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my fav part of the whole story is that chair they have him strapped to, like he was dr. lecter or something. they def need the mask for him.[image error]
that seems somewhat harsh for the crime...
such love for books!Hours after the arrest, Wilkins was “perp-rolled” out of the 78th Precinct stationhouse, strapped to a rolling chair and awaiting a mental health evaluation.
does that mean love for books = crazy person?
I want to know the titles of the books he stole. I guess someone really latched onto this Stieg Larsson craze.
BunWat wrote: "I think the mental health evaluation is because somehow having been stopped for shoplifting what cannot have been more than a hundred or so bucks worth of stuff, he made the decision that punching a cop and stealing a van was a good next step."
Those were bad ideas, who'd a thunk it? :-)
Those were bad ideas, who'd a thunk it? :-)
BunWat wrote: "I think the mental health evaluation is because somehow having been stopped for shoplifting what cannot have been more than a hundred or so bucks worth of stuff, he made the decision that punching a cop..."Agreed. Hitting a New York City police officer is basically a way of attempting suicide by proxy.
And he's a danger on the street, the guy can't drive!I'm amused this is Bklyn. And I'd also like to know what books he grabbed.
Well, most native New Yorkers can't drive, so he's not that unusual.No idea which books he stole, but about ten years ago, there was an article in the Times about the books most frequently stolen from the Union Square branch of B&N in Manhattan.
The absolute number one author of choice among book-loving shoplifters was Charles Bukowski. Other popular ones included Paul Auster, William S. Burroughs, Raymond Chandler, Jack Kerouac, and J.D. Salinger.
I can tell you that the popular books for thieves at the library include mushroom field guides, and books on tattoo art. Oh, and witchcraft and divorce.
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I wonder if the divorce books are because people check them out and move away. Or do you mean they just disappear from the shelves? Why didn't this guy go to the library, come to think of it?
The divorce books just disappear, AND they get checked out and never returned. That happens with a lot of the test guides too, like the ASVAB.
Divorce I can see, just because it's so common. Even tattoo books somewhat. But mushroom guides? They're so high from the shrooms they're finding that they can't get a job to make money?
I don't know, Lori. Maybe they have too many fines on their library cards from being too high to remember to return things on time. :)
Surely, there must be libraries in New York.
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But how many fines could that possibly be? What is the highest balance you've ever seen on a user's account?
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Yeah, it does. At least they didn't tase him.
Don't tase me, bro!These people didn't survive it:
87 year old woman in Oregon
Another Oregonian
A guy in the next town
etc., etc., etc.
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That 87 year old woman was brandishing a pellet gun, not a handgun. How do you taze an 87 year old woman? Someone's going to taze a 9 months pregnant woman and her fetus next. If people think this is acceptable there is something deeply wrong with them.
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Jackie, you forgot the books on sex and astrology. Also, it's a hopeless endeavor to keep the Anarchist Cookbook on the shelves in any library.
Oh, heck yeah! There are never any astrology books on the shelves! The puberty books are there, though! I guess sex info is different when it comes to youth services, compared to adult reference. No one feels the need to steal a book about starting your period. :)
Why do think people steal such different books from libraries (astrology, witchcraft, the Anarchist Cookbook, etc.) than from bookstores (male hipster fiction, mostly)? It seems odd, but probably there's a reason for it.
Maybe the guy was looking for something in one of the books?
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While I admire his enthusiasm, I think he needs a better strategy.