EV Owner Arrested Over 5 Cents Worth of Electricity From School's Outlet 1010
sl4shd0rk writes "It seems you can be arrested in Georgia for drawing 5 cents of electricity from a school's outdoor receptacle. Kaveh Kamooneh was charged with theft for plugging his Nissan Leaf into a Chamblee Middle School 110V outlet; the same outlet one could use to charge a laptop or cellphone. The Leaf draws 1KW/hour while charging which works out to under $0.10 of electricity per hour. Mr Kamooneh charged his Leaf for less than 30 minutes, which works out to about a nickel. Sgt. Ernesto Ford, the arresting officer, pointed out, 'theft is a theft,' which was his argument for arresting Mr. Kamooneh. Considering the cost of the infraction, it does not seem a reasonable decision when considering how much this will cost the state in legal funds. Does this mean anyone charging a laptop or cell phone will be charged with theft as well?"
Henchman (Score:4, Funny)
He's obviously in the pocket of Big Oil.
Theft is theft, but... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Theft is theft, but... (Score:5, Funny)
In most states, Theft under $5 is just a ticket...
Citation needed
Re:Theft (Score:2, Funny)
Right. Lets ticket everyone that takes a drink from the water fountain too.
Re:Cop was "in his car"? (Score:2, Funny)
> So, cops just randomly enter other people's cars?
Of course not. They pretend to see drugs on the floor of other people's cars, then perform a search of a suspect vehicle. Nothing random about it.
First a nickel... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Henchman (Score:4, Funny)
He's obviously in the pocket of Big Oil.
He stole the script for Fast and Furious 8.
Re:Henchman (Score:4, Funny)
In other news: You can charge a Nissan Leaf with a phone charger....
Re:Theft is theft, but... (Score:5, Funny)
We just shoot them and then call the police. :-)
Re:Theft is theft, but... (Score:4, Funny)
> Citation needed
If you need a Citation, you can pick one up for a grand or two. [craigslist.org]
Re:Theft is theft, but... (Score:5, Funny)