A poor friend that has lost/or had her phone stolen
By jugsjugs
@jugsjugs (12967)
June 7, 2010 4:37pm CST
I feel soo sorry for a friend of mine, as she is without her phone that she needs to have for her disabled daughter who has a shunt in her head, as she has no other phone.The sick thing about her phone is that the person who has got it must be a real low life aswell as sick as they would know that the person has a child that is very,very ill yet they have not handed it in.And there are and will be people out there that know whos phone it is.People like that make me sick.
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
7 Jun 10
Thieves are thieves and they don't care about nothing. I would hope they would return the phone but that probably is a lost cause.
There is a website that might help, it's a chance anyways for this poor lady. It's called...www.wishuponahero.com...and people tell their stories and what they need. Other people help out and try to grant these wishes. Check it out for yourself and you'll see what I mean.
I know if I had ANY extra money, I would get her a new phone and it would be my pleasure in doing so.
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
8 Jun 10
OMG!!! Are you serious? That's sooo horrible!! I hope she calls the police and gives them a report on this so they have it on file. She really needs to do this as soon as possible.
Oh, I hope that person gets there's as that is so cruel to do...that's what I said before, thieves are thieves, they don't care about anyone or anything.
Keep us informed please on what's happening, I hope she goes to jail for that, afterall, it is child endangering as far as I'm concerned under these circumstances.
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@jugsjugs (12967)
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8 Jun 10
The disabled child even has a shunt in her head to drain fluid from her brain.The person who has the phone knows that a few people that we know that also know she has the phone.She had her chance tonight to give it to the grand mother when the grand mother said she will go and get it.Lets hope she hands the phone over as even if she was to get rid of the phone there are still witnesses,also if people buy or sell the phone that is just as bad as steeling it and they will get a criminal record that will cause them problems in later life when it come to getting a job.I will let you know what is happening.The grand mother is going to make it common knowledge about who has the phone if they do not return it tomorrow aswell as involve the police who will get statements from all people who knew about it.
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@jugsjugs (12967)
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7 Jun 10
I have been informed that the person who has the phone has wiped all the photos off aswell as they have children of their own and just to top it off the person who has the phone has put their own sim card in it and everyone knows who has the phone.The person who still has this persons phone also knows the person whos phone it is and they even stand in the play ground with them.The grand mother went to the house of the person who has her daughters phone and the sad thing is the person with the phone dare nt even answer the door.Its not the grand mother of the ill child she should be worried about as now there will be alot more people that know by the time the person gets to the play ground tomorrow so i have just found out.
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@mokkka (881)
• Bulgaria
7 Jun 10
unfortunately most of the people wouldn't give back a phone if they find it somewhere but I have also thought of the same thing-what if it is something import for somebody?My friend lost her i-phone and I know how hard she worked about it,this was her biggest dream for years and one day she called me to tell me she had lost it.I quickly went to the last place we were and how lucky she was it was still there nobody had seen it.But thinking about this disabled girl my eyes full of tears.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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7 Jun 10
The thing that angers me is that the person would have seen all the photos of the disabled child with a illness so it is not like they would not have known that the person needed the phone.The person can not afford to buy another phone either, if a person wants a phone that much that they would keep it aswell as keep using it why dont they buy their own like we all have to pay for things that we want in life.
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@mokkka (881)
• Bulgaria
8 Jun 10
It is sad but the wrold nowadays is full of people who don't know what moral is and have no idea about the things which are good and the ones that are not.My grandparents' house is being burglered one in every few months just because they are old and cannot do anything to stop them.
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
8 Jun 10
Yeah, that's one sad thing to happen.. Especially when that person is stealing from someone who needs it more than they do.. They ple deserved more than just punishments!!
Regardless of whatever reason that prompts them to steal, they should never use that as a reason/excuse for their actions.. For when they think they are hard enough in life, there will always be ple living even harder than them!! 
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
8 Jun 10
Hi kun: I think they'll eventually be punished if not by human law buy God. I beleive in heaven's justics, you can't escape of this type of justice. I think just the same, there's no reason to do what they do, specially to someone that really need that cell phone. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day.
ALVARO
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Jun 10
hi jugsjugs thats so sad and if anyone really needs a cellphone it would be that mom with a disabled daughter. I wonder if she could go to the company that makes her phone and tell how she needed the phone to keep in contact with her very ill daughter, they might send her a free phone. this is really a pretty low down piece of shi# to do something like that.
I too really get disgusted with people who pick on someone who already has about as much trouble as they can handle. It must cost that poor mom a fortune with her child's medical bills then to lose a phone, sad indeed.
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@doormouse (4599)
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8 Jun 10
that's sad,but if the phone was this persons only means of contact then you would presume that they would have taken better care of it,anyway,if it was me then i would give it back,but i'd make sure to tell the person to keep a better eye on it in future,especially if the person has a sick child,don't get annoyed by this as this is not your problem,do what i do and don't get involved,it may sound harsh but that's much easier than getting involved in other peoples problems,that's why i can't be bothered anymore,i've more important things to think about,like MY family,just ignore it,let them sort it out between themselves
@jugsjugs (12967)
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9 Jun 10
I know there are alot of people out there would have given the phone back.People lose things all the time, but the woman who lost it was hurrying back to get to her daughter.The real sad thing about it all is the person who had the phone also had another phone that was my daughters friends aswell, so that ment that my daughter could not get in touch with her friend either.The person that had BOTH of the phones that were NOT hers had her chance to give them both back.The woman whos phone it was even had her mum go to get the phone and the person who had the phone did not answer the door which i think is rather pathetic so instead the WOMAN sent the police to get it.But another friend of mine got the blame for it.The main thing is perhaps this will teach the person who tried to keep the phones will think in the future.The main thing is that everyone knows to hold on to their property when shes around now as she will not give anything back.
@ericpapasit (1274)
• Philippines
7 Jun 10
Sad person, just keep it on and everything will be ok, 
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@jugsjugs (12967)
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7 Jun 10
The person who has the phone knows that it belongs to this person as there were alot of details in the phone.She now knows who has the phone aswell as she has proof and that is why the grandmother went to the persons house to get the phone back yet the person who has the phone was too scared to answer the door.Now that they know where the phone is aswell as they can prove it belongs to my friend with her really ill daughter the insurance company said she either needs to get a crime number to obtain the number as they know the handset is being used or she needs to go and get the phone back.Even with a sim card out of the phone they could see the emi number showing up on their system.She had her chance to give it to the person today when the grand mother went round.This is what i have found out tonight off my friend.I hope the person gets a criminal record as they knew that the child was seriously ill.
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@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
9 Jun 10
That is terrible. Thieves never think of things like that. I realize that there are those who are down on their luck and steal to live but most of the time people just steal to get money.
@skysuccess (8858)
• Singapore
8 Jun 10
jugsjugs,
I am sorry for your friend here but these mobile phones usually once lost is very difficult to recover.
Unless, the phone has a recovery app installed - recovery will have to depend on the finder's honesty. When you have this app, what it does will lock the phone from being used by other users - even when they change the SIM card of the phone. It will then send an alert to a preassigned number of yours to alert you of your finder's new number and lock up the text messages and phonebook from being access.
If not, your friend will have to buy a new phone as replacement.
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
8 Jun 10
Did she report it to the police? They can track most phones, the newer ones (the past few years) all have GPS devices in them, or so I hear. They could find out who has the phone with a few minutes investigation, I'm sure. What a scumbag! People are so apathetic towards others these days--they don't even steal for true greed anymore, just do it to get something they want and look at the real owner as a sucker no matter what their circumstances.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
8 Jun 10
Any body who would steal from another is a low life! I feel so sorry for your friend! As if she doesn’t have enough to deal with! I so wish I could afford to help her! In Australia you can obtain a phone on a contract for no money up front as long you sign up for a year or two and agree to pay a monthly fee. Surely there is such a system in your country! The trick is to get online and find a deal she can afford. Another option is try to obtain a second hand one from somewhere. A lot of people have spare phones they no longer use. I hope she reported this to the Police. My heart goes out to her and I pray she gets her phone back undamaged or manages to get a new one somehow.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
10 Jun 10
It isn't just the low-life that stole your friend's phone that makes me sick, it is everyone that steals something from another person. I was brought up in a family that was taught that if we couldn't afford to have something, then we didn't need to have it at all. In fact, it was just last weekend that someone stole my sister-in-law's TomTom and also her camera out of her car. I've been completely and utterly upset about this because they don't have a lot of money and now they have to replace these things and they work hard for the "toys" that they do have.
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
8 Jun 10
Hi jugs jugs: That makes me feel sad. I have been stolen and I lost my phone recently. This makes me feel really sad specially because my phone was new, I just have bought it and this has happened to me. It was like a big Why. But I have to admit that I'm a happy man, I don't have these kind of problems so I have to thank God for the things he gave me. The person who stole your friend must be sick. That's really sad. I wish her all my blessings and I'm also going to pray for your friend. Thanks for sharing with us this story. Have a nice day.
ALVARO.
@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
8 Jun 10
It is a sad and sick situation but a stranger wouldn't necessarily know the background. When I got my iPod touch I got it with my name and email address engraved on it, so if it goes missing the one who finds it will know who it belongs to, and how they can contact me so I can tell them how to return it.
@nenaandtrey (223)
• United States
8 Jun 10
I can not believe a person would take some one else phone. Because they are useless to them cause all you have to do is turn the phone off and they can not get it activated again.
People just do not make sense taking items from others regardless of a sick child or anyone. It is very wrong for a person to take the items that don't belong to them.
I will pray for her that this person does the right thing and return her phone!
Maybe try asking them to mail it to her or drop it off somewhere close to her house so she can get it back and tell the person she will not proscute them.
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
8 Jun 10
I agree the person that has her phone is a lowlife. Do you know who has it? Do they know her situation? Is it possible that the person that has it doesn't know what she needs it for? I guess I am too trusting, but I usually try to find good in most people and think there must be some explanation for misdeeds. @dreamsharmin (2281)
• China
8 Jun 10
The person who stole her phone really very bad person and can't understand the feeling of person who lost her phone. I also really feel sad for your friend.
You and your other friends together can buy one cell phone and can give her as a gift. what do you think?
I think your friend will like it.
@emdyey09 (264)
• Philippines
8 Jun 10
That's sad.
But snatchers & holdupers are common occurrences in a city life. It's very unfortunate that your friend who already have a problem with her daughter had still encountered such people. I'd advise her to stop thinking about it, and just surrender all her problems to God. Sometimes, when something bad happens, it's a sign that something good is going to arrive. She just have to have faith.
