My Friends new phone was stolen yesterday. Shes really sad about it and i was wondering why do people do such hurtful things?
Thanks for your help
2006-09-16 00:51:29 · 14 answers · asked by nicola 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
i am sorry to hear that.
i think the obvious answer is so they can sell it to someone else.
stolen mobile may also be used by criminals (drug dealers etc.) for anonymity.
2006-09-16 00:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by T M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they're junkies or smackheads and don't care how they pay for their next fix.
They go for phones because they're high-profile items that people like to show off, which automatically makes them easy to steal. The fact that they're desirable items also gives them a high resale value.
If you step back from it and look at the situation, it's our own fault that they go for mobile phones.
We've all become such snobs where our mobile phones are concerned.
Everyone striving to have a better one, and flashing them round to show the world how great they are. As a result, we've turned them into some sort of precious commodity.
If we didn't do that, they would just become an ordinary everyday item again.
As a result, the resale value would drop and they would become less desirable to theives.
A secondary knock on effect would be that the phone manufacturers would be forced to drop their extortionate prices too.
2006-09-16 01:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by Swampy_Bogtrotter 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People are mean, that's it plain and simple in a nutshell. They don't think about the consequences of their actions, they just want to get something for free.
Do something nice for her to cheer her up, even just a card - doesn't have to be expensive!
I have included two links - the first is tips on how to keep your stuff safe on vacation, the second is for a site that sells bags that have extra safety features to protect your items from being stolen, perhaps she'd be interested in these.
2006-09-16 01:09:22 · answer #3 · answered by Behhar B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because some people can be stupid and malicious. There is no gain in stealing someone's cell phone. One phone call kills the line and using the same phone w/ another company is virtually impossible..using it w/ the same company won't work either because the esn # is already listed to someone else. Hope she had insurance.
2006-09-16 00:53:56 · answer #4 · answered by Gaby A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
same reason people steal other stuff...either they can't afford their own or their friends dare them to and they do it to feel cooler. people do a lot of hurtful things, but thats life.
2006-09-16 01:00:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hate people who think that they have the right to have anything they want for nothing, as in stealing it. we work hard to get things and save our money for treats and then you get these people that think the world owes them, winds me up. sorry for your friend .
2006-09-16 01:01:41 · answer #6 · answered by charlie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cause some people are jerks. you can only hope that the phone that they stole gives them brain cancer.
2006-09-16 01:02:37 · answer #7 · answered by Brandon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ahm... for money ? they don't care you have like 300 contacts in there and what kind a damage they are doing ...
2006-09-16 01:01:52 · answer #8 · answered by Milos K 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
could have been someone that was jealous that they didn't have a nice new phone.
2006-09-16 00:59:14 · answer #9 · answered by jackie_in_wv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree wiv pete. prolly for drugs
2006-09-16 00:54:20 · answer #10 · answered by stupid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋