iPod Crimes
I heard a news report on the radio as I drove into work this morning about how iPod users are being mugged more and more often. Not only do the muggers take money from the person, they take the iPod as well. Evidently, the iPod is a new status symbol of wealth and/or prosperity and the average mugger takes that as a sign that the user would have more money than the average person.
I realize it is incredibly easy to mug an iPod user as they obliviously stroll along the street. All one has to do is to stick their foot out and DOWN the iPod user goes. (Please understand, I am not trying to give any would-be muggers any ideas, here.) Once the iPod user is on the sidewalk, then the assailant can proceed with the theft.
As a theft deterrent on a car, there is a sticker that says some on the order of "Protected by an Anti-Theft Device." That would be enough to discourage me, should I decide to start boosting cars for a living. So, why not have a warning label on the iPod to protect it from would-be muggers. Something like, "Warning: Contains more than one track by Oingo Boingo."
I realize it is incredibly easy to mug an iPod user as they obliviously stroll along the street. All one has to do is to stick their foot out and DOWN the iPod user goes. (Please understand, I am not trying to give any would-be muggers any ideas, here.) Once the iPod user is on the sidewalk, then the assailant can proceed with the theft.
As a theft deterrent on a car, there is a sticker that says some on the order of "Protected by an Anti-Theft Device." That would be enough to discourage me, should I decide to start boosting cars for a living. So, why not have a warning label on the iPod to protect it from would-be muggers. Something like, "Warning: Contains more than one track by Oingo Boingo."
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