Scanning iPod news lately can be a bit depressing, especially since someone was murdered on Saturday in an iPod robbery.
In an article posted by AFP, the Big Apple (not NYC, Steve Jobs...) spoke with the bereaved father of the 15 year old who was the one who perished in the first murder ever in iPod theft history.
The rise in subway crime has NYPD and authorities warning iPod users to be more careful when it comes to traveling and sporting the obvious white ear buds. Some have suggested switching to less-noteable ear phones -- regardless, some eager person wanted the iPod bad enough that someone had to die.
The article reports:
"The Times said Christopher and three friends were set upon by a gang of up to a dozen youths on Saturday afternoon who beat them and stole their valuables, including an iPod.
During the fight, one of the teenagers stabbed Christopher twice in the chest, killing him. Darran Samuel, 16, of Brooklyn, is being held without bail on charges of second-degree murder and attempted robbery, it said."
Is an iPod really worth a human life? I am utterly disgusted, but mostly sad for the family of Christopher. My heart and my condolences go out to the family.
To the rest of you iPod'ers out there: let this be a lesson to always watch your back and take the utmost caution when commuting via public transportation!
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It's a shame that those who donot have it will take it away from those who don't have it especially if they don't want to take the trouble to work for it. I was knifed on my head and robbed of $800 in midtown in broadaylight and the robber brags about it when he encounters me since I was foolish to report the matter to police.
But the murder for an iPod should not blame any technology although ipod is not really a good example of Wireless technology. iPod is a technology to record and store data stored on CDs as far as I know.
But the method of delivery of the wireless internet service should be redeveloped to deter the hackers as described at
http://www.hackers10.blogspot.com
because this method takes away the power of hacking away from the hacker. The second biggest reason for redeveloping the method of delivery of the internet service is that high speed internet service will remain a myth unless multitasking is introduced because any speed advantage is lost due to idle processor time without the absence of multitasking.