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camus2
that's great! the victim was lucky they found her.I hope she'll get her laptop back.It's likely the thief is used to that kind of actions in coffee-shops. Seems she has a consistent modus operandi.
dfa0
/4chan mode off/
acangiano
I'm really glad she was arrested and I think she deserves a long sentence as a repeat offender. However, I do hope that she won't become an easy target for prison abuse, as it's often the case for transgender people.
danieltillett
I fear she will. I know this is harsh, but based on the mugshot she could possibly revert back to being a man while in prison.
prutschman
> I know this is harsh...

I wouldn't call your comment harsh, exactly, more along the lines of some combination of:

  - offensive
  - inappropriate
  - ignorant
  - transphobic
  - confused
danieltillett
Possibly the first two, but I don't think ignorant. I would not wish on anyone what happens to transsexuals in prison.
prutschman
Ignorant in the sense of characterizing attempting to pass for survival as "reverting to a man"
stephenitis
I need to keep a "help my X device was stolen and I have evidence!" web template stored somewhere...
dibbsonline
I knew I was on sfgate.com when my browser stopped responding.
kentosi
Sorry for the offhand question, but does anyone else think it's a little strange to leave a laptop and mobile phone unattended in a public space, even for 5 mins? These things are expensive dammit! Pack em up and go to the toilet with em.
pbreit
With the number of cameras, device tracking and that everything is in cloud nowadays...no. In fact, it's kind of nice that we might be resembling more quainter times.