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Old 02-19-2014, 01:54 AM
 
Location: Mount Monadnock, NH
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Curious to see people's takes on this one:

Woman jailed for not returning 2005 video rental - CNN.com

Woman jailed for not returning J.Lo video she rented 9 years ago from now-defunct store - NY Daily News

This happened in Pickens, South Carolina.
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Old 02-19-2014, 04:07 AM
 
Location: Va. Beach
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Old 02-20-2014, 12:06 AM
 
Location: Mount Monadnock, NH
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Oh! pooh bear!! lets do better...what's your take?
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Old 02-20-2014, 12:58 AM
 
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She was probably arrested for petty larceny, which did indeed stem from not returning a video 9 years ago. However, since the warrant was issued and in the system, that's that.

The warrant in the system doesn't lay out the facts of the case, it's just going to say what it's for, what the bail is, if they'll extradite should she be detained outside the jurisdiction, etc. If it's a bench warrant 'cause she didn't show up the first time, then they can't just cite and release, she has to go before a judge...
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Old 02-20-2014, 01:13 AM
 
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Oh! pooh bear!! lets do better...what's your take?
My take is she was probably issued a summons to appear before the magistrate and ignored it, the warrant is probably for failure to appear and has very little to do with the video tape...
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Old 02-20-2014, 01:17 AM
 
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Yeah she's hot, I'd bail her out
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Old 02-20-2014, 08:13 AM
 
Location: Tampa (by way of Omaha)
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Since the "victim" is a now defunct store, the charges will probably be dismissed.
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Old 02-20-2014, 08:39 AM
 
Location: Va. Beach
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It's stupid that this happened, but it's even more stupid that the woman let it happen.

1. She "RENTED" a vcr tape.
2. She failed to return it.
3. It appears NUMEROUS attempts were made to contact her to get the tape returned.
4. It IS considered theft, if they issued a warrant, and it's in the system, she will have her day in court.
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