Work, Money and Transportation: Today, a passenger in my taxi left without paying. They left...

By Unlucky taxi driver - 08/11/2018 14:00

Today, a passenger in my taxi left without paying. They left their phone, so I posted a message about it from their social media, exposing them. Turns out they'd stolen the phone from someone else. I ended up getting arrested. FML

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By Anon - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom

Today, while I was walking to my car, I was mugged. Not only did they take my phone, wallet and watch, the extra few minutes taken in my journey meant that when I got to my car, I was given a parking ticket. FML

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By Rob - 09/10/2010 04:09 - United States

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Seeya55 31

Thursday 8 November 2018 15:17

I'd normally say FYL, cause the circumstances suck (even though its kind of unbelievable you got arrested with posting what you did on the FB page as personal evidence..) But you're a Taxi driver. You SHOULD have a dash cam for both the road and facing back to your passengers. There's no excuse nowadays. Invest $100 for two and protect yourself.

RichardPencil 30

Thursday 8 November 2018 16:31

You got arrested for cyber-bullying? No one gets arrested for finding stolen items.

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Seeya55 31

Thursday 8 November 2018 15:17

RichardPencil 30

Thursday 8 November 2018 16:31

You got arrested for cyber-bullying? No one gets arrested for finding stolen items.

kskjon 12

Thursday 8 November 2018 17:59

YDI. You should have taken the phone to the police and reported the passenger. Using someone elses social media account without approval is illegal in quite a lot of jurisdictions.

aruden 25

Friday 9 November 2018 10:38

What law are you referring to? I am curious.

Soulcist 7

Friday 9 November 2018 17:14

I'm assuming somewhere along the lines of hacking since he used a device not his to access a sensitive account without the approval of another.

PenguinPal3017 19

Thursday 8 November 2018 18:24

You didn't notice that the account didn't match the person?

Shabnam Moghal 14

Thursday 8 November 2018 21:17

What if the display pic was a baked potato?

PenguinPal3017 19

Friday 9 November 2018 1:26

Since they were logged in you think they'd find at least one real picture. I'd want to check.

chosha_fml 26

Thursday 8 November 2018 21:35

You were wronged. And then you put yourself in the wrong.

Paul B. Gyurcsanszky 14

Friday 9 November 2018 18:57

What you did was illegal. You should’ve turned in the phone to the police and let them investigate. Then they would find the phone was stolen before you got arrested.