Comments on: iPhone thefts on Muni becoming way too common http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:38:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Russell http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/comment-page-1/#comment-17557 Russell Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:02:53 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5720#comment-17557 That is EXACTLY what happened to me except for getting punched in the face. I am so sorry that happened to you. You are right, MUNI should accept some responsibility for this since many users are aware and try to keep a low profile on the bus but heck, it's a shame you have to be a prisoner in your own city. Where did yours get taken? That is EXACTLY what happened to me except for getting punched in the face. I am so sorry that happened to you. You are right, MUNI should accept some responsibility for this since many users are aware and try to keep a low profile on the bus but heck, it’s a shame you have to be a prisoner in your own city. Where did yours get taken?

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]]> By: Erin http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/comment-page-1/#comment-17555 Erin Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:55:43 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5720#comment-17555 Exuse me, but yes, you are blaming the victim and that is wrong. The same thing happened to me a few days ago and I was not "waving" my phone around. I was sitting in a seat discretely texting my friend who I was about to meet and a guy grabbed my phone (and punched me in the face when I tried to grab it back). We should be able to use our phone on the bus. I will never again, but don't be so high and mighty about common sense. I have plenty of it. Exuse me, but yes, you are blaming the victim and that is wrong. The same thing happened to me a few days ago and I was not “waving” my phone around. I was sitting in a seat discretely texting my friend who I was about to meet and a guy grabbed my phone (and punched me in the face when I tried to grab it back). We should be able to use our phone on the bus. I will never again, but don’t be so high and mighty about common sense. I have plenty of it.

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]]> By: Russell http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/comment-page-1/#comment-15690 Russell Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:51:47 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5720#comment-15690 This sounds just like mine. I am so sorry that happened to you but I was one stop up from where you were on the 38 and this tall guy in a dark hoodie grabbed my iphone. I was holding it close to me and sitting down sending a text and he came by and sntached my phone and ran out at Masonic. Like you none of the other passengers offered much help. When is Muni going to call a stop to this? This sounds just like mine. I am so sorry that happened to you but I was one stop up from where you were on the 38 and this tall guy in a dark hoodie grabbed my iphone. I was holding it close to me and sitting down sending a text and he came by and sntached my phone and ran out at Masonic. Like you none of the other passengers offered much help. When is Muni going to call a stop to this?

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]]> By: Ann Nonymous http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/comment-page-1/#comment-6315 Ann Nonymous Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:34:19 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5720#comment-6315 The MUNI iphone thefts are becoming more violent. Anecdotally, I know two women who were punched in the face when resisting the phone theft; one was beaten more severely. In the first case, one gentleman helped the woman and she held onto her phone. In the second, no one helped at all. Please be careful, and help out your neighbors. The MUNI iphone thefts are becoming more violent. Anecdotally, I know two women who were punched in the face when resisting the phone theft; one was beaten more severely. In the first case, one gentleman helped the woman and she held onto her phone. In the second, no one helped at all.

Please be careful, and help out your neighbors.

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]]> By: Robin http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/comment-page-1/#comment-5563 Robin Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:53:02 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5720#comment-5563 I left this as my comment on another topic related post, but I wanted to post it here, as well. I'm incredibly upset and need to get this out there! I know people are desperate these days, and the times being as they are and the way kids are brought up today, etc. etc. etc. -- BUT, Muni needs to look out for their passengers -- as well as their passengers being responsible themselves (yes, obviously me included) The crime against me today was violating in many ways, but it was the reaction by the driver and the OTHER passengers that has me completely disgusted and jaded! Forgive my wordiness, but I just needed to VENT and did not make time to edit. ~~~~ I was born and raised in S.F. and rode muni extensively, for many, many years. I never owned a car while living in S.F. I consider myself street smart, but I must have gone soft having moved to the East Bay and I let my guard down today on the 38 Geary. I became just another victim of iPhone theft. Evidently, this is becoming more and more common — especially on the 38 line. In fact, I have a good friend who almost got her iPhone stolen on the 38 Geary last year. The 38 Geary is truly of the worst bus lines in the city — my opinion before the theft! Actually, I was just thinking that as soon as I boarded the 38 Geary LTD bus on Divisadero, near Kaiser! It was just before 3:30 on a Saturday afternoon. The bus was fairly crowded and I was tired and irritated from waiting in line too long for a prescription at Kaiser. I made the fatal mistake of paying too much attention to my phone, to finish up a message I was sending while waiting for the bus. Someone vacated the seat in front of the exit and I took the seat. I was going to put some music on, as I usually do on Muni and Bart. (Especially on Muni, because it’s so irritating on lousy buses like the 38 Geary) As the bus reached the Laguna stop, the thief slammed the hand holding my iPhone in order for it to pop up, and he ran off the bus so quickly, I barely saw him! I grabbed onto my headphones that were attached to the iPhone, as I jumped out of my seat — but of course they came right out. People got in MY way, but no one seemed to get in HIS way. I got off the bus RIGHT after him/them but to no avail. I reached the corner and looked around…I asked people on the street if they had seen anyone running off the bus and I was told it was 2 young guys and informed which direction they went. They were gone. My phone was gone, plus one leather glove they grabbed with the phone. I have been incredibly angry at the scum who robbed me — but more angry at MYSELF. I know better and I am usually not a “target”, nor do I act like one. I was brought up to always be aware of my surroundings. Well, I failed to do that today and look where that got me. I can barely afford to pay the bills I have now — the iPhone was a birthday gift. If I could I would put a pox on the bastards that took my phone. It’s a good thing I had my phone set to lock with a password in 3 minutes. I immediately went to AT&T and shut down the phone. They never even got to use it. Don’t be a victim like me. As far as the Muni driver — he did NOTHING. He was unsympathetic, he did not care in the least that a crime was commited on his line, under his watch. After the incident happened, he was still loading up passengers when I got back on the bus and told him my phone was just stolen, on the bus. He was confused as to whether it was HIS bus — I said, “?! Didn’t you hear, didn’t you SEE, what was going on?! It just happened on YOUR bus! I was just on YOUR bus!” (How could he not know?! I was yelling at people to “Stop him! Stop him! He stole my phone!” I asked the driver if he could report it, could he call in the incident? He said I could call Muni and report it. Myself. I could call myself. He wasn’t going to do it. !!! I was in disbelief. Thanks a LOT for nothing. I then asked if he would wait for me for just a second, my headphones were on the sidewalk near the exit, and I wanted to retrieve them and re-board the bus. He wouldn’t! Before getting off, I asked if anyone had seen the incident. I had to ask a few times. Only ONE female passenger even bothered to speak to me about the incident, and said it was 2 guys wearing dark clothes. That was all she could tell me. NO ONE else uttered a word, no one offered a helping hand. What is the city coming to?! Isn’t there something that can be done?! And where are all the f**king cameras when you need them?! WHAT can be done? I won’t be the last to suffer. This must STOP. I left this as my comment on another topic related post, but I wanted to post it here, as well. I’m incredibly upset and need to get this out there! I know people are desperate these days, and the times being as they are and the way kids are brought up today, etc. etc. etc. — BUT, Muni needs to look out for their passengers — as well as their passengers being responsible themselves (yes, obviously me included) The crime against me today was violating in many ways, but it was the reaction by the driver and the OTHER passengers that has me completely disgusted and jaded! Forgive my wordiness, but I just needed to VENT and did not make time to edit.
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I was born and raised in S.F. and rode muni extensively, for many, many years. I never owned a car while living in S.F. I consider myself street smart, but I must have gone soft having moved to the East Bay and I let my guard down today on the 38 Geary. I became just another victim of iPhone theft.

Evidently, this is becoming more and more common — especially on the 38 line. In fact, I have a good friend who almost got her iPhone stolen on the 38 Geary last year. The 38 Geary is truly of the worst bus lines in the city — my opinion before the theft! Actually, I was just thinking that as soon as I boarded the 38 Geary LTD bus on Divisadero, near Kaiser! It was just before 3:30 on a Saturday afternoon.

The bus was fairly crowded and I was tired and irritated from waiting in line too long for a prescription at Kaiser. I made the fatal mistake of paying too much attention to my phone, to finish up a message I was sending while waiting for the bus. Someone vacated the seat in front of the exit and I took the seat. I was going to put some music on, as I usually do on Muni and Bart. (Especially on Muni, because it’s so irritating on lousy buses like the 38 Geary)

As the bus reached the Laguna stop, the thief slammed the hand holding my iPhone in order for it to pop up, and he ran off the bus so quickly, I barely saw him! I grabbed onto my headphones that were attached to the iPhone, as I jumped out of my seat — but of course they came right out.

People got in MY way, but no one seemed to get in HIS way. I got off the bus RIGHT after him/them but to no avail. I reached the corner and looked around…I asked people on the street if they had seen anyone running off the bus and I was told it was 2 young guys and informed which direction they went.

They were gone. My phone was gone, plus one leather glove they grabbed with the phone. I have been incredibly angry at the scum who robbed me — but more angry at MYSELF. I know better and I am usually not a “target”, nor do I act like one. I was brought up to always be aware of my surroundings. Well, I failed to do that today and look where that got me. I can barely afford to pay the bills I have now — the iPhone was a birthday gift. If I could I would put a pox on the bastards that took my phone.

It’s a good thing I had my phone set to lock with a password in 3 minutes. I immediately went to AT&T and shut down the phone. They never even got to use it. Don’t be a victim like me.

As far as the Muni driver — he did NOTHING. He was unsympathetic, he did not care in the least that a crime was commited on his line, under his watch. After the incident happened, he was still loading up passengers when I got back on the bus and told him my phone was just stolen, on the bus. He was confused as to whether it was HIS bus — I said, “?! Didn’t you hear, didn’t you SEE, what was going on?! It just happened on YOUR bus! I was just on YOUR bus!” (How could he not know?! I was yelling at people to “Stop him! Stop him! He stole my phone!”

I asked the driver if he could report it, could he call in the incident? He said I could call Muni and report it. Myself. I could call myself. He wasn’t going to do it.

!!! I was in disbelief. Thanks a LOT for nothing.

I then asked if he would wait for me for just a second, my headphones were on the sidewalk near the exit, and I wanted to retrieve them and re-board the bus.

He wouldn’t!

Before getting off, I asked if anyone had seen the incident. I had to ask a few times. Only ONE female passenger even bothered to speak to me about the incident, and said it was 2 guys wearing dark clothes. That was all she could tell me. NO ONE else uttered a word, no one offered a helping hand. What is the city coming to?! Isn’t there something that can be done?! And where are all the f**king cameras when you need them?!

WHAT can be done? I won’t be the last to suffer. This must STOP.

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]]> By: jeff http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/comment-page-1/#comment-5535 jeff Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:51:39 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5720#comment-5535 whoa holy shit hold the phone, "SS." no one needs to be killed for stealing an iPhone, or anything else. punished if caught, sure. but fuck this calling for murder for thieves. sorry we didn't flag this comment earlier. and while the parents of teens who steal certainly deserve a substantial amount of blame, again, calling for violence is bullshit. stop that. not on this site. whoa holy shit hold the phone, “SS.” no one needs to be killed for stealing an iPhone, or anything else. punished if caught, sure. but fuck this calling for murder for thieves. sorry we didn’t flag this comment earlier.

and while the parents of teens who steal certainly deserve a substantial amount of blame, again, calling for violence is bullshit. stop that. not on this site.

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]]> By: JV http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/comment-page-1/#comment-5534 JV Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:48:08 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5720#comment-5534 I wrote the comment right above yours, and here's my reflection what what happened... Thinking back on everything, reflection on what happened…its kinda funny how my search for what to do with my life intersects with this happening…I mean…these boys, how did they grow up to do something like this? Is this an act of desperation to get money…to possibly get food on the table? What system do we live in…what are the qualities of our school, what are our schools teaching that these boys have interpreted for themselves that stealing things and attacking random people is okay? How is life at home? Is the environment at home so violent that they don’t know how else to act? It makes you wonder what we need to do, where we need to focus at the ROOT of all this violence and inequality to start to CHANGE the way we see and do things…heck I don’t know but I want to keep looking for some type of answer… I wrote the comment right above yours, and here’s my reflection what what happened…

Thinking back on everything, reflection on what happened…its kinda funny how my search for what to do with my life intersects with this happening…I mean…these boys, how did they grow up to do something like this? Is this an act of desperation to get money…to possibly get food on the table? What system do we live in…what are the qualities of our school, what are our schools teaching that these boys have interpreted for themselves that stealing things and attacking random people is okay? How is life at home? Is the environment at home so violent that they don’t know how else to act? It makes you wonder what we need to do, where we need to focus at the ROOT of all this violence and inequality to start to CHANGE the way we see and do things…heck I don’t know but I want to keep looking for some type of answer…

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]]> By: SS http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/comment-page-1/#comment-5502 SS Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:22:41 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5720#comment-5502 Just witnessed it happen tonight on the 38 muni outbound as the bus came to a stop @ Divisadero around 830pm. 3 ghetto black kids looking thuggish and up to no good snatched a guys iphone who was seated next to the rear exit. It was the totally same MO as described above. The dude who's iphone got snatched chased after the black kids off the bus. Hopefully these kids get caught someday, sent to jail, get beat up or even killed for their action, I doubt anyone will miss them. Plus their parents deserve to get slapped in the face. LOSERS! Just witnessed it happen tonight on the 38 muni outbound as the bus came to a stop @ Divisadero around 830pm. 3 ghetto black kids looking thuggish and up to no good snatched a guys iphone who was seated next to the rear exit. It was the totally same MO as described above. The dude who’s iphone got snatched chased after the black kids off the bus.

Hopefully these kids get caught someday, sent to jail, get beat up or even killed for their action, I doubt anyone will miss them. Plus their parents deserve to get slapped in the face. LOSERS!

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]]> By: JV http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/comment-page-1/#comment-5437 JV Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:31:43 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5720#comment-5437 Same thing happened to me last October on the 44 going towards Golden Gate Park...I was just checking the map because I was new to the area and got snatched at Silver and Cambridge...it was one kid that I chased down, but as I crossed the pedestrian bridge, the rest of he crew came up and got in a few punches before I was able to get away.. be careful y'all Same thing happened to me last October on the 44 going towards Golden Gate Park…I was just checking the map because I was new to the area and got snatched at Silver and Cambridge…it was one kid that I chased down, but as I crossed the pedestrian bridge, the rest of he crew came up and got in a few punches before I was able to get away..

be careful y’all

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]]> By: Boston http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/23/iphone-thefts-on-muni-becoming-way-too-common/comment-page-1/#comment-5389 Boston Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:27:44 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5720#comment-5389 It happened to me yesterday in downtown. I chased him but he got away... damn it. It happened to me yesterday in downtown. I chased him but he got away… damn it.

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