guy in vr talks about going to jail for buying a ps4

i talked with a former gamestop employee about how a nightmare district manager got him arrested
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[@CastleDoctrineJr]

This is a frustrating story to hear because it really just shows how pay to win our justice system is. If this guy was able to pay for a defense attorney he would have plead not guilty during the arraignment, and his lawyer would have had a phone call with the DA's office afterwards where they threatened in a non threatening way to subpoena two witnesses (manager who handled the transaction and the friend) as well as the security footage of the transaction. The DA's office would have realized there was no case and the charges would have been dropped before the preliminary hearing that the attorney also would have requested. What he got instead is someone who for however much of a good person they are, was only focused on damage control. His only crime here was being poor.

[@coryc9040]

the way he tells the story his court appointed attorney didn't know all the facts. It sounded like his attorney was pretty good, I have a feeling it he insisted on pleading not guilty and explained what really happened there would have been a different outcome. An overworked paid attorney may have done the exact same thing if the guy didn't tell the story and insist he was innocent.

[@JamesiaInc]

@@coryc9040 Shhh, it's a rant about MUH MONEH. Facts don't really matter.

[@Fi3ndi5h]

Exactly that is some BS.

[@loyalorange503]

Christ....

[@jonathanwilkinson4299]

Being poor and not white.

[@ShwappaJ]

Imagine going to jail for NOT committing a crime

[@vexageedits6995]

I watched a video where a lady got arrested because the person who committed the crime was of the same race and had the same name

[@ShwappaJ]

@@vexageedits6995 I'm not even surprised tbh

[@snowballeffect7812]

Welcome to America.

[@Burden_one]

that's pretty much most people in american jails.

[@Danosauruscrecks]

I have. It sucks

[@DivingtoHELL]

Ive managed sales teams for 15 years, and I would hire this man in a heartbeat. Character and the ability to think critically makes a great salesperson.

[@Waffle4569]

the g*mer juices are the best part

[@stomper2888]

I agree

[@pekcap5151]

I don't think that he would ever want to work in retail after this

[@stomper2888]

@@JohnSmith-mc2zz ?

[@stomper2888]

@@JohnSmith-mc2zz ur point?

[@Aztronomical695]

"So what're you in for?" "I bought a playstation."

[@jatinmarcob2128]

*Big guy scoots away to the other end of the seat in sheer terror fron what his ears had witnessed*

[@serena7up175]

XD

[@randlecycling2462]

I'm raging about the lack of justice in this story. How can this young man have any trust in his country. Its totally wrong.

[@torib796]

The same reason many of us don't have trust in this country anymore. The rich are the only people that matter here.

[@maiqtheliar4347]

you should look into the history of the justice system in general if you think there's such thing as justice

[@justcommenting4981]

@@maiqtheliar4347 it's a legal system not a justice system.

[@almassj8603]

the guys black, what do you expect? America ain't known for treating coloured people fairly

[@therooster1339]

He's lying by withholding key information, and trying to minimize what he did. He also obviously has racist views. He's had enough time to make up a good story to tell future employers

[@TheBluePenguin9]

I still don't understand how what he did was illegal. It looks to me all these charges should have been dropped.

[@slipper1889]

he did say that the district manager removed the record of purchase or something along those lines. Still considering that there was the manager and his friend during the purchase, its strange that he couldn't contest it. Maybe his lawyer though it would be easier than going through the whole process.

[@snowballeffect7812]

@@slipper1889 It is 1000% easier to plead than go to trial. 80%+ of all cases plead out. Honestly, his court-appointed lawyer went above and beyond. That person's workload was probably around 20 clients per day.

[@calamaricarter8609]

@@snowballeffect7812 that’s what really sucks if you can’t afford a defense lawyer most of the time unless it egregiously obvious that you didn’t commit the crime you’ll most likely have to plea or in his case no contest

[@snowballeffect7812]

@@calamaricarter8609 This case was like that. All he had to do was bring up his friend as a witness and say "yes, we bought this together", but the risk of conviction is still so high that it was safer to plead.

[@RainbyFIN]

It really shouldnt have been but lots of laws are stupid and legally screwing people over is easy when you have any kind of authority (yes, even on the level of a store manager)

[@MohanSupportsYou]

Isn't this almost like entrapment? A representative of Gamestop OKed the transaction with full knowledge of the situation and another representative of the same organization (district manager) pressed charges. They setup the situation where the incident only proceeded because of Rep A's approval, then try to throw a red card on that very same action.

[@danaolsongaming]

It feels like it could almost be like entrapment, but unfortunately it wouldn't be considered as such because he was willing to do the action at the end of the day. Entrapment would have been if he was threatened with punitive action if he didn't, like if he was going to be fired if he didn't go along with it.

[@fashowallday4073]

Oh yeah, there was definitely a missed opportunity for a case against the company here. If I told my mom about it she would probably be rubbing here hands together grinning, just thinking about the money.

[@ShwappaJ]

Judging by how the cops treated him, I think they knew he was bamboozled and were just trying to hide their sympathy.

[@torib796]

The cops didn't *have* to arrest him. They could have asked him what happened and use critical thinking skills to determine no crime was committed. The proof is on the receipt. If they knew he was bamboozled, they didn't care.

[@QueenCreeps]

As somebody who also works in game retail, I was screaming "OH THANK GOD, YOU UNDERSTAND" when he was talking about traded-in consoles. People, if you want to trade in a console, please at least wipe it down for us ;.;

[@TTVCringeDawg]

I worked at a game store and we could tell people that we’re not touching gross shit unless they get it clean first

[@HarleyHerbert]

What's even worse is that these people are so used to being covered in crap and living in filth that it becomes normal to them so they don't even notice the state of the stuff they're trading in. I've heard people doing repairs face a similar problem of being handed filthy devices by people who don't even understand that their filth is what caused the device to stop working

[@bradynbassett8814]

GameStop, I'll give you 15 cents and you have to wash it.

[@Leemansux]

When they start paying better for our stuff we’ll (maybe) bother cleaning it

[@MisterCynic18]

Also ex-gamestop here, all of this is almost identical to my experiences. Also the charges for "fraudulent" transactions are something they do surprisingly frequently. Their asset protection is ruthless.

[@KittyKatz547]

Man this story makes me want to cry, what he went through is so unfair and I cannot believe this didn't get thrown out by the judge. I understand how it looks "on paper", but I feel that a simple explanation of the situation would clear up any "illegal" wrongdoing! Because there literally is nothing illegal about this, his friend was present and used his own store credit, and a manager signed off on this purchase! It just feels so wrong and to have to go through all this stress because of it doesn't seem right. I'm glad he seems to be doing a lot better and has moved on all things considered, but this never should have escalated to criminal charges.

[@alman5568]

Yeah, that lawyer should have encouraged a not-guilty plea. Kid didn't have a backbone because his dad wasn't in the picture. A real father would have had a bone to pick with that district manager.

[@irrnfhdns9svjwjw269]

@@alman5568 not really more because he was just straight up fucking stupid didn't even explain what happened for the charged to be brought against him to his lawyer

[@bradynbassett8814]

I think he's leaving out details or just didn't talk to the lawyer at all. Story doesn't add up.

[@WouldYouKindlyWatch]

his final words to everyone are actually really important. as someone who didn't leave the house for 2 years and showered 8 times in those 2 years; those tiny first steps are so important. it's been 10 years since then, and I'm in a MUCH better place. But I vividly remember in the beginning of my recovery crying and saying, "all I could manage today was to brush my teeth and take a shower." at the time, i felt like a failure, but I was assured that the progress i was making would make a difference and to keep at it. to keep trying and moving forward was the hardest thing in my life, but 10 years later, i'm so happy and proud that i did. some days it still feels very hard to do those basic things like shower and brush my teeth. and some times i can't manage them. but 99% of the time, I can. all anyone can do is take it day by day, and do what you can. if you keep at it, eventually you'll see a difference and see just how far you've come.

[@celty228]

Damn, I’m glad you found it in yourself to push that change you needed.

[@Dismem]

I did this for years too, some how got out of it and have a wife and a child, but occasionally I'll still grt back into a slump for a month or so at a time. Depression is a bitch

[@jakeking974]

I would say one thing to tell everyone: LAWYER UP. IT IS YOUR LEGAL RIGHT. Trust me, maybe the judge doesn't, but the system WANTS you to be convicted.

[@HarleyHerbert]

Problem is many people can't afford to get their own lawyer and are stuck with whatever lawyer the state gives them, who happens to also be working on a ton of other cases simultaneously too so doesn't have the time to properly work on each case so people end up stuck with lawyers that can only give the case a quick look through

[@jakeking974]

@@HarleyHerbert that's true, but 99% of people are still less versed in the right moves to make in assisting your situation, meaning court appointed is still usually vastly better than representing yourself.

[@Farmehsutehcals]

Yes push them into hiring the state to fight the state its genius 👏

[@garybrown2039]

For those who were wondering like me why the friend or other manager didnt stick up for him, he explained in another reply in this section that the friend didnt want to get involved and that the manager was not clear or that he was afraid.

[@iammrawesomesauce]

See this makes it make even less sense. I can’t imagine any lawyer, court appointed or no, would let this guy plead no contest in face of such insurmountable evidence. Who cares about the will of the manager or the friend? They can both be subpoenaed and made to testify in front of the court, absolving him of any wrongdoing. This guy either made up the entire story or has fabricated specific parts to make himself sound better

[@Patrick-vn4sb]

@@iammrawesomesauce yeah i agree something seems off about this

[@NanoNutrino]

I wonder if he can get his record removed because he was a target of a money launderer who is now in jail. I'm sure there is something possible because of those revalations. I'm glad he's in jail because if that happened to me, being in jail wouldn't have been his only problem.

[@kennyp1720]

Easy tough guy

[@NanoNutrino]

@@kennyp1720 The fact the comments are so placid is astonishing. I guess it's cheezy sounding tough reading a comment but if a nobody like him pulled that in my country, people would get even.

[@NanoNutrino]

@@JohnSmith-mc2zz Your police stood outside a school and did nothing, your own republicans raided your own government building and a woman got shot in the neck. What's even more moronic about this comment is that a 19 year old almost became a felon, and was specifically refused rehabiliation by the judge for a PS4 he paid for. The US is out of control, highest incarceration rate, 25% of world incarceration is in the US, twice the mortality rate compared to europe from pandemic, a non livable wage, expensive pharmeceuticals, hospital bills that can make you lose your house. I thought you were refering to the US when you mentioned late stage capitalism. You need to reevaluate your perspective

[@justin8894]

What are you talking about?

[@NanoNutrino]

@@justin8894 I think someone removed their comment

[@Bendilin]

I know she won't, but I hope the judge at some point hears of this story and feels guilt for what she f**king did.

[@NikoJr.]

Even if she does, I'm not sure she will. She sounds like a racist c*nt

[@jakeking974]

I'm... Fairly certain GameStop shouldn't have been able to legally charge you. Because it wasn't their money that was "stolen", therefore it's the owner of said money who would have to press charges.

[@nomms]

If you're being charged criminally, which theft is, it's up to police and prosecutor discretion to press charges, not the person who the crime was commnited against. Not saying this was cool or good though

[@mason4683]

Think they considered his employee discount as the theft as well

[@clownsforclowningaround]

@@mason4683 this may have complicated the whole matter. The employee discount for someone else is a problem in a lot of places unless there's a 'friend and family' sort of thing

[@thisguy2958]

Gamestop doesn't charge you, the system does. Gamestop called the police, it was out of gamestop's hands after that.

[@mid1429]

Honestly i hope that guy is in jail what he did was very illegal if there was a witness in the store preferably another employee he could easily win

[@flowersforferdinand375]

I also hate upselling. I had a boss working at The UPS Store who once said, "Don't assume the customer isn't rich" - which amazed me considering how many people in this country are paycheck-to-paycheck. If some grandma tries to ship something that would cost $20 bucks, then first offer the $60 option and pretend like there aren't other ones unless they ask. I refused to upsell and always had poor sales numbers, because I always thought that loyal customers will come back if they know they can trust you. Needless to say, they cut my hours and I quit, and left a review online for the business warning people about their practices. A coworker later told me that the owner called me "a socialist" lol.

[@artisttjan]

This is funny as hell 😂... All because you were honest with the customers

[@therealhudlesshorseman]

"Working at Gamestop" That's all I needed to hear to understand the entire story already. Everything he's talking about, the good days, the busy days, etc is all spot on. The way some managers would set you up for failure, truly was sinister and getting fired almost seemed inevitable. I was an assistant manager for two high volume stores and it was an absolute nightmare, where I also met some of my best friends.

[@Jaysnipes]

That cliche is ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT. The most important advice in fact. It's the fact that by taking baby steps we can live more in the present than mourning the far future of imagining all of this tower of work we have to do. Just live in the moment and do the little you can. In time it'll amount to more.

[@chouji08]

literally went through a similar situation to this at Kohl's. I was always working hard even at $8/hr to make sure the store was getting good numbers. a lady came in with goft cards (that i now know are fraudulent) but the manager approved them but it went through my associate number at the register. and a month+ prior I had reported a manager to HR for harassment against several employees so she was always after my case. then one day they called me and tried to pin 6k in stolen goods on me but had 0 evidence so nothing actually stuck. they were only able to fire me and put a theft flag on my kohl's account and they tried to get me to pay 6k but I just ignored them.

[@a_kind_of_zawadi]

I'm black and that "color of my skin" part was a plot twist to me... lol... but the guy is a pretty good story teller... I'm just heller frustrated by the fact that all of that court stuff would've likely been solved by him making sure his side of the story got across... But then again, some lady where I used to work took me to HR because I said she was pretty... then HR basically gave me a lecture about not trying to "screw the crew" and no questions were asked about my side of the story. So I can relate to the color of my skin thing there.

[@KoalaTContent]

25:33 The judge only had a charge of shoplifting a PS4 and your lawyer, while well meaning, didn't effectively argue the facts. Getting *one day* in jail compared to a year+ of house arrest, community service, or a license revoked has nothing to do with skin color. You're a victim to your manager and a lawyer that didn't do all he could, not a victim to the judge. Glad that manager got caught lol

[@tenthelementgaming]

" You can tell some of these people havent had a shower since Bread has been bagged " I nearly spit my drink out from laughing so hard ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Leemansux]

Absolutely stealing that

[@gbtygfvyg]

Why exactly couldn't he call his friend as a witness? Receipt? Surely the store credit would have been under his friend's name.

[@OKBoomer2k]

I came here to ask this. Where was his friend during all this? The guy who used store credit.

[@STOG01]

Either this guy was deaf and mute and had zero ability to communicate - or he's not telling us the whole story.

[@coryc9040]

​@@STOG01 think he was a naive 19 year old who got screwed over by the manager and didn't know he should stick up for himself. It sounds like the court probably didn't know all the facts.

[@lolmao500]

Because america is a joke. America is a place where theres no justice, especially if you're black and poor.

[@garybrown2039]

@@coryc9040 thats what i was thinking. I likely would have mouthed off in anger saying "oh yea?! Well lets see what the person who's credit it was and who also has the receit has to say smartass?" Or at the very least explained that i had documents and witnesses to call out his bs.

[@flowersforferdinand375]

Man, I relate to working at Gamestop (also in Virginia and I was 19 too). I thought it'd be a really cool job - I was pretty excited. During training they tell you to try to approach customers with open-ended questions, like "what do you normally play" etc to see if you can assist with choosing a game. A guy came in, probably in his 50's, and went to the PS section. So, not knowing any better, I approached and asked what he normally plays. Without hesitation he said "Nope, I'm sick and tired of this sh*t" and stormed out of the store. As he left, my co-worker said "he was just doing his job" and then the guy made some comment about getting harassed on his way out. I quit probably a few months later, because I hate up-selling unnecessary things (I also agree with you that it's bad for business when customers realize they can't trust you), the pay and hours were low, and promotions aren't desirable.

[@saynotop2w]

Retail customers. There’s something about them.

[@thompkins6796]

@@saynotop2w nothin like getting yelled at for something that's entirely not your fault, you have no control over, and that wouldn't happen if you had a choice.

[@a_ninja2376]

I worked at a mega replay (midwest GameStop type store) and when my general manager quit he would go in when he no longer worked there to find ways to get me fired. He succeeded and my regional fired me for “buying a game with my discount without it being on the floor for 7 days.” I didn’t know I even got my discount on the game until I was being fired for it. Turns out my old gm went behind the counter, logged in, printed out my receipt, and told my regional all because he wanted to buy it and sell it himself second hand for 6x the amount

[@JDactal]

How would your old GM be able to log into the system if he was no longer an employee?

[@a_ninja2376]

@@JDactal he was close friends with the regional. Was best man at her wedding. And they are lazy and don’t take out our numbers. I went in last week and my numbers still worked after 2 years

[@valentinozoboli4592]

This story reminded me of the importance of unions and having someone have your back when things like this happen.

[@raak4070]

Truuuu

[@abetterhandle]

Unfortunately union leadership would most likely turn their backs on you as well.

[@Leemansux]

And run the FUCK away from anti-union companies

[@nathannlatimore7863]

Literally some of the most important and most *real* stories on KZbin. Thank you for this channel and thank you to the speaker for sharing your experience

[@chloeangel]

I think I have PTSD about the selling of extended warranties. When he talked about selling that warranty to the older woman, even if it could have been a valid situation for it, I still feel that drop in my chest about it. I'm so sick of these companies pushing these warranties onto people and salespersons. Also, this story was heartbreaking and so angering. My heart goes out to this kid because I feel that fear of your family being disappointed in you. AND how the justice system is so horribly flawed.

[@MoolissaX]

I've actually made the consciousness to not shop at a game stop because the workers tried to upsell way too hard. I'll just buy it online now

[@jaketrollston4866]

To be fair, gamestops online store is pretty good now these days. Plus the recent change of management seems to have really pushed the company into a better direction than when this story was set in. I've bought some stuff and had it to my door the next day.

[@thompkins6796]

I know it's their job to upsell me and that they get reviewed on how many people they sell memberships to, but come on man, we both know I'm not buying a membership so don't give me the full sales pitch when I'm the only customer in the store. Just mention it so I can say no and leave.

[@ProxyLimit]

I'm so sorry to hear that happened to you and your message of "just take baby steps" hit hard. It's something I think would benefit so many people.

[@Sandlchi]

this mans gamestop was really about to take over the tri-state area

[@johnpeterson8674]

Seeing how his friend was dupeshit, his mother's shitty reaction, and his family's complete lack of effort to keep their son's record clean, I think this man needs some better luck with people...

[@feffermickel]

Best wishes to that guy. I’ve haven’t experienced how cutthroat ruthless and vulnerable life can be. I really love your channel man

[@ThisIsSparta475]

Why couldn’t he plead not guilty? His friend was there, there were two witnesses plus almost certainly in store cameras.

[@vincentr4922]

Dude, if one of my friends bought me a Playstation we'd be locked in for life as friends.

[@m.m.2897]

I’m so glad that the DM who did this to him is gone from the company. I’ve been with GameStop for two years, and I personally haven’t really experienced what he was retelling. I’ve had a generally good experience with a kind crew and higher ups and stuff. Hearing his experiences with that DM and having horrid schedules and things like that is just crazy. I hope for better things in the future for him. Also please for the love of God people keep your games, consoles, and more importantly yourself clean. The world doesn’t need to smell like a convention center.

[@radiclelife]

19:38 My bf got jailed as a teenager for graffiti and yes, he said they give you such bullshit food. It’s pretty sad how they treat people in jail, esp those for non violent offenses. Criminal, in fact

[@dreamer5959]

He had two witnesses : his friend who he bought the PlayStation for and his manager who allowed the purchase, I don't understand why he got charged ?

[@edem3345]

The friend was very selfish and didn't want to get involved so he didn't speak up for me. And I can't say for sure why my store manager didn't but I assume he was afraid the district manager would go after him too.

[@ryudo333]

@@edem3345 What a friend... I can't imagine being in the same position and NOT stepping up to have a friend's back in this shitty situation. I'm really sorry that you went through all of this.

[@edem3345]

@@ryudo333 Thank you! I have much better friends who I'd know would defend me if I ever needed it and I'm grateful for that!

[@iammrawesomesauce]

@@edem3345 I mean, you did/do realize that both of these people could be forced to testify, right? And I’m sure the lawyer was made aware of these witnesses? Did he at no point bring up the possibility of subpoenaing either of them should the need arise?

[@edem3345]

@@iammrawesomesauce You're talking about a 19 year old kid who's never been in trouble with the law before. I had no idea what I was doing and even though my court appointed lawyer did go out of his way to help me I wasn't his only client he probably had a ton of other clients he needed to help besides me and I didn't want to fight the charge. Court fees are very expensive and a 19 year old kid with no money or knowledge on how court proceedings work probably would have been a a total disaster. I requested to plead no contest and the lawyer didn't push the matter.

[@yawn1025]

I don't understand how this guy couldn't just explain to the police the situation. Not like he didn't have receipts or anything. This kid absolutely didn't have to go through any of this. Calmly explaining the situation to a judge or lawyer or even the person above the district manager would have stopped this.

[@jabe2698]

VR truly connects us all

[@DuelistRL]

Worked in retail for a few years. If I did exactly what he did (splitting purchase between cash and credit) at my store that would have never happened. His GM clearly just wanted to ruin him. It's great the justice system allows lies and hatred to just work.

[@LimakPan]

Wait, but this wasn't illegal, right? Wouldn't testimony from the guy that used the certificate clear him of all charges? If it wouldn't, then the system is broken imo.

[@GHMYahooka]

typical gamestop, there is a reason i refuse to spend money with those clowns

[@weathywoup8140]

He could explain it easily, what happened and the misunderstanding, he could’ve had his friend come up and explain, in-store cameras, instilling reasonable doubt could’ve been sooo easy, he had a lawyer to work it! Aahhh I wish he at least tried to fight the charged 😭

[@GHMYahooka]

i kept wondering why he was getting railroaded on dumb charges then the skin color comment came and it all made sense. All he had to do was bring his friend to court, shame people don't know how to navigate the system.

[@saynotop2w]

Call it a coincidence if you want, but corporations that gamify accomplishments all have bad reputation for disregarding their employees. It’s dehumanizing. What managers need is to actually do their job and catch the unique characteristics and needs of their staffs.

[@squiralesque]

Wow it really struck me how this story and how he was treated seemed so absurd to me - and then his skin colour is revealed, and depressingly it made a lot more sense how things escalated for him. He was not given the benefit of the doubt. And people further up the totem pole exploited that. Absolutely disgusting.

[@doublestarships646]

I would literally throw a party on the day GameStop goes out of business.

[@shotgunn9]

I hope that district manager is facing the karma he deserves in prison. Its disheartening hearing stories like this. How did this gentleman not come out of this with a bundle of rage?

[@typhan9010]

What he said at the end was very touching like that was actually great to hear

[@dhraugr]

Game stop wages are terrible in America as a GameStop worker myself I couldn’t believe the $7 a hour

[@LunAr_Clipzz]

I remember about 2 years ago I got arrested on my way back to work for something that happened when I was underage, the way it happened was so wack

[@journeycastillo121]

Dude went to jail for buying a ps4 and I committed reckless driving in Tennessee and all I had to do was pay court cost

[@beefstickswellington1203]

The baby steps thing is good advice, especially to those of us that think we have to be superhuman or do crazy accomplishments. It's OK to just exist sometimes, especially if things are out of our control.

[@Allplussomeminus]

I served 10 days in jail and 13 months of probation for battery... I was blessed to be receiving financial aid to pay off court and probation fees during that time. 31:12 what an awesome shot lmao. Him with a big a** drink beside him, on the table, in an arcade, camera pointed up at him... All while annoucing what that sleazeball deserved.

[@jonathanwilkinson4299]

The American legal system is insane. It sucks how if you are charged you pretty much have to take a plea deal even if you are innocent. I have a friend who has a brother who thought the system was fair and went to trial because a bunch of girls from his high school said he assaulted them (he didn't) and he had to go to juvy for years like he was well into his 20s when he got out. He can't even live with his mom because he is a "sex offender" and he can't be around the kids the parents babysit sometimes. So he is all alone in this world after having his youth robbed from him just because some assholes wanted to abuse the legal system.

[@Jaysnipes]

Happens to the best of us. It's jobs in general. That's how companies treat their employees.

[@Zinbou1]

No? I've never been sent to prison by my employers

[@russkiy00]

@@Zinbou1 same here

[@bigbrawler3080]

People used to bring consoles into the comic shop I worked at in college. Yall, keep your damned systems clean. Some of those PS3s were heinous.

[@HarleyHerbert]

And then they act so surprised when the devices cease to function due to being clogged up with all that crap. But these people are so used to being surrounded by filth that they don't even notice it

[@bigbrawler3080]

@@HarleyHerbert oh, or when they get offended when we'd offer them like $80 for it. "I paid $300 for it!". Yeah, 4 years ago.

[@AlexGreat87]

This makes me remember the meme of Fred Armisen: "You go to jail". How Americans can joke so much about other countries being "authoritarian" and "just sending people to jail" when the US has literally both in absolute and per capita numbers the biggest prison population in the world? America, you are not a free country.

[@redwolf915]

ALWAYS plead not guilty. They try to scare you into plea deals which can fuck your shit up!

[@matthewhammond859]

But when you do that, they throw the book at you

[@machiel5888]

This is horrible advice. Do not listen to this man. Listen to a real lawyer, there are MANY circumstances where you should plead guilty

[@redwolf915]

@@machiel5888 if you can afford a real lawyer. The public defender 9 times out of 10 is just trying to get you to plea to something especially in more populated areas.

[@grumpent]

25:37 oh shxt that was one hell of a curve ball there.

[@earningattorney9887]

I'm still unsure of how he was guilty even in a technical sense... bad lawyer apathetic client.

[@bigpenny3509]

That’s so unfair. He gave them far more than 200 dollars extra worth of his work by going above and beyond that he did not get rewarded for and they have the audacity to say HE’S the one stealing

[@Antznewz]

if I see this district manager fella I'm throwing hands on sight

[@charlesconfino165]

I’ve gotten arrested and spent a few days in jail before. Like he said I really don’t know how people cope with being in there for 10-20 yrs or even a lifetime. The punitive system will beat you down permanently if you let it, even after you get out because your record will haunt you for the rest of your professional life. If there’s one thing I can tell my younger self it’s to not get arrested for anything

[@nickepicke8068]

Holy fuck that last one thing from him was so fucking amazing. It made me shed a tear. I have no words. Thank you these one things are amazing. I really love hearing the stories and the one thing at the end.

[@GhostRevenant]

You know, I'd love to see like some outtakes on this. Like, there's gotta be some moments where you both break down and laugh, would love to see those. A lot of the stories are super serious here, so it'd be neat to see some outtakes from time to time.

[@therooster1339]

He tries to be subtle about his obvious racist views while trying to play coy and ignorant about the crime he committed. There's definitely more to the story than he's admitting to

[@garmdianmelonking5211]

Now I'm in Canada so take this what I'm about to say with a grain of salt. GameStop CAN be really fun and you can have a good team. I love my job and have been there for almost 4 years now. However unlike my district i hear alot of other district with shitty management that pull this crap, I CANNOT state this enough if you see employees being treated like shit call them out, take no BS and find a district that treats it's employees like people, or if you can't find that DO NOT SUPPORT THEM! These scumbags get away with this because no one speaks up.

[@Chinese_checkers]

he did all the wrong things in that situation didnt defend himself once. had nothing to do with skin color

[@xTJC1988x]

It's bad enough that the district manager probably knew what was going on but used the opportunity to get this guy arrested. What makes it worse is that he could have possibly gotten off the hook from this if his friend or/and the manager would have vouched for him and told them what really happened but his friend flaked out on him and the manager was afraid of the district manager.

[@An_Urban_Nerd]

This is wild. Since the manager got convicted for some shady shit, couldnt this get expunged from your record? I'm glad hes in a better place. Its so jacked up they didnt give you the first offense program🤦🏾‍♂️

[@cppctek]

Lol I’m glad he mentioned about the roach consoles lol.

[@Alexander-of9tf]

I love what he said at the end so much! If you keep giving 1% more every day eventually you can build up to that 100%. It's cliché because people forget this all the time. Especially youth. Thankyou syrmor for posting these!

[@moohooman]

This is an infuriating story since this seems like something as a retail employess I would do and not even think twice about it, and threw some BS loophole a manager could ruin my life because of it.

[@LeeAndersonMusic]

You would be fine in 99% of cases because you have so much evidence that the product was paid for and not stolen. This guy got screwed over by anyone who could've instantly rectified it, including himself and his attorney.

[@1984Phalanx]

The police shouldn't have even arrested him in the first place. The game system was paid for! Wtf!?

[@bleizy7866]

This is absolutely infuriating, I would've lost my shit and sued the guy. You probably avoided heavier fallout by chilling, much respect to you

[@SysOpQueen]

Wow, crappy lawyer. If you used all cash instead of whatever bullshit power rewards whatever, nobody would've said anything at all... there was literally no crime committed...

[@adamhearts9195]

2 minutes in ,, it's embarrassing how often companies try to squeeze 2 employees into doing a job that clearly required three employees so they can save on cost.. Instead of just hiring the third employee do sit back and wait and thank well I wonder how long these guys will let me work them to death until either they quit or I'm forced to hire a third employee ,, what makes it worse is that our parents generation were totally okay with doing that type of work and encouraging this generation to do it.. There's a lot of factors that go into if you as an employee should accept that kind of treatment or not,, but in this current climate 90% of employers will not think twice about replacing you or even giving you a heads-up that they are going out of business

[@satans_scrilla4844]

I have that exact same Army of Darkness poster right above my TV while I'm watching this

[@LOTSo_]

Really for a ps4? I gotta hear this

[@kidding23]

felt like a real syrmor video again

[@doublestarships646]

God going to jail is the weirdest experience ever. I remember some INTERESTING characters. At the end of the day it felt like I was in a room full of stupid mistakes lol. It felt like a camp full of idiots and everyone was bored as fuck.

[@maryfreegirl2029]

this is fcking insane

[@KodiakDunne]

my eyes could only focus on his little wiggly bird feet

[@fashowallday4073]

Fair enough he didn't see the opportunity here, but his mom definitely should have gotten a worker's comp autorney and contacted someone above his boss. They could have took the company to the cleaners.

[@sebflo4137]

This mf just accepted charges he didn’t do… I’m sorry but this is his fault completely I can’t believe he didn’t even once defend himself.

[@nexgenm.i.a.9379]

Love the content you put out bro. Much love

[@Jaysnipes]

Hasn't taken a shower since, bread became bagged. 😂😂

[@I_am_a_human_not_a_commodity]

Had me on the floor lmfao

[@EnzoBergstrom]

How stupid. Could the sutiation just not been explained... The police should investigate it just not take the managers word for it.

[@pyore2614]

I'm not sure there is any legitimate criminal charge here. I'm sure there would be real criminal acts after the fact, though. I'd be out for that district managers' blood.

[@BimmerWon]

This guy needs a retrial. He shouldn’t have a criminal record for some bullshit like that. If his friend explains the situation maybe it can be expunged.

[@TwilightLink338]

Gamestop never changes… same hellish bs I worked in then still exists today. Still remember I saw my manager throw a console at a display in the backroom with the door opened in full view from the register. Awkward af with customers staring while I rang up😅

[@stonebeard2194]

Sending you good vibes man! Thx For sending us all a little too. Baby steps!

[@ECH0-UN1T]

Within the first few seconds of him speaking, he's already incredibly relatable to me.

[@zuluku]

That poor guy. He deserved to be treated better :(

[@Armameteus]

In the case of the judge, I think he got it backwards in regards to assuming she was trying to hit him with a worse charge than if he had gone to that first offender's program. She gave him a single day in a jail cell and then commuted the rest of his sentence, ostensibly meaning he got off without anything but that one day in jail - basically nothing. She likely knew sending him to that first offender's program would be a much longer, more involved process that would put him through more frustration and tedium than just spending a single day in a jail cell, so she made up some half-baked excuse about "making sure you don't do it again" and then gave him an even gentler slap on the wrist than if she _had_ sent him to that program. I'd say she was actually trying to be kind, not that she was a racist trying to make an example of him or something; that feels like a really intense knee-jerk assumption based on nothing but comparing your skin colour to someone else's and defaulting, often erroneously, to "they were racist".

[@TheEquivalentXchange]

I don't know about that. Going to jail is a much worse since that stays on your personal record rather than having to take a program on it (which is why the attorney tried to push it). Being a minority myself, unfortunately we deal with these issues since we are born due to differences between status quo and background.

[@Armameteus]

@@TheEquivalentXchange Not sure where you're from, but in most US states the only thing that stays on your criminal record is whether or not you were convicted of a charge, sentence notwithstanding. Jail time (even one day) or a rehab/first-offender program doesn't matter; what's on his record is "convicted of felony shoplifting". That's it.

[@edem3345]

@@Armameteus Not exactly, that misdemeanor charge stayed on my record which made it very difficult to find employment and to my knowledge is still on my record. The first offenders program may have been more time consuming but would have resulted in the charge being removed. I would have much preferred the hassle of the program over the challenge of making ends meet with a criminal record making job hunting difficult. Also the reaction wasn't necessarily knee jerk though, It feels rather insulting to assume I would have committed any further criminal activity, especially since the previous cases didn't have any such assumptions made about them. Even I'd it wasn't racially motivated (which it's not impossible) it was still rather unfair to deny me the ability to truly put this behind me by having it stay on my record and sadly there are some cases where the sentencing is affected by racial bias. I can't say for certain whether mine was or not though just that it wasn't handled as well as it could have been I guess?

[@Danosauruscrecks]

Yo the trade in shit grosses me out that's why I don't really buy used stuff. I don't resell my stuff so I keep it really nice I still have my first systems 25 years later. I never understood why people don't take care of things that are expensive Dude I've been arrested for something and had video evidence proving my innocence, and blood tests that I was sober and still got charged with a DUI, because I got pulled over and had rolling papers. It's not because you're black or white, it's because you're broke and they know you can't afford to defend yourself so they basically rob you for everything your worth even if it's a couple thousand dollars.