of people who matter from having to face the reality of their surroundings.
good illustration
If we switch to the Danish type of plug, the optimism is endless
We might yet be able to figure out how to treat people humanely with outlets like that.
Only a small step away from a âtheft for breathing the airâ charge.
Next thing you know the EPA will be fining the indians for sending smoke signals.
City libraries seem like theyâd be a great place for charging a phone. Just donât loiter all day and the well wonât dry up. Is Portland so crime-free?
In the Salt Lake Main Library the tables have a little pop-up thing that has both electrical sockets and internet plugs.
They should start with the cops that decided to arrest her, and move up from there, identifying everyone in the process that had the authority but didnât stop this idiocy when it crossed their path, and simply fire every one of them. Anyone this cruel or negligent with public funds should not have work in a position where they can impact peopleâs lives.
Not exactly crime free, but you can pretty much live at the library as long as you donât fall asleep; and provided you donât stretch your cord across anywhere someone wants to walk, you can do just that. The library is the only place where a lot of people who donât have the Internet can have an email address.
Which would mean a private biz complained about itâŚ
HummmâŚwhich one?
Dunnoâ but it sounds like the kind of thing that would happen in the Pearl district. If so itâs some shishi boutique designed to attract the worst elements of Portland society.
You do understand the concept of theft, right? What she ADMITS she was doing WAS THEFTâŚ
Theft IS a crime. If theft isnât a crime because youâre poor, well, Hell, Iâll rob a few banks tomorrow, because I make less than half of the median CA income.
FTFA:
Worried that a pleading guilty would put a black mark on her record that would interfere with her ability to get social housing, she pled innocent. After two court dates with two different public defenders, the DA dropped the charge.
Notice how she pleaded innocent, and the charge was dropped.
Thatâs the opposite of admitting she was guilty of theft, and the government agreeing.
Try a little harder to read the article.
I was thinking tar and feathers.
âDear future, howâs that post-scarcity thing going?â
