AMERICAN KING #5 – Crime

Garrett and best friend Chris Zin explain Garrett’s embezzlement charge from his Speedway Gas Station job.

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Chris Weagel writes about the intersection of technology and parenting for Wired Magazine. No he doesn't. He can't stand that shit.


14 Responses to “AMERICAN KING #5 – Crime”

  1. Killer B 08/01/06 at 12:20 pm #

    I think everyone I know, including the “good” kids, have stolen from work at some point. One friend I had stole books from the public library. Getting caught, on the other hand…not as much from what I’ve seen. Usually too expensive to prosecute anyway. A former co-worker stole $90,000 over three years, then moved to Florida; even then, they didn’t go after her. I’m kind of surprised they bothered with Garrett…

  2. Enric 08/02/06 at 1:21 am #

    I’ve never stolen from work even when I was a kid. Just seems weird to me that it’s considered “OK”.

  3. jay dedman 08/02/06 at 1:25 am #

    Will we be seeing Garrett’s hands be chopped off?
    http://tinyurl.com/k2z23

  4. DanM 08/02/06 at 2:30 am #

    The plot thickens.

  5. vanessa 08/02/06 at 12:41 pm #

    that was captivating! he’s so interesting as an antihero. cool.

  6. FluxRostrum 08/02/06 at 4:01 pm #

    nice work.

  7. Smithie Boho 08/02/06 at 4:43 pm #

    best one yet.

  8. Cooper 08/02/06 at 10:45 pm #

    Killer last line.

    I did the same thing with a job I once had. Except I had all sorts of moral justifications. “This is what I am owed,” or “I need this more then them,” or I even got political with cost of living arguements. In my head, I was stealing bread because I was hungry.

    Loss control sits me, tells me they already know everything so there is no point in lying. I try anyway, except I am shaking like a leaf when they start talking about felony charges and the like.

    I admit to half what I really stole. Got three months to pay it all back with no police intervention. Lost my shitty job. Went to college and started a career.

    Anyways. BEEN THERE.

  9. Jan 08/03/06 at 3:31 pm #

    Thick as thieves. But for the grace of God go a lot of us.

  10. quirk 08/09/06 at 1:50 pm #

    SINNER

  11. Nathan Miller 08/17/06 at 11:47 am #

    Whoa…
    That was heavy.

  12. Mary Matthews 09/13/06 at 9:04 am #

    fascinating cautionary tale.

  13. violet lucca 10/21/06 at 10:54 pm #

    nicely done–everything in this piece flows really well. especially the last line.

  14. ek 5 05/10/08 at 6:35 am #

    thanks nice video:)

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