Re: SCROOGE the RIAA GRINCH!! BOYCOTT MUSIC CHRISTMAS OF 2003!!!

"jt" <jt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > a 12 year old shoplifter is still a shoplifter.
> >
>
>
> When I was 12 I stole some batteries for my walkman from a drugstore.
> I got busted.  They called a cop and my parents.  I had to pay for the
> batteries, I got the **** scared out of me by the cop (not to mention
> the wrath of my parents) and I never stole anything again.
>
> The drugstore did NOT sue my parents for $2000.
>
> Big difference.  My punishment was effective, and my parents didn't
> suffer for it (more that being embarassed in front of the store
> owners).

You stole a couple of bucks worth of batteries, and the punishment fitted
the crime. Perhaps your parents should have paid $5, and taken it from you
over the next few weeks.

You steal thousands of dollars worth of music, you expect to pay a higher
price. If I was the parent of this girl, she'd be paying me back until she
left home (and beyond if necessary).