Far be it from me to blame a victim....but

[Liberal Veteran]

When I read this story:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050422/ap_on_re_us/stolen_violin

LOS ANGELES - An 18th-century violin reported stolen from an aspiring performer's car was returned by a man who said he found it in a nearby alley while walking his dog, authorities said.


The man, whose name was not released, turned in the $850,000 instrument and bow to police Wednesday in good condition, authorities said Thursday. They were being checked for fingerprints and were expected to be returned Saturday to 20-year-old violinist Lindsay Deutsch.

Deutsch said a thief pried open a car window and snatched it off the seat while she was grocery shopping Sunday.

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My first thought was: Leaving a violin worth 850k in the seat of car while grocery shopping? I'm glad she got it back, but still.

[crispini]

1. Yeah, put it in the TRUNK at least, people.

Sheesh. I do this with my laptop and any other bags I have in the car and none of them are worth 850k

[miss_kitty]

4. and put it in your trunk BEFORE you get to your destination

because people watch for people putting shit in their trunks, then walking away. Lock lifters, pry bars. Trunks are not that secure.

[Skittles]

16. YUP

that is how I transport my work laptop - always in the trunk. Living in Texas though it is so VERY important I don't forget and leave the damn thing in the trunk. :o

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. Seriously.

I don't even leave my $250 iPod on the seat of my car.

[Kingshakabobo]

3. I wont even leave a Bic pen or parking change in my cup-holder.

I've replaced too many $200 dollar windows.

[flvegan]

5. Who's Lindsay Deutsch?

I mean, a 20 year old with a violin worth $850,000...either has to be rich or talented (or have rich benefactors). That's some "aspiring performer" there.

[Misunderestimator]

11. It was on the local news here... the violin was LOANED to her

from some organization... the whole thing seems suspicious to me.

[qnr]

6. Amazing what people will steal

As a teen, I hitch-hiked all over the country - with that, and being in the Coast Guard, I've lived in or been in all 50 states and on all 7 continents (61 countries over the years) ---- and I took photographs in all of them.

Guess what I had in the back seat of my car when I was going to a get-together with some friends from GEnie, many years ago.

Bleagh, in one fell swoop, I lost every single photograph and negative I owned.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

10. You've lived in Antarctica?!

WOW. That's dangerous.

Duckie

[qnr]

15. Well, I haven't lived there, but I've been there for extended periods

(four to six months) seven times (on polar icebreakers).

[YellowRubberDuckie]

17. That's awesome!

[EC]

This was on Obermann

he said this isn't the first violin she's "lost" if I remember right this would be the 8th one....

[liontamer]

7. wait they broke into the car to steal the violin, then left it in an alley

Something's not right there. I suspect she's lying about something

[Mutley]

12. maybe the guy who 'found' it

is the guy who stole it and he had second thoughts

[ScooterTramp]

8. Shes either naive or dumb as a box of rocks!

[Misunderestimator]

9. Funny thing is... this unknown "aspiring" young violinist has just gotten

a lot of free publicity for her own stupidity. America... Land of opportunity.

[redqueen]

13. Reading this post after liontamer's...

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Misunderestimator]

14. Yes, AND the violin was not hers... it was on loan...

hmmmmm