Comment by GabrielF00
13 years ago
Knowing that the problem will be immediately resolved is well worth $50.
The cops were happy to come and take a report but they never seemed all that interested in solving the crime (doubtless its a very low priority). In the other stolen laptop case a wallet was also stolen and the thieves used a credit card at a gas station. We gave that information to the officer but we could never get them to return phone calls. If we had threatened the guy with arrest we probably wouldn't be able to actually back up that threat. Why risk the cost of a new laptop plus the loss in productivity of setting up a new laptop, worrying about what information was on the hard drive, etc?
It's sad to think that a person can get away with a property crime in a medium-sized city and the cops will be indifferent, but that's the way it is.
if i had been the kid that bought a laptop for 50 dollars, and should have known it was to good to be true. I dont think getting my 50 dollars back would have been part of the conversation my dad had with the company that the laptop belongs to.