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Ethics of life... so to speak.

Convuls1on

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So let me inform you of how my day went today and we can openly discuss it. Please if you've got the time, you should really just take the time and read this because it gets interesting... sad... funny.. all the good stuff.

So I wake up to a fire call (Im a volunteer fire fighter). So i figure ok, i wont make it to the station on time, so what ill do is just go there, sign in to say i was there, then head over to my real job afterward. So the time was about.. say.. oh.. 5:45 AM.

So i get dressed, head outside after l canceling my girlfriend by (she takes to long with good byes), and i start heading out to my car. I round the corner of the parking lot (because we live in a condo so theres two parking spots, the main one infront of the condo is my girls, the other is on the side).

Heading towards the car first thing i see is that my trunk is open. Im thinking to myself.. wtf.. i didnt leave my trunk open. A step or two more and i see my car in full view. My car is sitting on bricks. Doors wide open.

Keep in mind i actually had tires and rims on my car. lol. In fact Let me paint a picture of my car for you so you can feel my pain. 94 Acura Integra, storm grey, Black 17'' rims, Fuzion Tires (rims and tires alone, about $1,000). Amp, 20'' Subwoofer, dvd player in the dashboard (not the radio, actual dvd player on the passenger side so u can hook up your GC and play smash). Ipod hooked into the radio. Basically think fast in the furious minus the innane 1 liners and flashy colors, but yes i did have a neon light set under my car..

Anyways... so when i see my car like this, i turn back while pointing to the car and i say "What the f_ck is this?", as if there was a camera recording me...but there was no one there lol. So i run over and check my car to notice all the afformentioned items were stolen, while i was chanting "no no no no no this isnt happening to me no no no no no"

Needless to say , I, was, PISSED. They went as far to steal my CDs out the arm rest, MY SCHOOL BAG, which if any of you are in college, had ALL my text books in it. Which you know costs alot of money especially when youre paying it yourself. They even stole my PRESCRIPTION GLASSES dude. The part how ever that SET me over the edge, was that they stole my game cube controllers. When i realized that, i sat on the curb with my head in my hands. It felt like a swift Wizards punch to the gut (even though theres nothing swift about it).

So i did the usual, call the cops ( who took 3 hours to show up), called out of work. Made the required phone calls blah blah blah. Which by the way, my insurance doesnt cover the theft because i never claimed it on my insurence (its like me Volcano kicking and you Roy Counter me, SWEET). So the combined loss.. was over 2,000 dollars of gear stolen just like that. That i will never regain. Sweet, might as well call my life Falco Short hop lasering me when im trying to make it back to the ledge. Seeing as everytime i try to do something nice for myself, i get chain grabbed. I mean screwed.

So yea i feel better now at the end of the day because my loved ones made me feel better, and writing this helped me vent a little. So if you actually read this thanks.

P.S. I changed my gamer name to Impulse. Probably not the right time to tell you this but meh?

P.S.S. "Shing!" is the combination of the phrase, "Same **** " and "same thing". <--- Lawl @ Modest Egoist.
 

Lixivium

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So...what does this have to do with ethics? Are you questioning the ethics of the guys that stole your gear?

You pimped out your car with $2000 worth of stuff and didn't bother to insure it. Sorry to hear what happened, but that wasn't very smart.
 

Convuls1on

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So...what does this have to do with ethics? Are you questioning the ethics of the guys that stole your gear?

You pimped out your car with $2000 worth of stuff and didn't bother to insure it. Sorry to hear what happened, but that wasn't very smart.

I'm questioning the ethics of a society were the members find the need to rob and plunder those who are better then themselves, just to in turn try and better themselves. Im questioning why do we perpetuate, and exude such a a vile act of moral disrespect, social disorder, and jus plain "hater" attitude to anyone who is different then us. Why is it that the world is over flowing with so many wrong do-ers that the norm isnt set to say, thievery is ok. Seeing as everyone is doing it. (if that makes any sense)

The car is a car, its a material object, im in tip top shape, good life what ever what ever. It happened, its done with so to speak but i mean it more so hurt me mentally. Being the target of this act, the fact that instead of praise some one would degrade me to that fact.

Smart? Well yea it was my fault that i didnt call my insurance company for everything for everything that i do to my car, as im sure 50% of the people who have insurance put anything else on it. Let alone anyone else who has any type of insurance out there never usually claims any thing on there (not because of the increase of bill but the time it takes and sometimes how meanial it seems)
 

snoblo

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Wow, sorry to hear that. I can't say I have had an experience like that before. I hate it how people these days have no ethics at all, and do so many stupid things, and it makes me wonder if our world is heading toward anarchy =\. I may be wrong, but 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago, it seemed like the world wasn't as bad as it is today.

Good luck in coping with your losses. You're so lucky that you have loved ones! Remember, material things aren't everything. (but i hope you re-pimp your car! and maybe show us a picture =D)
 

Lixivium

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I'm questioning the ethics of a society were the members find the need to rob and plunder those who are better then themselves, just to in turn try and better themselves.
Society doesn't condone stealing cars and car equipment. What these guys did was wrong, and I'm sure they know it to be wrong, they probably just don't care.

Im questioning why do we perpetuate, and exude such a a vile act of moral disrespect, social disorder, and jus plain "hater" attitude to anyone who is different then us. Why is it that the world is over flowing with so many wrong do-ers that the norm isnt set to say, thievery is ok. Seeing as everyone is doing it. (if that makes any sense)

The car is a car, its a material object, im in tip top shape, good life what ever what ever. It happened, its done with so to speak but i mean it more so hurt me mentally. Being the target of this act, the fact that instead of praise some one would degrade me to that fact.
I'm not sure what your point is. Are you saying that you don't understand why someone would see your car and all the cool gear on it, and think of stealing it? Seriously?

Smart? Well yea it was my fault that i didnt call my insurance company for everything for everything that i do to my car, as im sure 50% of the people who have insurance put anything else on it. Let alone anyone else who has any type of insurance out there never usually claims any thing on there (not because of the increase of bill but the time it takes and sometimes how meanial it seems)
Most other cars don't have $2000 worth of stuff inside. That's why people who have nice things usually take some extra precaution of protecting it.
 

plasmawisp6633

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Just one of those days, huh? You got my sympathies dude.

Don't worry, I've learned in life that no matter how bad things may seem at the moment, things always get better in the near future. My philosophy is that "Life evens out," some people call it Karma.

Keep in mind that possessions only get you so far in life.

Hang in there.
 

Crimson King

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I felt bad for you until I read this:

Keep in mind i actually had tires and rims on my car. lol. In fact Let me paint a picture of my car for you so you can feel my pain. 94 Acura Integra, storm grey, Black 17'' rims, Fuzion Tires (rims and tires alone, about $1,000). Amp, 20'' Subwoofer, dvd player in the dashboard (not the radio, actual dvd player on the passenger side so u can hook up your GC and play smash). Ipod hooked into the radio. Basically think fast in the furious minus the innane 1 liners and flashy colors, but yes i did have a neon light set under my car..
You did all that work to a car that's nearly 15 years old. Really now... You added $1000 FOR TIRES AND RIMS, but not $500 for a SECURITY SYSTEM. I have zero sympathy for people who get a DVD player stolen from their cars. Cars are meant to get from point A to point B. Unless you drive a minivan(for your kids to not bother you), you have no reason to have a TV in your car.
 

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That sucks... If there is anything I can help you out with (spare giving you 2000$) let me know.
 

Mic_128

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If you're going to go nuts on upgrades like that, like CK said, Step 1 would have been getting a security system installed. Second thing would have been either getting a garage on your property, or failing that, a parking garage.

I don't even leave my CD player's faceplate on when i leave the car, It's insane to leave the rest of that just sitting in the car in the side of the road, overnight.
 

Bedi Vegeta

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Never mind the car, do you actually talk like this in real life? L cancelling your girlfriend? A swift Wizards punch to the gut? Oh man...
 

Convuls1on

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Well let me just say that yes, i had a security system in my car, it was clipped and ripped out the car. so yea... i had too alarm systems. The factory and an after market...
 

Crimson King

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Never mind the car, do you actually talk like this in real life? L cancelling your girlfriend? A swift Wizards punch to the gut? Oh man...
I thought they were typos...


Well let me just say that yes, i had a security system in my car, it was clipped and ripped out the car. so yea... i had too alarm systems. The factory and an after market...
That is SO hard to believe that they had the foresight to clip not one, but two security systems. Seriously though, why didn't you get that **** insured?
 

Brookman

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so, you got your fancy car stripped down and it wasn't insured. Lesson learned, hopefully.

I felt bad for you until I read this:



You did all that work to a car that's nearly 15 years old. Really now... You added $1000 FOR TIRES AND RIMS, but not $500 for a SECURITY SYSTEM. I have zero sympathy for people who get a DVD player stolen from their cars. Cars are meant to get from point A to point B. Unless you drive a minivan(for your kids to not bother you), you have no reason to have a TV in your car.
I don't really see any sense in this. Sure, having televisions and **** in your car may be excessive, but it's his money, and it's his life, and it's his car. If that's what he wants what's wrong with it? Sure, not getting his car ensured was foolish, and security system or not, car jackers don't give a ****. What if something you valued was vandalized like his car was?

I assume this is probably his first time experiencing something like this personally. It's real now, cause it's happened to him. He's not just seeing it on the news or something.

As far as his use of smash terms, this is a smash bros. website, and it was just for humor I'd say.

You guys are *****. Just because of some mistakes he made in protecting his car, or the fact that you don't agree with the way he spends his money shouldn't cheapen the fact that it happened, and that it sucks.
 

Crimson King

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I don't really see any sense in this. Sure, having televisions and **** in your car may be excessive, but it's his money, and it's his life, and it's his car. If that's what he wants what's wrong with it? Sure, not getting his car ensured was foolish, and security system or not, car jackers don't give a ****. What if something you valued was vandalized like his car was?
BIG difference, if he has a TV in his car in the front seat, then that only serves as a FURTHER distraction when driving. Teenagers are terrible drivers by nature. We are easily distracted (I know I was when I first started) and easily upset. Adding a TV only adds another factor to a car crash.

When you have THAT much stuff in your car (over $1000) you are a target for anyone. It's like if I left my windows opened when I left with my LCD TV and PS3 in plain site. Thieves want stuff that can turn a quick profit. He just gave them more incentive to break in.
 

Brookman

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BIG difference, if he has a TV in his car in the front seat, then that only serves as a FURTHER distraction when driving. Teenagers are terrible drivers by nature. We are easily distracted (I know I was when I first started) and easily upset. Adding a TV only adds another factor to a car crash.

When you have THAT much stuff in your car (over $1000) you are a target for anyone. It's like if I left my windows opened when I left with my LCD TV and PS3 in plain site. Thieves want stuff that can turn a quick profit. He just gave them more incentive to break in.
So you're saying he deserves it cause he has a pimped out car? I'm confused.

Of course thieves want things that are valuable, so should people just not buy valuable things? still confused..?
 

Lixivium

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You guys are *****. Just because of some mistakes he made in protecting his car, or the fact that you don't agree with the way he spends his money shouldn't cheapen the fact that it happened, and that it sucks.
It's not that he just had his car stripped, it's that he's posting about it here on Smashboards, and he SEEMS to be saying, "Why can't people just look at my nice car and admire it? How could anyone possibly think of breaking in?" Come on, that's just too naive for words.
 

Crimson King

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So you're saying he deserves it cause he has a pimped out car? I'm confused.

Of course thieves want things that are valuable, so should people just not buy valuable things? still confused..?
Yes. Pimping out your car just plan deserves to get broken into. There is no reason AT ALL for a car to have a television in the trunk other than status. These things add distractions and perpetuate the concept that all teens are bad drivers and cause more wrecks.

He can buy whatever he wants, but really, having an extremely expensive car in a neighborhood where thieves are able to get away with this much theft (they would have had to spend a good amount of time stripping the car) is just blind stupidity.

If you have a Lexus and park it in a relatively risky area, do you honestly expect not to have key marks? I see it happen all the time. People seem to not realize cars are meant for travel, when you make it part of your life, you are going to get screwed over because **** happens to cars.
 

cF=)

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Yes. Pimping out your car just plan deserves to get broken into.
That's a wrong mentality. It's like saying "A young girl was dressed a bit too hot, she deserved to get *****. Not the guy's fault though, she was way too attractive".
 

Crimson King

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That's a wrong mentality. It's like saying "A young girl was dressed a bit too hot, she deserved to get *****. Not the guy's fault though, she was way too attractive".
So you are equating possessions with women?

A woman dressing as she wants is COMPLETELY different from a CAR being decorated with worthless accessories. Cars don't have feelings of inadequacy as a woman might, or need to feel pretty as women might. Women who get ***** have NOTHING to do with the actual ****. The men who do it use them as an outlet for power.

Don't try to minimize **** to equal theft.
 

cF=)

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But you still believe car theft is the fault of the owner, not the thief. I'm not equaling **** to theft, I'm showing two situations where you could blame an action on the one being penalized, and that's what I believe is wrong in what you say.

Pimping your car or having a good looking house is in my opinion the same thing. If you own an expansive TV in your living room and get it robbed, is it your fault for not surrounding your house with a 12 feet high fence ?

Teenagers are terrible drivers by nature. We are easily distracted (I know I was when I first started) and easily upset. Adding a TV only adds another factor to a car crash.
That was also an incredibly hasty generalization used as an argument. What do you think of teenagers having better reflexes than aching adults, great coordination, and recent driving lessons ? I would be more scared to hop in the car of a baby boomer than my friend's.
 

blayde_axel

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Although I feel for the guy... I kinda have to agree with CK. I mean... a similar situation happened to my brother. We all asked him, why are you putting speakers, new paint job (Bright Orange, btw), new Rims, new CD player, etc, in this car? A car that wasn't even his...

We told him something's gonna happen to it... and something did. Someone stole his CD player, his rather expensive jacket, and his laptop. Nearly getting away with the car, my brother ran outside and shooed the robber away...

So why do you need to equip SO much into a CAR? Status? Attention? Yep.

Still feel for you, though.

BTW, in general, teenagers ARE horrible drivers... ever wondered why insurance is so high for teenagers? It's not because they're pretty.
 

O D I N

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This is the kind of situtation where I'm reminded of a comparison I was told a long time ago...

A man is dying of cancer and a man has leperacy(?). In the end, it doesn't matter who has it worse. They're still going to die, and they're still in a lot of pain.

While this may not apply to the current situation, regardless of whether or not the T.C. could've done things differently, it still sucks. And for that, I'm sorry. I hope things get better for you. :(

I'll add some more insight later. Provided I'm not swamped with work.
 

Brookman

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I think, as naive as it may sound, convulsion has a point. Whether this is what he was getting it or not, I don't know, but why is it that theft is accepted as a normal or inevitable part of society?
 

Lixivium

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I think, as naive as it may sound, convulsion has a point. Whether this is what he was getting it or not, I don't know, but why is it that theft is accepted as a normal or inevitable part of society?
Because it's realistic and it acknowledges human nature? Nobody CONDONES theft, but we all recognize that it happens, because not everybody is perfectly moral all the time.

The point of theft is to acquire something of value that doesn't belong to you. Ergo, the more valuable something is, the more likely it is to be stolen.
 

blayde_axel

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I won't dwell anymore on the customization of the car...

But, theft, it does seem, has become part of life... next to losing baby teeth and menopause, but, no, it's not tolerated. He is wrong for what the thief did, and I hope he gets punished...

How is for a different debate.
 

Red Exodus

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I feel sorry for you but I'd never spend that much on my car. The only reason I'd change tires and rims is if I necessarily have to for safety reasons.

The people that stole that stuff might have taken some to a pawn shop [such as glasses, text books etc.].
 
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