Woman Arrested for Not Returning Overdue DVDs

[Marcus Yam]

A pretty good reason to go Netflix.

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[mianmian]

Why the library allow her to borrow that many DVDs?

 

[pepperman]

^Agreed to that, but also; since when do dvds cost $25 each?

 

[jerreece]

[citation][nom]mianmian[/nom]Why the library allow her to borrow that many DVDs?[/citation]

Yeah normally there's a limit as to how many books you can check out. I'd imagine they'd have a limit on DVDs too. And if you already have late materials, I can't imagine they'd let you rent more.

This sounds like a situation where the library is partially at fault for their own victimization. Not to say the lady is not at fault, obviously she's failed to return someone else's property. But still, 53 DVDs?!

 

[jerreece]

[citation][nom]pepperman[/nom]^Agreed to that, but also; since when do dvds cost $25 each?[/citation]

If they are Blu-Ray or Disney movies they cost at least that much.

 

[ravewulf]

She shouldn't have been allowed to take out that many at a time in the first place!

 

[SininStyle]

wonder if she got them all at once. trying to picture some lady with a stack as tall as she is and dropping them onto the counter. ok ill take these, yup thanks.

 

[Guest]

I wonder how many of those titles are now in the $5.00 bin by now in Walmart and other stores?

 

[socrates047]

still not as sneaky as that gamefly guy i believe, who stole all those games.lol

 

[The Schnoz]

[citation][nom]ravewulf[/nom]She shouldn't have been allowed to take out that many at a time in the first place![/citation]
Yeah, if they had taken here to Judge Judy's court she would have called the library stupid and asked them why they let the lady keep renting DVDs when she never returned the first 52. It would go something like this:
"What about September? Did she return the DVD's in September? What about October? And November? You know what I think library? I think you wanted a relationship with this woman so you kept loaning her DVDs in hopes that the relationship would grow. I don't think you ever intended on her returning these dv's and I can't reward you for your stupidity library. Case is dismissed. NEXT!!!! "

 

[yrmoma]

[citation][nom]pepperman[/nom]^Agreed to that, but also; since when do dvds cost $25 each?[/citation]

About the same time downloading 10 songs constitutes millions of dollars in damages. It's all a load of bull.

 

[enzo matrix]

[citation][nom]pepperman[/nom]^Agreed to that, but also; since when do dvds cost $25 each?[/citation]
When they are brand new and you buy them without looking around for good prices =)

 

[johntram]

so.. you're going to watch all them movies before the due date and have time for things... like living.??? come on..enough bull from people who can't even read one book.. let alone try renting dvds and think that the library is a blockbuster. they should be arrested for being stupid

 

[athreex]

[citation][nom]ravewulf[/nom]She shouldn't have been allowed to take out that many at a time in the first place![/citation]

[citation][nom]mianmian[/nom]Why the library allow her to borrow that many DVDs?[/citation]

haha !...Maybe the library limits were 55 DVDs at a time. She was just trying to set a record, but failed.

OTOH, the library should not let her take that big chunk of DVDs. Maybe she has a pretty face and the guy at the register just lets her walk out with them.

 

[sykozis]

[citation][nom]pepperman[/nom]^Agreed to that, but also; since when do dvds cost $25 each?[/citation]

If they were educational DVDs, which coming from a library I'd assume they are, they can get rather expensive.

 

[sliem]

$25/each is from damages: other people can't rent it, and also a late fee penalty.

 

[groveborn]

This doesn't sound like a legal case, it sounds like a civil case. Why would not returning borrowed good be considered theft and not breach of contract?

 

[Guest]

$25/each is what the library would make from each DVD in rental fee's in it's life time. My local charges .50 each movie and I know of others that charge 1.00 each, so they are going easy on her. But she must have had a few accounts to get that many DVD's out.

 

[Honis]

$25 is pretty cheap for documentary DVDs. I know library's have non-educational DVDs with the educational so a box set of say WWII documentaries could easily cover 25 discs.

 

[igot1forya]

Rent DVD, Check!
Create ISO of said DVD with DVD-Decryptor, Check!
Return said DVD, Check

Don't see the problem here?