If one is Buddhist the suggestion is that you do not want to take what is not freely given, ever; and to give freely what you are able. In Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and those that I missed, you have a similar, but differently worded suggestion.
In Buddhism one of the many reasons not to do this is to not to wind up people who would get upset. You have to know that even though it is insignificant, that doing so puts you in a category of people who do not ask first. It also, reinforces that idea that not asking will always be welcomed which will inevitably cause trouble in your heart and in the world. Just the way it is. I was having a connector issue once and went to a nice looking church to ask if I could plug in and recharge. This vehicle takes 1kW to charge fully so I was asking for about $0.12 of power. The secretary could not bring herself to let me do this without asking the pastor (on the phone for a very long time). Partly, I think she did not believe that it would be only $0.12. People cannot understand how little power it takes to go a useful distance, and the automatic assumption is that it will be a lot. I offered to write a check for $10. No go. I gave up and pedaled a few miles (not insignificant due to the 200lb weight of the loaded EV). At a driving range a young man let me plug in for an hour and we had a nice conversation. While stopping to rest I discovered the connector issue and proceeded apace. I am pretty sure afterwards that lady and maybe the pastor thought about or discussed the story of the good Samaritan (an enemy of the Jews), the idea of Christian charity, and just plain neighborliness; but in the moment she couldn't get there. On another occasion I asked to plug in at a convenience store and was given permission, but the owner, who was driving down the road outside, saw me, called the counter girl with his cell phone and told her to cut me off. A fair number of people are very tight with their money, believing it will make them happy if they have more of it. So regardless of what we may think, or what the laws may say, it is just better to ask first. BM On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Peri Hartman <[email protected]> wrote: > Most jurisdictions have all kinds of laws that make common things illegal. > The laws are generally ignored by enforcement unless they are needed to > cite an extreme violation. > > For example, loitering is often illegal. But unless someone is being > obnoxious, it's rarely enforced. > > In this case, I think it's a waste of taxpayer money to cite this > "stealing" of electricity. Probably, somewhere not too far away, something > much worse was happening at the same time. If it were to become a problem, > it's easy for the school to ask for enforcement. > > Peri Hartman > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of SLPinfo.org > Sent: 04 December, 2013 7:14 AM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV owner charged w/ stealing $0.05 worth of > juice(video) > > Zeke, > > As true as that might be it doesn't change the fact that this guy took > something that wasn't his and that he didn't have permission to take. The > size is irrelevant. I'm no angel but even I see it as wrong. > > Unfortunately this also just gives more ammunition to the anti-EV crowd. > > Peter > On Dec 4, 2013 6:22 AM, "Zeke Yewdall" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Anyone who leaves the door open a minute too long and lets cold air in > > while entering the school is probably guilty of costing the school > > more....... > > > > Z > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 5:47 AM, brucedp5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.11alive.com/news/article/314666/186/DeKalb-electric-car-owner-charged-with-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-juice > > > Electric car owner charged with stealing 5 cents worth of juice > > > by Doug Richards Dec 3, 2013 > > > > > > [video > > > http://www.11alive.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2890461312001 > > > ] > > > > > > CHAMBLEE, Ga. -- One Saturday in November, Kaveh Kamooneh drove his > > Nissan > > > Leaf to Chamblee Middle School, where his 11-year-old son took was > > playing > > > tennis. > > > > > > Kamooneh had taken the liberty of charging the electric car with an > > > exterior > > > outlet at the school. Within minutes of plugging in the car, he says a > > > Chamblee police officer appeared. > > > > > > "He said that he was going to charge me with theft by taking because I > > was > > > taking power, electricity from the school," Kamooneh said. Kamooneh > says > > he > > > had charged his car for twenty minutes, drawing about a nickel's worth > of > > > juice. Don Francis of Clean Cities Atlanta, an electric vehicle > advocacy > > > group, says the estimate of five cents is accurate. > > > > > > "I'm not sure how much electricity he stole," said Chamblee police > > Sergeant > > > Ernesto Ford, but he added: It doesn't matter. "He broke the law. He > > stole > > > something that wasn't his." > > > > > > Sgt. Ford says the officer should have arrested Kamooneh on the spot. > But > > > he > > > didn't. Instead, the officer filed a police report. Then eleven days > > > passed, > > > and two deputies showed up at his house in Decatur. "They arrested me > > here > > > at about eight o'clock at night," Kamooneh said. > > > > > > Ford said he sought the arrest warrant after determining that school > > > officials hadn't given Kamooneh permission to plug in his car. Ford > said > > > Chamblee Police did so without asking school officials if they wanted > to > > > prosecute the alleged theft of electricity. A DeKalb Schools spokesman > > did > > > not respond to a request for comment. > > > > > > Records show Kamooneh spent more than 15 hours in the DeKalb County > jail > > > for > > > plugging his car into a school's electrical outlet. Kamooneh > acknowledges > > > he > > > hadn't asked permission first. "When I got there, there was nobody > there. > > > It > > > was a Saturday morning." > > > > > > "A theft is a theft," Sgt. Ford said. 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