A theft is a theft?

Nobody works harder than teachers.

 

BTW, why shouldn't his kid be able to use the tennis court, if it's not being used by anyone else?

 

Is it a private school?

 

Rules are rules.

 

Yes.

And it would have been nice to have an estimate on the cost of the stolen electricity from the power company and not a stooge from the electric car industry.

Do folks who think this guy shouldn't have been charged think it's ok to take gasoline without paying for it?

 

In this humble correspondent's opinion it takes some serious chutzpah to think it's just fine and dandy to plug your car in wherever there's an outlet handy. His nickel's worth of theft is akin to walking into the 7-11 with a paper cup, strolling over to the soda machine and drawing off an ounce or two. No problem with that, right?

 

Part of it may be conditioning.

In order to convince folks to buy these glorified golf carts, with little range, they've set up free charging stations at workplaces, downtown parking garages, superstore parking lots, and apparently schools.

These charging stations are always free.

And, if this one is just out, with no way to lock it, or accept payment, I could understand why he might feel entitled to use it.

 

I'm pretty sure this was just a plain old exterior electrical outlet, not some specialized charging station.

 

Am I technically breaking the law when I plug in my phone charger in public?

 

Yes.

 

I think most people would think of an outlet more like a water fountain.

 

Looks like you're right.

The graphics accompanying the stories, and Devil's post, made me think they had an actual charging station. I should know better than to trust stock photos or Devil.