The Panopticon finally pays off
November 13, 2010 5:42 PM   Subscribe

If you steal someone's hybrid in Vermont, try to avoid running any red lights. Popular twitterer Scott Simpson had his car stolen recently. He then received a ticket for $476 for running a red light, complete with a picture of the driver.
posted by mecran01 (25 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: not actually stolen (that's scott in the photo) and he's not in Vermont either (bay area, California) -- mathowie



 
it is not christian bale.
posted by clavdivs at 5:45 PM on November 13, 2010


I am pretty sure is actually Scott Simpson and this is a joke.
posted by danb at 5:45 PM on November 13, 2010 [2 favorites]


or IM NOT IN VERMONT. HOW CAN I HELP?
posted by clavdivs at 5:46 PM on November 13, 2010 [1 favorite]


locked that up in 3 minutes. or the two look alike. (google images)
posted by clavdivs at 5:48 PM on November 13, 2010


Yeah. It's him.
posted by amro at 5:49 PM on November 13, 2010


An upside to automated authoritarian control society. Who woulda thunk!
posted by clarknova at 5:50 PM on November 13, 2010


amro stole my punch-line.
posted by clavdivs at 5:51 PM on November 13, 2010


Yeah. It's him.

I AM AN IDIOT. LOCK THREAD. LOCK THREAD.
posted by mecran01 at 5:52 PM on November 13, 2010


Joke. It would be far-fetched to believe that Simpson doesn't realize that his car is stolen from the time of red light was run and when he got the ticket in the mail.
posted by plastic_animals at 5:52 PM on November 13, 2010


so mc any....ideas?
posted by clavdivs at 5:53 PM on November 13, 2010


this could led to a discussion
posted by clavdivs at 5:53 PM on November 13, 2010


Uh, you can tell by reading his blog entry that it was clearly a joke.
posted by 1000monkeys at 5:54 PM on November 13, 2010


Hey mecran01, at least you were trying to do a good thing. It was a nice thought.
posted by amro at 5:54 PM on November 13, 2010


Popular twitterer, that's some grade A damning with faint praise.
posted by 2bucksplus at 6:00 PM on November 13, 2010 [5 favorites]


i think danb should get a scooby snack icon for a week.
posted by clavdivs at 6:00 PM on November 13, 2010


In every red-light picture I've ever seen, the driver has looked exactly as doofy as this. Someone create a Tumblr dedicated to this phenomenon immediately.
posted by breath at 6:13 PM on November 13, 2010 [1 favorite]


[I AM SLINKING OFF IN SILENT SHAME]
posted by mecran01 at 6:16 PM on November 13, 2010


Slinking silently requires smallcaps, I think.
posted by elizardbits at 6:18 PM on November 13, 2010 [2 favorites]


way to increase the "shame" and "silence" quotients, lizard bits!
posted by idiopath at 6:23 PM on November 13, 2010


Can someone explain the significance of "hybrid" in this post?
posted by DU at 6:23 PM on November 13, 2010


my guess, less then an hour up and not cut... its back to monica or
releveancy, revilancgety, being on guard for...this type of situation which is odd folks there as there are mirrors, cameras and fun houses.
posted by clavdivs at 6:24 PM on November 13, 2010 [1 favorite]


It's not really significant.
posted by amro at 6:25 PM on November 13, 2010 [1 favorite]


Popular twitterer, that's some grade A damning with faint praise.

Beats "unemployed", I guess?
posted by mhoye at 6:31 PM on November 13, 2010


Needs more Splendorman.
posted by obiwanwasabi at 6:32 PM on November 13, 2010


(Also, as punishment, you'll be assigned a new, six-digit user number. Something starting in the 7s.)
posted by obiwanwasabi at 6:33 PM on November 13, 2010


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