So i got robbed :(

[richardd]

If a card's lost, they'd probably reprogram or issue new ones. Basically an old card shouldn't work if everything had been done properly.

yup, exactly what ^ said. you're on the ball here, lol

so like i said, either Crook lent some random person his card (WHICH HE'S DONE BEFORE, like a fucking dumbass) to do laundry, use utilities, etc. or, he didnt report his last one stolen, or lost, which someone took and used, most likely one of his pothead friends. or... the RA did it, which is still a possibility. and probably the easiest to deal with out of all 3. but i really doubt it. compared to others here, im not ballin' and dont have much to offer. there are people across from me with expensive sound systems and 50 inch flatscreens. i know because i had to help them move it in, lol. so its not like someone magically chose this room because it had phat lewts. and dammit pirian, way to make me laugh. CS doesnt need big fat loots. he got a big fat heart

[Corrderio]

That's kind of what I'm getting at. If they can confirm it was the old/lost cardkey that unlocked the door then the college should be responsible for not disabling it. However if it's the new key then the roommate is definitely in deep shit.

EDIT: Damn it richard, you did it again.

[arus2001]

Well, if his roomie didn't report it, the college would have no clue it was lost. Thus, they're not exactly responsible. However, it does cast doubt on the roommate if it winds up being his card, as there's the possibility it wasn't lost at all and it was just a clever ploy to try and get access to Rich's stuff to sell off for drugs. The whole weekend getaway just seems way too convenient an excuse along with the creepy queries of whatever he may be doing.

[Corrderio]

Good point arus.

Richard, do you know what you have to do to get a new keycard? Seems odd the college would just give him a new one without him reporting the first one was lost/missing. Assuming he actually did lose it.

[richardd]

a rep key is like 40 bucks which is probably why he mightve been reluctant to get a new one asap, and probably avoid a lecture from his folks. but they do cancel the previous cards ASAP.

however, i do believe the key was NOT reported lost. thus, the college is not responsible. however, i will get on documentation that the locksmith said HIMSELF that the lock i had in my room was always faulty, despite the fact that its a brand new room. the college WILL have to account for that, with or without the insurance, wont they?

[Corrderio]

So you can pretty much get a spare without reporting the other?

[richardd]

no, you have to report the other, sorry for not clarifying.

[Qalbert]

the roommate lost it twice, and only reported the first one, as far as we know, if I am reading right

[richardd]

i didnt think about the possibility of him losing it twice, really lol. is it possible to get this settled in a small claims court?

[Corrderio]

no, you have to report the other, sorry for not clarifying.

Okay sorry about that. Was lost on the "they could have used the old key" thing. So yeah, that is a huge help. So unless the RA did it (which seems doubtful) your roommate is in deep shit probably. Guess you'll find out soon if he can get into his room or not?

[pogejr]

It was the butler.

[dejet]

i didnt think about the possibility of him losing it twice, really lol. is it possible to get this settled in a small claims court?

what state are you in?

edit: and about how much worth of stuff?

[Melena]

Assuming PS3, Monitor, and other stuff, sounds like about 700-1k.

[dejet]

Then he is in the clean. Small claims starts at like 1500 and goes up to 10,000 in a few states.

[jmc]

yeah, the kid is obviously spoiled by his parents lol. he has one prior and is incredibly irresponsible. he's never here even when he IS in town and does whatever he can to score whatever pot he can get (or whatever else he does)
he says he'd be gone for the weekend, and school starts monday, so im assuming he'll be here sometime today.

also. the door lock for my room is faulty. the apartment locksmith said it himself, lol ;;

luckily, i didnt need to get it replaced, but the actual bolt was not in lock and could've been opened with a damn can opener, lol

On campus housing?

If so, get a written statement from the locksmith that says the door lock is faulty then go after the school for money back.

[Cream Soda]

Sorry if it's already been mentioned, but programs like Dorgem allows you to make use of your webcam.

If it detects motion, you can set it to take a photo every x amount of seconds until no more motion is detected. It saves in .jpg so pretty small as well, and can set it up to send it straight to a server, in case the computer itself is taken as well, it'd still go up on a server of your choosing.

[Qalbert]

i didnt think about the possibility of him losing it twice, really lol. is it possible to get this settled in a small claims court?

Oh I thought you said he lost one, got a new one and then lost or lent it. I must be derping.

[Militant]

Sorry about your shit rich but the misconceptions about pot heads and the streamlining of them with druggies and actual junkies is comical.

Sent from my DROID3

[richardd]

Sorry about your shit rich but the misconceptions about pot heads and the streamlining of them with druggies and actual junkies is comical.

Sent from my DROID3

if you read my previous posts, you'll see that some of my closest friends are drug users. i will never judge or stereotype anyone based on the actions of what they need to cope with to maintain their social structure or whatever the hell reason they do it for as long it doesn't effect me personally.

this is not the case.

here's the facts:

1) i live on campus. its an apartment, but its ON CAMPUS. no drugs, alcohol, whores, allowed etc

2) there are 2 locks.

a) the master lock from the hallway that connects to the main door to the hallway, similar to hotel rooms. the ONLY way to get in through the main lock is through a temp ID card key (which will be in the system), our i.d.'s (which will be in the system), or a master key (which will be in the system, too)

b) our bedroom door locks. i locked mine before i left. they took a butcher knife from the kitchen and jimmied the door lock with it. there are scrape marks on the lock itself and the police took pics. they left the knife on my desktop table, and hopefully there are prints, but i don't know the procedure of forensics for burglary cases. i doubt they would want to spend that money on a non-murder or something of a more severe litigation based violation.

3) the security cameras here don't work. the police officer made a mistake and said himself, that "they were fake".

4) getting any kind of affidavit of the campus locksmith saying the exact words of "this lock was uninstalled improperly, and was faulty to being with" is proving to be an impossible task. i had 3 witnesses when he claimed it. the campus security guard, my good friend, and the RA. The RA already claimed she can't sign it without the consent of the campus safety council and they have to review it specifically before they hand it to her. which tells me:
a) the school will refute any responsibility and are doing whatever they can do cover their tracks. this is expected. it's the real world. but I'll keep trying.
b) If they do somehow manage to edit my claim, they will use something along the words of "the lock has been fixed now" which really doesn't do me any good. they got through once before, they can do it again. replacing it with the same type of lock is useless.

5) Crook claimed he went to Knoxville for the weekend on his 20th bday. But it was his i.d. that went through the door on saturday, and i have logs to prove it was his ID that signed in. Its official. Read this again:

IT WAS HIS ID. THAT WENT THROUGH THE DOOR. ON SAAAA-- TURRRR-- DAEEEEEYYYAHHH.

the police suspected this from the beginning, but didn't hint to us since it probably would've gotten me wound up.

6) the Police tried to get in contact with him yesterday, since school is today. He was only supposed to be gone for the weekend. They called me 1st, and asked for his cell. I gave it to him. 5 min later, i get a call from Crook. He was incredibly nervous, and jittery. Yet, he didnt seem the least bit concerned about his belongings or the situation i was. I played dumb and acted like i knew of nothing. i dont want to give out any hints that i know clearly what's going on. He wanted me to say something. It was clear he was trying to bait me into saying something, but i stayed quiet, and he hung up suddenly. i called back. he answered, and hung up. it happened like 4x in a row. i waited 15 min and had Tara, my best friend talk to him, just to tell him i was concerned. He claimed he had nothing to be stolen and here are the key words he said, that we recorded. "i had my keys on me the entire time. i didnt lend it out, and i found it after i lost it"

so there it is. He claims he had the key the entire time. yet, it was his key that entered my apartment on sat night. at 2pm, i will have a printout on exactly when it was and when they left. One thing is clear. they were watching me. they saw everything i was doing through the windows or peepholes of our neighbors.

the police told me NOT to give out any hints to the neighbors that im concerned since it will only give mike more time to come up with a legit alibi, and they would rather have him on a surprise. Kind of hard to do that when you fucking call him ahead of time, really.

7) i have no concrete evidence linking him to the robbery. legally, that one statement only proves he's a liar. not a thief. the police aren't dumb. they are with me in a sense that they too, know he's not good at covering his tracks. he was very clumsy about various things. i still dont know if he had friends do it with him, but my only hope is that the fingerprints will have some sort of match with anyone having a record if they do run it. But that's all i can see. If anyone see's any loopholes. for the love of God, tell me. i need anything to get my hopes up on this. Right now, i really just want any sort of legal justice. Even if i never get my stuff back again, i NEVER want anyone to have to go through this ever again.

8 ) nothing in Crook's room was stolen. His door was also perfectly fine.

ps: he's loaded. his parents are rich as fuck, and they could reimburse me without thinking twice. but i really doubt it will come down to the acts of civil acting individuals sympathetic to the 24 year old guy without any help from mommy, daddy, trust funds, rich uncles from bel air or anyone, struggling to make it and get good grades

[richardd]

also side note: the only way to get a temp i.d. key is by reporting your last one lost. Crook claimed he found his key after he lost it, thus never reporting it. there was never a temp id key.