A customer brought in a PC for repair. When I removed the front panel to open it up, a bag of pot was there. It was her son's PC, and he didn't know she was bringing it in before hand. We of course reported it to ther police.
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A customer brought in a PC for repair. When I removed the front panel to open it up, a bag of pot was there. It was her son's PC, and he didn't know she was bringing it in before hand. We of course reported it to ther police.
Oh Man! That's one of them new Head Processors. Instead of running at 1 Gig it runs at 1 Kilo! I bet the zig zags were in the CDROM! <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
hmmm pot brings back memories
i vowed to never again smoke pot, that was two months ago. i was really drunk when i used it. otherwise i wouldnt have smoked it
im clean dude <IMG SRC="smilies/tongue.gif" border="0">
ouch poor kid.. wtf kind of moron hides pot in yer pc anyway?
Hmmmm, I don't know, it's not that bad of a spot. You'd think he could have tucked it away somewhere in there, maybe in between ROM drives.Quote:
Originally posted by Auric:
<STRONG>ouch poor kid.. wtf kind of moron hides pot in yer pc anyway?</STRONG>
You'd just have to watch out for extreme overheating <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
I can see it now, the pot catches on fire, the whole house gets the munchies.
"Dude, check out the smoke coming from the computer....."
Why was the PC brought in for service?
Was this the error message they were getting?:
LIKE, WHOA MAN. THIS APPLICATION LIKE DID A FATAL EXCEPTION...WHOA FATAL, LIKE DEATH. THINK ABOUT IT, MAN. DEATH. UH, AT MEMORY ADDRESS 4:20.........
LMAOQuote:
Originally posted by crackbeer:
<STRONG>Why was the PC brought in for service?
Was this the error message they were getting?:
LIKE, WHOA MAN. THIS APPLICATION LIKE DID A FATAL EXCEPTION...WHOA FATAL, LIKE DEATH. THINK ABOUT IT, MAN. DEATH. UH, AT MEMORY ADDRESS 4:20.........</STRONG>
Ironic enough, when I was in High School, my baseball card boxes worked for me. Don't touch the crap anymore. Been 6, or maybe 7 years. Plan to keep that going too. But is was fun at the time. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
Yea, but if you ever remember hiding things as a kid or teen you remember that the first few times were in the most elaborate spots where no one in their right mind would have seen it even if they were looking directly at it. A few times of having to go so far out of your way to shove it all the way back in that special spot and you got lazy and started making it easier on yourself. This kid probably use to fit it between the motherboard side panel and the far edge of the PS. Who knows. I'm guessing he just got lazy and just started throwing it in there. Sucks to be him. <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0">Quote:
Originally posted by kingtbone:
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Hmmmm, I don't know, it's not that bad of a spot. You'd think he could have tucked it away somewhere in there, maybe in between ROM drives.
You'd just have to watch out for extreme overheating <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"></STRONG>
hehe, just thinking about the "stoned virus" that was out a few years ago, maybe thats were the concept came from.
ahhahaha
Ok this has to be the funniest post Ive seen yet.
Damn you guys are funny.
Cant stop lauphing....woooo.. Breath. ahhahahhahahhahahahahahhha
Dude, that wasn't cool. Im sure you did your fair share of illeagal activities when you were a kid. Its just pot, it aint a murder weapon, its not plans to bomb a building...its freakin pot. the worst you should have done was tell his mom, not the freakin police.Quote:
Originally posted by James Kitts:
<STRONG>We of course reported it to ther police.</STRONG>
Lets not forget to mention, pot heads are generally non-violent, the kid wouldnt ever hurt you.
As for my hiding spot...my change pocket
Lunch Break is gonna be fun
I never really got into the Pot head scene, but hiding stuff reminds me of my freshman year of HS I used to play those bookcase wargames (Avalon Hill, SPI, etc.)...anyway I brought them to school to "trade" with the other geeks. We actually did play the games...but they were convenient ways to move around great numbers of Playboys too! <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> No teacher would ever think to look inside a geeky game for contraband!
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Originally posted by 86Camaro350:
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Dude, that wasn't cool. Im sure you did your fair share of illeagal activities when you were a kid. Its just pot, it aint a murder weapon, its not plans to bomb a building...its freakin pot. the worst you should have done was tell his mom, not the freakin police.
Lets not forget to mention, pot heads are generally non-violent, the kid wouldnt ever hurt you.
As for my hiding spot...my change pocket
Lunch Break is gonna be fun</STRONG>
Nah, the worst thing you could have done is smoked it yourself
<IMG SRC="smilies/confused.gif" border="0"> woooooowooooooo
hey is that a pink banana
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That reminds me of an incident I had myself. I used to do car stereo installs and one day this guy brought in an excursion for us to work on. We pulled apart the dash and found a blunt and a couple of little baggies. We kept it and had a good time at the shop that night!
[quote]Originally posted by 86Camaro350:
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Dude, that wasn't cool. Im sure you did your fair share of illeagal activities when you were a kid. Its just pot, it aint a murder weapon, its not plans to bomb a building...its freakin pot. the worst you should have done was tell his mom, not the freakin police.
Lets not forget to mention, pot heads are generally non-violent, the kid wouldnt ever hurt you.
As for my hiding spot...my change pocket
Lunch Break is gonna be fun</strong><hr></blockquote>
Ditto.
You could have just thrown it away. What's the kid or mom gonna do? Sue you cause their pot was missing when you returned the case? Either that or you could have just told the mother, who may have given you flack and you could have then called the police.
Poor kids gonna get it now. He'll probably get tons of fines or just get swamped with lawyer and court costs for thousands of $. His poor mother and father will wind up paying the bills or he will be working them off for the next 5 to 10 years. He may even see some juvie time if he's unlucky. He'll probably never be able to get into college now and his life may just go completely to pot, no pun intended.
[quote]Originally posted by ilovetheusers:
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Ditto.
You could have just thrown it away. What's the kid or mom gonna do? Sue you cause their pot was missing when you returned the case? Either that or you could have just told the mother, who may have given you flack and you could have then called the police.
Poor kids gonna get it now. He'll probably get tons of fines or just get swamped with lawyer and court costs for thousands of $. His poor mother and father will wind up paying the bills or he will be working them off for the next 5 to 10 years. He may even see some juvie time if he's unlucky. He'll probably never be able to get into college now and his life may just go completely to pot, no pun intended.</strong><hr></blockquote>
The thing is, if anyone else found it (eg, your boss), then you are liable for not reporting it. Which transfers the blame to the firm, and soon the press and police are interviewing everyone because the whole shop might be part of it.
At the end of the day, if you are doing illegal activites, (which we are all involved in, one way or another), then you don't really have a leg to stand on.
[quote]Originally posted by 86Camaro350:
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Dude, that wasn't cool. Im sure you did your fair share of illeagal activities when you were a kid. Its just pot, it aint a murder weapon, its not plans to bomb a building...its freakin pot. the worst you should have done was tell his mom, not the freakin police.
Lets not forget to mention, pot heads are generally non-violent, the kid wouldnt ever hurt you.
As for my hiding spot...my change pocket
Lunch Break is gonna be fun</strong><hr></blockquote>
it may not have been cool, but it could have been his a** if it was discovered later and it was found that he didn't do anything to report it. besides, it may not have been his call to tell the police. he's gotta do what the boss says. leave him alone
If it was at the kids house and I was opening a case and came across a bag of weed I wouldn't turn them in. I might even suggest a better hiding place for the guy/gal.
However, at a place of business you have to think about your liability first, and then the kids' feelings. Who knows...the kid might still be trying to blame that company, say it was a set up, etc. If he was smart he would tell the lawyer his mom put it in there and he is just the fall guy! :cool:
IT'S PRETTY FUNNY I FOUND THIS POST
I just picked up a computer from one of my customers yesterday, and found 2 (TWO) bags of pot inside the case. Her kids are ages 6 and under, and she is a single Mom.
This must be the new millinnium hiding place.
[quote]Originally posted by Geek #1:
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The thing is, if anyone else found it (eg, your boss), then you are liable for not reporting it. Which transfers the blame to the firm, and soon the press and police are interviewing everyone because the whole shop might be part of it.
At the end of the day, if you are doing illegal activites, (which we are all involved in, one way or another), then you don't really have a leg to stand on.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I know, and I was going to include this in my original post. If it is a large shop I can understand why rules have to be followed owing to the overwhelming climate of "Sue, sue, sue! Gimmie something I didn't work for!" and the fact that this could even be some sort of entrapment style scheme (though I highly doubt it). Still, if nobody was looking he could have just thrown it away. The way he noted calling the police is like he never contemplated an alternative and that is what I'm stating when his actions were not along the lines of what I would have done.
[quote]Originally posted by James Kitts:
<strong>A customer brought in a PC for repair. When I removed the front panel to open it up, a bag of pot was there. It was her son's PC, and he didn't know she was bringing it in before hand. We of course reported it to ther police.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Why'd ya report it? Should've smoked it! Would've made an interesting work day
Where do you want to go today?
I'm going to... Strawberry Fields
[quote]Originally posted by Geek #1:
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The thing is, if anyone else found it (eg, your boss), then you are liable for not reporting it. Which transfers the blame to the firm, and soon the press and police are interviewing everyone because the whole shop might be part of it.
At the end of the day, if you are doing illegal activites, (which we are all involved in, one way or another), then you don't really have a leg to stand on.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Possession is a violation not a crime. No one would get in trouble, nor would anyone care. when the cops search me and find my stash, they say "Do me a favor, break off a small peice, drop it on the floor and drive away. And dont drive when you finish it." pot is a BS drug, no one cares anymore except for ultra conservative hard a$$es. hell, the president is a recovering coke addict.
And a last thing is, what is so hard about palming, going to the bathroom and flushing it. YOU RUINED THIS KIDS LIFE BECAUSE YOU DECIDED TO BE THE HERO ON SOME STUPID DRUG THAT NOT EVEN THE POLICE CARE ABOUT ANYMORE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS IN QUANTETIES IN LESS THEN 1LB. CONGRATULATIONS, WHY DONT YOU GO FIND SOME REAL CRIMINALS, LIKE A MURDERER OR SOMETHING.
While i certainly don't approve of pot (snicker,snicker)i would rather have my kid smoke that then get loaded on beer.
well its nice to know im not the only one that got high before. ;)
i say you should have took his stash and sold it or smoked it, if there was no supervisor or nobody seen it but you. :p
im not sure about you guys, but i have done some illegal crap, not that big just theft when i was an assistant manager for wards, never got caught and got alot of electronics and entertainment centers and computer desks at a price that was convient for me. but that was in the past i grew out of it...that was last year lol
if i would have been caught i would have been sh*tting bricks, also when i would get high with pot i was never caught using it. i think you should have cut the kid some slack
if the kid starts to smoke it alot and then goes into crime its really his parents fault for being crappy. calling the police wont make too much of a difference unless the parents enforce something on him to make him stop.
just to let you know i dont do anymore bad things anymore. im a good person in society now :)
and im going to college so there, good parenting leads to good people, sometimes......
[quote]Originally posted by 86Camaro350:
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Possession is a violation not a crime. No one would get in trouble, nor would anyone care. when the cops search me and find my stash, they say "Do me a favor, break off a small peice, drop it on the floor and drive away. And dont drive when you finish it." pot is a BS drug, no one cares anymore except for ultra conservative hard a$$es. hell, the president is a recovering coke addict.</strong><hr></blockquote>
New Yack isn't so bad with it's pot laws, but if you live in the wrong state or have enough you are in pretty deep poopie!
Here is a list of state penalties for pot posession/dealing, etc.
<a href="http://www.norml.org/legal/state_laws.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.norml.org/legal/state_laws.shtml</a>
In this kids case it looks like a $1000 fine and up to a year in jail. Luckily he's a minor, so it shouldn't be as harsh.
Being English, I'm looking at this from a different prospective than our friends in America. And I agree in part with some of the argument.
I've always said that what you do in your own home is up to you, be it illegal or not. You can do drugs, have a sex orgy or perform ritual Satanism, but hey man just keep the noise down, some of us have to work tomorrow.
NOW, once you take that outside into a business environment, the business is liable. What if Mr Kitts, just left it alone and the Manager of the store saw it. Or if the PC was returned to the owner, they were raided next day by the Police. "Hey, Mister Copper, that ain't mine. I just got the PC back from this store". Suddenly the Police are on your a$$ , and it's your word against theirs. The Police are asking YOU, "why didnt' you report it, are these people friends of yours...."
Next thing you know, you have been fired from work and appearing in court charged with drug dealing offenses.
I've smoked some myself, and fell I am quite liberal not a Hardnosed, ban all drugs person, but you need to look at the bigger picture. And to be honest, I would have reported it too.
Why is it that when someone brings up a customer who wants you to install illegal software on his/her PC everyone has a fit and gets on the moral high ground - man that's piracy - you could go to jail, etc, etc... and that's ok - but when it is an illegal substance suddenly it's - harsh man.... - illegal activities should never enter a place of business - even if it is accedental.
The question is not a moral debate about pot use - but a ethical debate of what an EMPLOYEE should do in ANY GIVEN SITUATION when on the clock - I for one have to stand beside you James - you did nothing wrong. The kid should have found a better hiding place - if it was at home - no prob - put it somewhere else and away you go - at MY PLACE OF BUSINESS - screw you - now that contraband is beginning to interfere with my livelyhood.
I'm also from the UK, you guys seem to be pretty strict on Pot use. I don't do pot anymore, but I have in the past, I wasn't a pot head, it didn't rule my life and I managed to go through Collage and hold a good job while smoking pot. Would you have done the same thing if you found a can of beer in his PC (assuming he's under age)?
EVERY techie I have ever met has copied software for personal use, should I report them to microsoft?
I agree you had to cover your back, in todays blame culture, but I'm sure a better solution could have been found.
I'm appalled at this, Some poor dude loses his stash due to his mom and then some self rightous tech calls the police, I am an advocate of god's green herb and see no fault in a casual user, first mom should have kept her hands off the pc second the tech should have kept his ideals to himself, be a tech not a self appointed vigilante, let the parent deal with the child, grrrr, if i go on I'll get banned from this site....in closing I say get a life coptech and deal with your own shortfalls.....
[quote]Originally posted by KingTiger:
<strong>.....Would you have done the same thing if you found a can of beer in his PC (assuming he's under age)?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I think some people are still missing the point here. It is not illegal for children to drink alcohol, only to purchase it. It IS illegal to buy/own/use Pot. I know these days, Cannabis is not much different to beer, however it's still a banned substance, the same as Cocaine, Heroin and any other drugs.
Like I stated in my last post, the drugs being hidden within the PC might not even belong to the child, but it was found in a Business environment, therefore different rule apply as more people are potentially involved.
Jobs are hard to come by these days, any job (in Britain anyhow), it's not going to look good to a potential future employer that you were fired for keeping illegal drugs at your workplace. The guy was only protecting his job, give him a break.
Im with james on this one, i think he did wot wos best for him, there wos this one time i found p0rn on one guys pc, whilst working for the local authourity, i lost my job because i didnt report it... sometimes u have to do wot is best for u and say tuff titty to everyone else..
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Things work a bit different in the states im sure, Pot is a natural substance, be it legal or not, several states are now defying the Govt' (finally thank god) and allowing medicinal use and growth, the Hemp movement is taking off as a alternative for tobbacco farmers, this incident is unforgivable at best the tech should have just trashed the bag, ruining someone elses life to enforce ones own ideals SUCKS!!!!! I would gladly bludgeon the worm should he show himself in my world, I truly hope that the tech in question suffers the tortures of the damned for his actions...you UK guys need to relax and get high...everyone has vices let he who is without sin cast the first stone, let the others roll their own...
Everyone seems to be coming down on James and doing so without all the facts. He shouldn't be personally attacked for "ruining" this kids life without knowing if he made the call to notify the police. All he said was "we of course reported it to the police" If James just happens to work at this shop then there is a good possibility that he alerted his boss/owner to the pot and he/she made the decision to call the police.
You all know, as well as I do, that this world is not ran on good intentions and second chances. Everyone has responsibilities and everyone must take care of themselves and their family.
No one should be faulted for looking out for their family. Not bringing this to the attention of his boss or the police would have been endangering his job and risking the welfare of his family. Who among you that have children would like to explain to your kids that they don't have anything to eat for dinner because you wanted to be cool. I really doubt James has ever gotten a raise because he was a "cool dude".
Without sounding too corny, this is a forum for techs and we should be a little more supportive of a fellow tech. We're not here to bash each other. We're here to bash the users that dream up a new way of making our lives difficult each and every day. At the very least he should have been asked for more information before the games began.
Dvingar has a nice point there, but my overall opinion of this situation (if i may be permitted to voice it here)is that turning a young kid in to the cops for weed ownership is morally disgusting.
Agreed that possibly telling mom would be acceptable; if the tech really felt this moral/religious need to do something, but like anything else we come across in this field (junior's asian goat sex jpegs on mom's computer)it should fall within the yech-client confidentiality zone. Don't ask/don't tell. (the ONE and only exception would be child pornography)
As for the pot, the only moral thing to do would be to put it back in the machine after completing the repair. (Maybe taking just a pinch for yourself if was good stuff- BENCH FEE!)
Respect the clients privacy!
[quote]Originally posted by dvingar:
<strong>Everyone seems to be coming down on James and doing so without all the facts. He shouldn't be personally attacked for "ruining" this kids life without knowing if he made the call to notify the police. All he said was "we of course reported it to the police" If James just happens to work at this shop then there is a good possibility that he alerted his boss/owner to the pot and he/she made the decision to call the police.
You all know, as well as I do, that this world is not ran on good intentions and second chances. Everyone has responsibilities and everyone must take care of themselves and their family.
No one should be faulted for looking out for their family. Not bringing this to the attention of his boss or the police would have been endangering his job and risking the welfare of his family. Who among you that have children would like to explain to your kids that they don't have anything to eat for dinner because you wanted to be cool. I really doubt James has ever gotten a raise because he was a "cool dude".
Without sounding too corny, this is a forum for techs and we should be a little more supportive of a fellow tech. We're not here to bash each other. We're here to bash the users that dream up a new way of making our lives difficult each and every day. At the very least he should have been asked for more information before the games began.</strong><hr></blockquote>
i agree with this, this thing has been blown way out of proportion, im just wondering wot u guys would be saying if james had found cocaine or some hard based drug in the machine, well thats all i got to say on it.
[quote]Originally posted by dvingar:
<strong>Everyone seems to be coming down on James and doing so without all the facts. He shouldn't be personally attacked for "ruining" this kids life without knowing if he made the call to notify the police. All he said was "we of course reported it to the police" If James just happens to work at this shop then there is a good possibility that he alerted his boss/owner to the pot and he/she made the decision to call the police.
You all know, as well as I do, that this world is not ran on good intentions and second chances. Everyone has responsibilities and everyone must take care of themselves and their family.
No one should be faulted for looking out for their family. Not bringing this to the attention of his boss or the police would have been endangering his job and risking the welfare of his family. Who among you that have children would like to explain to your kids that they don't have anything to eat for dinner because you wanted to be cool. I really doubt James has ever gotten a raise because he was a "cool dude".
Without sounding too corny, this is a forum for techs and we should be a little more supportive of a fellow tech. We're not here to bash each other. We're here to bash the users that dream up a new way of making our lives difficult each and every day. At the very least he should have been asked for more information before the games began.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Right on!
Well put man!