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Transcription (of iMessage exchange): “Hi, is this Paul?

Who is this

This is Erica from the dentist's office. I got your number from your file

Pretty sure this violates Hippo but shoot your shot I guess

I'm not flirting with you. We have you on video stealing thousands of dollars of x-ray equipment”

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[–] [email protected] 138 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm trying to figure out what X-ray equipment can be stolen that is worth only thousands of dollars. A case of those films you bite on when they x-ray your teeth?

[–] [email protected] 155 points 1 year ago (6 children)

And why, if you have photographic evidence of grand theft, you’d text the person who stole with just “this is Erica from the dentist office.”

I have a feeling this internet person is making stuff up.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You Really Think Someone Would Do That? Just Go On the Internet and Tell Lies?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

And to think someone might post a comment on lemmy and capitalize every word! Nobody makes stuff up on the internet. Nobody capitalizes every word in a sentence. Sheeple will believe everything these days

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

She wants to make sure this criminal knows her name and number personally

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because she saw him on video and she thinks he's cute. And she also doesn't value her safety and privacy. It all checks out. This story is totally credible. /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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[–] Klear 12 points 1 year ago

But what about the hippopotamus?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I could see that happening in a small town "please just return our equipment"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Try that in a small town.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

👁️👄👁️

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah this is real I was there

Trust me im a dentist

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I can collaborate this story as well, I was the hippo.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If something costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, it's also accurate to say it costs "thousands of dollars."

[–] Corkyskog 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am just imagining him bored waiting for them to come back and he is like "fuck this, I am taking this shit, make this wait worth my while" and then just pulls out a tool belt and starts unbolting the thing from the wall.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Found the American who thinks healthcare does cost what he sees in the bill.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah, I've worked in dental. Those machines are insanely expensive. This is one hand-held unit for sale just under 3k, down from just under 7k . That doesn't count the sensors, which are also crazy expensive.

https://universadent.com/product/nomad-pro-2/

Most offices have machines attached to the wall, which would be extremely difficult to steal. But a nomad is portable.

https://dentimax.com/x-ray-sensor-comparison/

Above is ONE sensor (most offices have at least 2) that costs around 7k. There are other neccessities as well, but I think you get the point

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Alright, I'll be that guy... Hippo...

[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My guess is they tried to write "hippa" and it autocorrected, because it's "HIPAA"

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Could also be short for Hippocratic oath?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's the oath to hold hippo law above all other laws

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There are a few things I miss about reddit, like the HIPAA bot.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (4 children)

He meant to say HIPAA. In sort, series a laws for patient protections which include looking at a patient's record to get their phone number for personal reason.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it's funny and nobody had mentioned it, so I did ;)

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s trump level defense - you can’t take me to court for stealing because that violates my Hippo rights

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's how it works actually - if you break the law while making the case, your case is invalid.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

steals funny glowing metal thing

Funny glowing metal thing:

radioactive cesium source Goiânia accident

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I'm sure I have a screwdriver around here somewhere...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Make em glow

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] brbposting 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes… an artistic choice, I believe.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh. I'm not convinced text message screenshots warrant any amount of artistic license.

[–] brbposting 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even screenshots of fake conversations?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You mean to tell me this conversation is fake?? How am I supposed to believe anything I read on the internet now??

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's clearly photoshopped/fake af

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Looks like they are. I can tell from some of their words and from seeing quite a few critics in my time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Perfectly clear on my end

::: spoiler Jk, that screenshot is no good :::

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

jsyk the spoiler isnt formatting for me. i think you need a title after spoiler

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk how it works but the spoiler thing is shit. Like there are multiple ways of making spoilers and some work on certain apps/instances and not in others... It's shit.

Theirs works fine to me on Sync

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

interesting. im on jerboa btw

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be honest i dont know what the hell happened there. The top and bottom are blurry???

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe they were trying to go for a tilt-shift look on the message.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why should an employee witnessing a crime contact the thief? And even tell their name and send their phone number?

Edit: nevermind, this was raised before

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Phil McCavity.

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