Gothamist: Bad MetroCard Machine Leads to 800K Windfall, Arrests

Politburo

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:32:55 -0500

"I don't see how this is theft." Then why don't you explain to the class how receiving goods for sale without paying isn't theft.

lucyvanpelt

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:04:42 -0500

This guy lived in my dorm at UPenn. I remember his buddies setting out a table on Locust Walk to solicit donations towards his bail. Go Quakers!

cucarachita

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:59:34 -0500

I don't see how this is theft. It seems to me the only thing they have on them is the abused, empty bank account, and that's the bank's problem.

NannyState

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:05:11 -0500

How sad is it for these two that they hit the jackpot and it's a Metrocard machine? Instead of going to jail and paying back restitution, they should have just gone down to AC and blown their lunch money with the rest of the losers.

esquared

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:34:11 -0500

MTA has been bilking straphangers for a much larger amount than $800K, and yet no one has arrested MTA.

BohoPrep

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:18:54 -0500

ah, who says an ivy league education's not worth it...

Kojak

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:31:58 -0500

Its funny because they could've gotten away with it after just the first 400k. Their greed was their downfall.

Politburo

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:10:37 -0500

"How is it "stolen" prpoerty when the machine dispensed it?" If you are getting something for free when you know you should be paying, it's still stealing under the law. For instance if you punch $20 into the ATM and it somehow spits out $200, it's not a free $180. Monopoly lied to us. There is no such thing as a bank error in your favor.

GOP

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:08:57 -0500

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

r_friend

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:54:23 -0500

Silly me--only using my debit card when I have funds available... Psshhht...

Toby von Meistersinger

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:53:06 -0500

It sounds more like a LIRR ticket machine. Some, if not all can dispense MetroCards.

whitecastlerock

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:46:59 -0500

was this magic machine able to accept debit/credit cards a few weeks ago?

aveB4life

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:32:55 -0500

ingenius. i'm mad jealous

Snoopy

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:28:11 -0500

Clemente's father, Henry, tells the Post, "It's not like him to be involved in something like this." No not at all, he only caries weapons and does a pound of heroin a day. He's sings in his choir also as well as being a Little League coach.

edEx

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:23:59 -0500

seems like an MTA flaw,

NYCSniper

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:21:30 -0500

How is it "stolen" prpoerty when the machine dispensed it?

dguido

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:21:21 -0500

...what was the flaw!?