Originally posted by xnonsuchx:

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I would add that "bloggers" aren't "journalists," but it seems many supposed journalists aren't really either. :-)

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Originally posted by xboxdvl2:

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the person that dropped the iphone (he probably sold it for cash anyway and pretended he dropped it) should be charged with entrapment.hey i might go to the ghetto and drop a $1000 mobile phone and then when someone takes it i will yell theif and get the cops to raid every ones houses and confiscate all there stuff.

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Originally posted by Hyasuma:

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"Brian Hogen and Sage Wallower found and sold the prototype device after it was left at a bar by an Apple employee. Hogan was charged with misappropriation of lost property, as was Wallower who was also charged with possession of stolen property. "

How the hell does this count as stolen property when someone freaking dropped their own things or left their own things? example "My wallet got stolen!" "no it didn't, you dropped it behind you when you took your keys out" "It was stolen by my keys" WTF?

this case is stupid

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In the state of California, if you have an idea of the rightful owner you must make a reasonable attempt to return said property.
If you don't it's misappropriation/theft of lost property.

The two people that found and sold the phone to Gizmodo make the wrong call.

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