I'm surrounded by idjits.... >_<

[Travelsonic]

TL:DR VERSION:

- Friend in college had shit stolen from him on campus
- Told by campus security that because of the technical rule prohibiting that item on campus, despite being legal to possess in every state, the person who stole it from him committed no crime at all.
- WTFMYSTERYLOGIC
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Alrighty, so yesterday my friend had $500 in Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic the Gathering cards stolen [well, that's how much it is claimed to be worth, but that is not the point of the thread].  Granted, he did act stupidly by not having them put SAFELY away in his bag, and not keeping his cards / bag very close to him, but still, it sucks.

So, he goes to campus security to get some help - get the police involved - and file a report. 

Now, my college has a very broadly defined "no games" rule [such that you can theoretically get harassed for playing Tic Tac Toe] - that the professors in the building we play in don't give a shit about, and campus security guards for the most part stopped caring about too.  Only the brass, and some of the student govt. people really care.

So anyways, my friend goes to them, and failed.  Instead of being unable to do //much// because of the technical rule, they go so far as to say because of the policy on campus, that no crime was committed at all! [SIC]



WHAT?!?!?!?!

What the flying fuck?

So because a school - a state funded school - has a broadly defined RULE, the LAW does not apply, and we can steal that shit from people without consequence?

And a friend of mine is actually defending this idea - going so far as to compare it to having illegal drugs and having that stolen from you..... then again, though I get along with him well on just about everything else, when it came to the rule he //does// seem to have head head up their asses pretty far.

Seriously, WTF??

[Cake Faice]

Alrighty, so yesterday my friend had $500 in Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic the Gathering cards stolen.

I fucking lol'd.

[Travelsonic]

I fucking lol'd.

Indeed, it is pretty stupid to have that much on you all at once - especially if you don;t // USE it [as in play with it]

I could, theoretically steal somebody's cards and not get in trouble using their faulty logic [not that I would, since I'm friends with those people, and don't do that shit to begin with]... really, do people who say these things even THINK about what they say?

[ursus]

that's what he gets for playing yu-gi-oh .__.

[cogsandspigots]

Indeed, it is pretty stupid to have that much on you all at once - especially if you don;t // USE it [as in play with it]

I think its pretty stupid it have spent $500 on playing cards. (That's as much as my computer)

[Travelsonic]

I think its pretty stupid it have spent $500 on playing cards. (That's as much as my computer)

THIS is why I am apprehensive about getting into games like MtG - going crazy like that - like I did when Pokémon first came to the 'States [I still have all of my cards [hundreds if not 1,000+] somewhere, untouched for almost 11 years] - going nuts and blowing money on cards like this guy did.

Still, this is ///PARTIALLY/// besides the point - being the use of logic like "It is against a school rule to have X here, therefore having it stolen from you is not a prosecutable crime at all" - think about all the shit somebody can get away with using that logic / reasoning [or lack therefore] 

[cogsandspigots]

Still, this is ///PARTIALLY/// besides the point - being the use of logic like "It is against a school rule to have X here, therefore having it stolen from you is not a prosecutable crime at all"

According to that logic, it's perfectly legal to steal pot from guys at school.

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Being sarcastic in order to prove a point. I know that's not your idea but still.

[Deathie]

I remember I used to have this ultra-rare Yu-Gi-Oh card, that was worth 80$ according to ebay.



7 Years later, I don't even know where it is.

[Shawn]

File a report? realistically speaking here even without the school rule you're never going to find them nor will cops care to look for them. Don't you think they have better things to do than look for stupid cards?

[Cake Faice]

Indeed, it is pretty stupid to have that much on you all at once - especially if you don;t // USE it [as in play with it]

I could, theoretically steal somebody's cards and not get in trouble using their faulty logic [not that I would, since I'm friends with those people, and don't do that shit to begin with]... really, do people who say these things even THINK about what they say?

I mean that by failing at money management and blowing $500 on trading cards...

[Jman]

Why the fuck would so spend so much on yougayhoe? It's not about that he doesn't play it, nobody should be addicted to playing cars at that age...

Just my opinion btw because I liked pokemon when I was 6 just like everyone else.

[Sabb]

OH DEAR LORD
I read the first sentence of each of OP's posts and LOL'D TOO HARD.
Couldn't continue reading.

[Travelsonic]

Don't you think they have better things to do than look for stupid cards?

Well, regardless of whether the perception of value is accurate or not on the part of this person, wouldn't following up on the matter be part of their job?  Of course cards in the grand scheme of things don't carry as much weight as other things - but does that matter?  [I mean, unless it was something EXTREMELY stupid]

My friends in some of the role playing clubs at my last college had some of their foam weapons stolen - and the campus uses real police, not just some people with "security" slapped on their backs - the only reason their attempt to get police help failed was because they left the foam weapons out in the open unattended, and thus, in their eyes, had far less recourse than if they were stored in an unused classroom they had access to, or something to that effect.  And proportionately speaking, such things are far less of a priority than other things, but it was still stolen, and the police did their job following up on the complaint.



Frankly, I watch people play Yu-Gi-Oh, and could never get into it, MtG on the other hand I am finding quite ... interesting ... to say the least.

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Seriously, many of the cards are so fucking broken. 

[Sabb]

Well, regardless of whether the perception of value is accurate or not on the part of this person, wouldn't following up on the matter be part of their job?  Of course cards in the grand scheme of things don't carry as much weight as other things - but does that matter?  [I mean, unless it was something EXTREMELY stupid]

My friends in some of the role playing clubs at my last college had some of their foam weapons stolen - and the campus uses real police, not just some people with "security" slapped on their backs - the only reason their attempt to get police help failed was because they left the foam weapons out in the open unattended, and thus, in their eyes, had far less recourse than if they were stored in an unused classroom they had access to, or something to that effect.  And proportionately speaking, such things are far less of a priority than other things, but it was still stolen, and the police did their job following up on the complaint.

I made it three sentences that time.

[blαh2355]

No big surprise. Aren't we all?