Don't Sneek Into Movies In Indiana

[Ah Pook]

Felony theft for $13.50 in movie tickets?! [Eek2] Why not just give them the death penalty?


http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/felony-for-sneaking-into-movie-687341

The married couple went to the movies Saturday night at a multiplex in Portage, Indiana, where they watched “Snitch,” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. When the action http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/teg/tsg/release/sites/default/files/assets/harbinmugs.jpgflick ended, the Harbins exited theater #13 and headed into theater #15, where the zombie film “Warm Bodies” was about to start.
The Harbins, however, had not purchased $6.75 tickets to the second movie, which resulted in the duo’s arrest for felony theft, according to a Portage Police Department report (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/movie-theater-sneaks?page=0).
Two off-duty cops working security at the Portage 16 IMAX were standing outside theater #13 as “Snitch” was letting out. One officer reported alerting to Lendsey Harbin, 49, due to his “very colorful clothing, white vest, white dress pants, and a bright red shirt.” The second cop advised that he thought the Harbins had previously “attempted to sneak into movies without paying for the tickets.”
After the cops could not locate the Harbins in the hallway, they canvassed surrounding theaters and found the couple waiting for “Warm Bodies” to begin. After previews had ended and the movie started, the officers approached the Harbins and requested they exit the theater.
When asked for their ticket stubs, the Harbins came up empty. “I know we done wrong,” (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/movie-theater-sneaks?page=1) said Delilha Harbin, 40. The pair reportedly “advised they had snuck into movies at this movie complex 3 to 4 other times.” The Harbins, who live in nearby Gary, Indiana, also claimed they “were at a funeral all day and just were not thinking correctly.”
The duo was “taken into custody without incident” and transported to the Porter County jail, where they were booked on the felony count and later released on their own recognizance.


Leave the racist/Obama remarks at the door.

[BushMasterBoy]

You steal from Hollywood you go to ...[Jail]

[dwalker460]

Oddly, theft is THEFT, even in a movie theatre....

[DavieD55]

Those charges certainly do not fit the crime. I could see asking them to pay for tickets if not then to leave. Perhaps something is missing from the story, if not that is an excessive charge.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Uhhhh Very light sentence IMHO! Let us all remember Century movie theater in Aurora 2012. [Salute]

[clublights]

felony for 27 bucks in theft????

Come the hell on that is RETARDED.

Opps I thought the OP meant 13.50 each ticket...

that makes it even worse.

[Kraven251]

I looked up the shoplifting laws for Indiana, so it is at the discretion it appears of the prosecutor to pursue it as a felony or misdemeanor. While this isn't exactly shoplifting, I thought it was the same vein.

I think it would depend on their history, like prior arrests etc. but assuming they don't have priors a felony count seems extreme. Beyond that if they get say 2 years in jail how much is that going to cost the taxpayers. Hit them with a misdemeanor, fine em, assign them to community service and save a few thousand dollars in room and board.

[sniper7]

Thats bullshit. At worst they should have to pay for the tickets and be banned from the theater

[Irving]

Stealing cable is a felony in some states. Or so I hear.

[TheBelly]

She has no neck.

[Flatline]

She has no neck.

She has a neck, its just concealed under adipose tissue.

[TheBelly]

She has a neck, its just concealed under adipose tissue.

You mean her 'extra' chin?

[Byte Stryke]

without criminalizing the public how can we revoke their rights?

petty theft at best... but if we make it a felony then you cannot vote or own "baby killing fully automatic military style machine gun high capacity assault weapons"

see, we aren't wiping our asses with the BoR... we are just reclassifying your deviant criminal behavior.

[rockhound]

There is absolutely no street cred with that charge, hey man what are you in for

[Bailey Guns]

Now you can watch free movies in Super-Max, bitches!

(J/K...seems very excessive to me.)

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Ain't nobody got time for dat felony theft charge!


Seriously that's friggin stupid.

[cofi]

is there anyone in here who HASN'T done that as a kid????

[BigBear]

is there anyone in here who HASN'T done that as a kid????


Yes....... ok, ok... no.

[Troublco]

Felony for $13.50...bulls**t. Yes, what they did was wrong. But not felony wrong. Capricious penalties like that do nothing to support the integrity of the legal system. If it has any integrity left...

[Goodburbon]

Felony is excessive.

However, I'd like to point out that this isn't a couple of teenagers goofing around, these are adults who know better.



Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[Uberjager]

Felony is excessive.

However, I'd like to point out that this isn't a couple of teenagers goofing around, these are adults who know better.



Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Teenagers and kids know better too.

[Gcompact30]

The police always charge the highest possible crime ( For Statistics) :-), The DA will decide if charges are to be filed and or drop down to Misdemeanor or even possible petty theft. That is some funny Sh*t, dam cheap as date, should have just bought the tickets LMFAO. Sounded like he was dressed like a PIMP, according to his description by the police. Should have had $13.00 dollars to spare.

[Zundfolge]

without criminalizing the public how can we revoke their rights?

petty theft at best... but if we make it a felony then you cannot vote or own "baby killing fully automatic military style machine gun high capacity assault weapons"

see, we aren't wiping our asses with the BoR... we are just reclassifying your deviant criminal behavior.

THIS is what is going in (and has been going on for decades).

Its an extension of this scene from Atlas Shrugged:
“Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with.”


Add to that the idea of elevating the smallest misdemeanors to the level of felony and you'll have even those of us that claim to support the rights enumerated in the Constitution clamoring to strip most of the people of most of their rights.

Does anyone here honestly believe that these people deserve to lose their right to vote? Their right to defend their home from violent criminals?

They deserve to have to make restitution, pay a reasonable fine and maybe do a few evenings of public service and that's it.

[Ah Pook]

is there anyone in here who HASN'T done that as a kid????
When I was a kid, the cinemaplex consisted of one theater that showed the same movie over and over. So, not I never had the chance.

The cops should of made them pay for the movie tickets and another round of concessions. That would guarantee the couple wouldn't try that again.

[Byte Stryke]

Honestly, I could even see 14 days in the county... if they could prove repetitive intent.
maybe restitution, a fine, community service... but indiana has gone batshit crazy with the felony charge.


No, I did not forget to capitalize the name of a state

[buckshotbarlow]

they must of set off the fugly alarms

[Irving]

I've never sneaked into a movie in my life.

[Great-Kazoo]

is there anyone in here who HASN'T done that as a kid????

Me. Bread runs, joy riding, drag racing, brawling with the jocks, cigarettes and buying liquor, yes. Movies no.

Felony theft as mentioned start with high charges and plea bargain. Either way it cost more to prosecute then slap them on the wrist.

Really the only crime i see committed was the Clothing worn, good god, RED & White , in the winter OMG[ROFL3]