Nissan Leaf Owner Arrested For Stealing A Charge Off Atlanta Middle School

Yep it was only a nickel.

But you cant run a cord over the local school and plugin.
Just like you can't water your yard from the school's water faucet.

So what if the guy had plugged in his laptop while he was waiting for his kid. Or his phone to charge? How is this any different given how low the draw is. Think about that next time you're traveling and randomly need to charge something...

Only in America.

Somewhere in there they simply forgot just write a ticket.. the guy now has lost more money with the fine than he ever would have saved on the EV over years of ownership.

Stupid on both the owner and the cop... where has all of the common sense gone?

So the next time you get to work, don't plug your phone or tablet into any of the outlets, including usb ports...and when visiting loved ones in the hospital, fugetabouit.....

From the article, it seems the accused failed the attitude test when dealing with the officer. Simply being courteous to someone (in this case, to the cop) could have gone a long way towards a just getting a warning and a finger wagging "don't do it again."

When an officer steps to someone, they are not inviting a public debate with clever analogies about drinking fountains etc, this guy was stupid and got checked.

Clarifying, the officer could have handled this difficult man better, but I mean the owner of the car was pretty dumb IMO

Read the article b4 commenting!

You might want to reread the police statement and watch some of the related video

.04 cents of electricity stolen. Is that a capital offense? Don't you have to steal at least beyond the $1. threshold before they can slaughter you?

A few points:
1. It doesn't matter so much what the cost was, this is theft. Many schools maintain their own fuel tanks for filling buses or landscape equipment. I can't fill my car from those. It is theft. This is theft.

2. Read this "The officer's initial incident report gives a good indication of how difficult and argumentative the individual was to deal with. He made no attempt to apologize or simply say oops and he wouldn't do it again. Instead he continued being argumentative, acknowledged he did not have permission and then accused the officer of having damaged his car door. The officer told him that was not true and that the vehicle and existing damage was already on his vehicles video camera from when he drove up.

Given the uncooperative attitude and accusations of damage to his vehicle, the officer chose to document the incident on an incident report. The report was listed as misdemeanor theft by taking. The officer had no way of knowing how much power had been consumed, how much it cost nor how long it had been charging."

The guy clearly felt he was entitled to free electricity because, well, he's doing good for the environment. Nothing would have happened had he just said "sorry" and unplugged his car. It soounds like it was hi attitude that led to the escalation to an arrest.

3. "The report was listed as misdemeanor theft by taking. The officer had no way of knowing how much power had been consumed, how much it cost nor how long it had been charging."

The officer is not going to take the guy's word for it that he only took $0.05. The cop did his job. The courts can sort the rest out.

4. This is not akin to a drinking fountain. Those are installed for specific use that includes the public using the facilities. The same goes for outlets at your office, in the library, or elsewhere. Those are installed and it is assumed that you will use them for your laptop or cell phone. Had the guy asked, the school probably would have said it was fine. The outlets were not installed for public use, so he was over-stepping his privilege.

5. "Mr. Kamooneh's son is not a student at the middle school and he was not the one playing tennis. Mr. Kamooneh was taking lessons himself." So he wasn't even a parent of a child that goes to that school. It sounds like the guy was a grade A jerk.


Too many EV owners think that they should get "free" electricity at work, in public, and elsewhere. As a taxpayer, I am tired of subsidizing the purchases these idiots make along with the fuel they consume. I subsidize the chargers, the electricity, and the cars themselves. Tell me why someone who can afford an EV (at double or more the cost of a standard vehicle) should be subsidized. It's idiocy and I'm tired of it. I think I'll start demanding rides from these people since I helped them pay for their cars.

^^ Very good points. EV owner helped the cop to prove that he (Mr. Kamooneh) is a prick.
I'm still laughing.

I continue to see justification for "using" electricity to charge an EV all over the Internet. Everyone seems fine with it. I have two thoughts on all of this to add to the previous post.

1. For those who don't think this is a big deal, I'm sure you wouldn't mind if I take $0.05 of gas from your tank then. AFter all, it's a small amount and I needed it to drive.

2. For those who don't mind giving away free services, please put up signs advertising that you will allow EV owners to charge their cars at your homes. That'll make it much cheaper to own an EV and you'll be doing the environment a favor. If you're up for it, post free water, bathroom, and heat as well. If you don't want every person with an EV charging at your house, why is it okay for them to do it using taxpayer money?