Comments on: Brangelina baby shower photo bandit busted

By: Unanimous

Unanimous — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:57:08 +0000

I think that the two employees should definitely get fired. There is a difference between going home & downloading pictures on the internet and going to work & stealing pictures from someone else’s camera. When you’re at work, you’re supposed to be professional. Stealing is not only unprofessional, but it’s also against work policies AND against the law.
I agree that James Haven shouldn’t have left the memory card in the camera, but since when are we all perfect?? We all make mistakes & I’m sure the first thing on his mind wasn’t that people were going to steal the pictures. Anyways, forget about him, Angelina, & Brad and how popular they are. That should have very little to do with it. James was trying to have his camera fixed & he thought he was giving it to a place where he could trust the people. That trust was taken from him AND Brad & Angelina. Popular or not, wouldn’t any of you feel violated if your pictures were stolen & exposed???
Those two employees should get fired for doing such an idiotic thing. And who knows if something like this would happen again… If they do stay there, the only lesson they’ll learn is to be more careful not to get caught again.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:33:05 +0000

Lynn,
I know how you feel! I live in Westfield, a small suburb in which NOTHING happens. I couldn't believe it when the article said the FBI searched a home in Westfield..haha I need to look into this.

By: Heavenly_hibiscus

Heavenly_hibiscus — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:42:46 +0000

This is a sick situation and a real invasion of privacy.

By: Autumn

Autumn — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:59:06 +0000

I know that some of you are criticizing those people for stealing the pics, etc., however how many websites still published the pics anyhow (and how many probably still have them on their harddrives somewhere? )

By: Brandy

Brandy — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:20:56 +0000

So I work at Best Buy and I think something is fishy with this story simply because when you go in to drop something off with Geek Squad, they check it over completely and detach all accessories...so a memory card should have never been left to begin with...they shouldn't ever leave the battery either unless that's part of the problem and most times the memory stick and battery are in the same compartment so it shouldn't have been missed.

Now as far as sending it to some small town where Precision Camera Repair is, that is true...it doesn't matter where you live, there are repair centers in some "never heard of cities unless you lived there" places. I don't know...something seems kind of odd still...

By: Becky's Daughter

Becky's Daughter — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:50:48 +0000

Well said, Lorelei.

By: Lorelei

Lorelei — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:27:01 +0000

The reason why the FBI is involved has to do with the type of crime and jurisdiction, especially since more than one state is involved.

I believe people have a misperception about what the FBI does and they actually have a wider scope of responsibility than most people know.

I am glad they did their job and I am glad the idiots who tried to profit off of someone else's possession were caught

By: Danielle, CBB Publisher

Danielle, CBB Publisher — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:41:06 +0000

I don't think it's so unusual for James Haven to go to Best Buy. You'd have to know that he's Angelina's brother and what he looks like in order to recognize him and your average Best Buy shopper/American probably has no recollection of Angelina's declaration of love for him when she won the Oscar so... my guess is he's pretty anonymous and probably goes to Best Buy and the mall like the rest of us schlubs.

As for believing that he dropped the camera off with the memory card in it... I am sure they tell you not to do that but he might have forgotten! He's only Angelina's brother, he's not perfect!

By: SleptSoLong

SleptSoLong — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:08:52 +0000

Those 2 guys should be fired. Stealing those pictures & trying to profit off them was so shady.

By: gargoylegurl

gargoylegurl — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:00:25 +0000

That would definitely be a fascinating job!

Danielle, I was actually wondering what your personal opinion was regarding the story in general, not so much the FBI involvement, but the whole deal with Angelina's brother dropping the camera off at Best Buy?