Comments on: Court: Man Admits Using Neighbour’s Electricity https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:25:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Simon https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2782218 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:29:01 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2782218 Sounds like you are as much a part of the problem as Tuck.
You think you are entitled to someone elses assets just because you are a Bermudian?
Shame on you.

]]> By: michelle https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2782013 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:57:50 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2782013 Tuckers neighbour your an idiot! That’s not what Bermudians are about! Share Care Love and grow up! Prosecuting your neighbour for using your electricity your serious! All the times I’ve connected my phone to someone’s outlet without asking, I should’ve been tried in court hundredths of times

]]> By: Nae https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2782008 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:54:19 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2782008 I agree with you “self” this is ridiculous. Bermuda Government is playing broke as it is. Now they’re wasting our hard earn money that comes from our pay, which personally cannot afford them to take, on rubbish like this! This is Ludacris…half of the cases brought to court are a waste of time, and a waste of our bloody money!

]]> By: Self https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2775515 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:47:09 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2775515 Come on now! Use your brain. I think you’re nit picking for the heck of it. I would have never thought of walking out of Market Place without paying for my food. Interesting how that example sprung to your mind…maybe YOU’RE the one that has been tempted to do it yourself several times huh?

]]> By: Cathy Jones https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2775499 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:35:25 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2775499 I think the very first person who commented in this chain knows ‘Tuck’ very well. Like him I agree that this is a shameful situation. On the other hand there may be cases when alternative options could be used, but this is not the one. Name and shame them!! With the average electricity bill being around $300, most people are barely keeping their own electricity on. Its time to get some help Mike.

]]> By: steve https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2775336 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:17:28 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2775336 Partly or in whole,these minor cases go to court so it will be reported in the newspaper and be debated and discussed by the populace… like now. The message to Bermudians is – don’t steal(unless you are the government) or you will be fined and embarrassed (our politicians are incapable of being embarrassed) none the less Its a deterrent strategy and works for some. my 2 cent.

]]> By: Next https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2775128 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 06:51:40 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2775128 Someone did the same thing to me actually and they cut a check. We settled it as neighbors, no courts needed. What did the judge say? It was stated in the article. You have reading comprehension problems.

]]> By: Truth is killin' me... https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774952 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 02:45:55 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774952 Yeah…let’s just have people doin’ whatever the hell they like. Walk into Marketplace at lunchtime and if it’s less than $20 walk straight out with their special of the day without paying. No court for them. Yah right Self! Laws are there for a reason. Stop being an enabler and minimizer!!

]]> By: Triangle Drifter https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774921 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 02:18:31 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774921 So, if you catch somebody stealing from you you can pound the living you know what out of him & send him on his way if he can still move when you are finished.

I seem to recall a group of neighbours doing just that not too verylong ago. Wonder if that individual has been back in the neighbourhood since?

]]> By: Mockingjay https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774903 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 01:56:28 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774903 All he had to do was pull the cord out and chop off the end.

]]> By: edwin https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774862 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 01:08:04 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774862 It’s PRINCIPLE.

]]> By: fedup https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774856 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 01:00:39 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774856 Are you illiterate? That is not what she said at all. She said they should handle it outside of court, not that he should be allowed to keep stealing without consequence.

]]> By: Creamy https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774855 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 01:00:34 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774855 So it’s not the value, it’s the circumstances.
So a person could steal $200 from you, for example, if it were a neighbour?
Because to go running to the police would be petty, right?

]]> By: Self https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774840 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:40:02 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774840 Good one Y-Gurl!!!

]]> By: Self https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774837 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:35:52 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774837 Creamy has reading comprehension issues. I don’t know why I even bother trying to explain myself to him/her.

]]> By: Mike https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774821 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:14:58 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774821 The struggle IS real.

]]> By: Creamy https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774794 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:37:20 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774794 So how much can a person steal without consequence?
What would you be ok with? $50?
Just interested.

]]> By: Next https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774788 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:31:14 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774788 Are you illiterate? That is not what she said at all. She said they should handle it outside of court, not that he should be allowed to keep stealing without consequence.

]]> By: Next https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774786 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:28:34 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774786 “Theft from the government.” Lol. You are such a nerd. Those potholes in the roads is what to us citizens?

]]> By: Y-Gurl https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774775 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:17:35 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774775 Stealing electricity, that’s shocking!

]]> By: more than enough https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774760 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:00:00 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774760 ask the oba and the bta

]]> By: Self https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774757 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:56:05 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774757 It’s not the value of the goods, it’s the circumstances. I often sit in court and shake my head in disbelief at some of the cases, many which don’t even get reported in the media. And it’s not just cases involving theft, just a lot of juvenile petty nonsense at times. I don’t know if you’re a parent, but it’s almost like kids fighting and always expecting mom and dad to sort it out.
I don’t know if you’ve ever gone and sat in and watched the court proceedings. Maybe then you would understand where I’m coming from.

]]> By: Creamy https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774725 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:07:16 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774725 What value of items should a person be able to steal without consequence, in your mind?,
How much would you say could be stolen from you per incident without the police gettng involved?
$25 a day?
$50 a day?
I’m just interested.

]]> By: Self https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774709 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:38:49 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774709 There is nothing “obvious” about it. From my profession, I see firsthand many cases taken to court as the first and only resort. Lots of silly, petty cases where they don’t even try some sort of mediation first.
I think people are assuming I condone this bad behavior, which I 100% DO NOT. However, some cases such as these seem more likely to be civil cases. Like I said, the magistrate’s are thankfully not giving people criminal records.

]]> By: Longtail https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774693 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:24:13 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774693 I suspect that there is more to this story than appears here for this matter to have been brought to court….

]]> By: Kathy https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774667 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:55:28 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774667 Obviously they couldn’t settle it out of court and therefore it had to be brought to court. He didn’t want to pay for his own electricity use then and what makes you think he is just going to settle! This is as low as you can go – very CRAFTY and SNEAKY! If you can’t trust your own neighbours, who CAN you trust!!!!!

]]> By: Toya https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774654 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:28:35 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774654 DPP office passes on a few cases that could be handled within… But hey life goes on. Protocol I guess.

]]> By: Self https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774605 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:12:25 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774605 I’m a sister, thanks LOL. Anyway, I’m not denying theft is theft, which is wrong. I just seem to see so many neighbor disputes being settled in court. I even recall seeing somebody brought to court for “stealing” avocados off his neighbor’s tree. Come on, seriously? Maybe it’s me, but these issues seem too petty when you could just try and work it out.
Unlicensed car may be a different issue, but I wouldn’t automatically call the cops on my neighbor.

]]> By: Self https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774601 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:06:49 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774601 It’s not a matter of being “understanding.” It’s a matter of wasting the court’s time on petty issues. Obviously the magistrate agrees with me, calling it a dispute between neighbors and giving him a conditional discharge.

]]> By: Ace girl https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774570 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 18:29:18 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774570 Since you are so understanding, maybe Mr. Tucker could steal your electricity next time and you can settle it out of court!

]]> By: Truth is killin' me... https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774563 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 18:23:21 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774563 Theft is theft brother! Stealing electricity is theft from your neigbour…unlicensed car and driving on the roads is theft from the Government.

]]> By: Self https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774520 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:33:11 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774520 What’s happening up there in the DPP’s office? This trivial case was actually brought to court? Was that really necessary? And before people jump on me, not every single case needs to be handled by the courts. Are you telling me that this couldn’t be settled between the neighbors before it reached that point? Wow!

]]> By: Truth is killin' me... https://bernews.com/2015/02/man-admits-dishonestly-obtaining-electricity/#comment-2774504 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:10:56 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=366258#comment-2774504 Sounds to me like Tuck thinks he can do as he pleases. Stealing electricity from neighnours without asking and driving an unlicensed car as well. Learn from it Tuck…LEARN FROM IT!

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