Woman Jailed for Not Returning Monster-In-Law VHS tape

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http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/17/woman-jailed-for-not-returning-a-movie-she-rented-in-2005/

Woman Jailed for Not Returning a Movie She Rented in 2005
It was a VHS copy of Jennifer Lopez bomb "Monster-in-Law"

A woman spent a night in a South Carolina jail for failing to return the VHS tape she had rented from a video store in 2005. The movie? Monster-in-Law.

Police arrested Kayla Michelle Finley Thursday on a misdemeanor for failing to return the video, WYFF-4 reports. She had rented the critically-derided Jennifer Lopez film from Dalton Videos, which like every other video store in the U.S. that doesn’t sell porn has gone out of business.

Finley, 27, was visiting the county sheriff’s office Thursday night on different business when they discovered the outstanding warrant for her arrest. She had been sent several letters years ago asking her to turn herself in.

She had to spend the night in jail before a hearing could be arranged. The judge released her Friday on a $2,o00 bond.
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[Quasimod0]

She was arrested for poor taste in movies.

 

[Charlie Boy]

She rented a VHS in 2005? She rented a movie starring Jennifer Lopez, that was not Anaconda? She didn't return the movie... Does that mean she destroyed it? Or did she love it so much, she couldn't handle returning it? None of this adds up.

 

[Duran Man]

Clearly, this woman is not fonda the rules.

 

[Asgard]

Wow, there was a warrant out for her and everything.

 

[Charlie Boy]

I've heard of warrants being issued for overdue library books. But for this? I mean, it's Step-Monster. Cut your losses man. At a certain point, I'd imagine there would be a surplus of these tapes. They could use them as paper weights, door openers, target practice, etc.

I figure they'd waste more money issuing the warrant and getting the man power to enforce said warrant than any money that VHS could ever earn. I have to many questions.

 

[Charlie Boy]

Ok, so we can issue warrants for sad, lonely, irresponsible women who don't return ****ty Jennifer Lopez movies, but we can't find Biggie and Tupac's murderers?

Ok. I see.

 

[chamber-music]

There is a video store still in business?

 

[Charlie Boy]

Whenever anyone googles her they'll know she rented Step-Monster

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Instead of arresting her, she should be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

 

[KevanG]

So why didn't the video store just send her a bill for the copy of the movie? Waste of time and resources on everyone's part. I know way back when Blockbuster existed they tried to bill me $20 for a Monty Python VHS when they were selling them for $1.00. They refused to remove the charge even after I returned it and showed them the issue so I just never went back, then they went out of business. So I won in the end.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

I still have a 'Munich' DVD from a Blockbuster that went out of business in 2006. It still has the Blockbuster case and everything. I wonder if I have a warrant out on me.

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The fact they're wasting jail space on this poor woman is so dumb. I feel sorry for her. Good job, South Carolina. Your laws always make sense.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

wait wait wait wait wait..... they were still doing VHS in 2005?


Funny enough, my Dad lost a copy of a crappy movie when our Blockbuster was still in business, a DTV sequel to some war movie from a few years ago. Since he had a two rentals at a time plan, we just acted like he really liked it for something like 2 years, and then I wanted a second movie myself one night so I decided to just suck it and pay the fee. After that much time, the DTV movie had depreciated to something like 1.49 cost by Blockbuster standards, so I easily paid it off.

 

[Schlosser85]

 

[Erzengel]

The only acceptable Jennifer Lopez movies are Out of Sight and the Cell.

 

[KevanG]

Not Anaconda?

 

[Schlosser85]

Anaconda is one of the best guilty pleasure movies around. An Unfinished Life is pretty good (legitimately, not in a "so bad it's good" way).

 

[X-Ray]

That's a little extreme for an overdue VHS tape that is running around for maybe a dollar in today's market. In 2005 it was probably $5 bucks.

 

[KevanG]

And that five bucks could buy you lunch somewhere! Don't you see? She was stealing food from their children. She should locked up.

 

[Teelie]

There is a video store still in business?

No, they went out of business several years ago but the warrant was still active. Seemingly she either never got or ignored warnings and collection notices on it which led to the warrant. She claimed to have been moving around that time and the notices never caught up to her. It's only a little more credible she was arrested for not showing up to court to settle the claim but not by much since the crux of it is she didn't return a VHS tape.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Stolen antiques are serious business.

 

[Matt.S99]

Clearly, this woman is not fonda the rules.

I laughed way too much at this.

 

[Figs]

Clearly, this woman is not fonda the rules.

 

[Hal_Jordan]

She should sue the makers of Monster In Law for her legal fees and court costs.

 

[Ant-manic]

who will feed her dozen cats?