I think the best bit of the story is when she goes back to the police a second time, and _they_ try to keep the laptop:
> After filing the second police report, an officer told her he would have to keep the computer as
> evidence, and take prints that Nahwegahbow worried would wipe the computer contents. She
> grabbed the computer from his arms and told him "You can't have it. It's mine. I just got it
> back!" She got to keep it.
At least they saw reason and let her hold on to it!
Who says they saw reason? They may not have had any legal alternative. Or perhaps they just didn't want to deal with it right before going on vacation.
Call me cynical, but I would bet they didn't want to deal with the possibility of a publicity fallout, regardless of whether they had any legal alternative or not. Of course, that could be called "seeing reason", for a very specific value of "reason" ;)
It's quite interesting how if you looked at this bureaucratic system from the perspective of a program or a website, you can't help but think of ways to solve the problem in the way any new start-up would; the system is outdated for today's world--and despite that no one dares tackle any of these issues as to not rock the boat or create a system without ample time off for some sweet vacations.
> After filing the second police report, an officer told her he would have to keep the computer as > evidence, and take prints that Nahwegahbow worried would wipe the computer contents. She > grabbed the computer from his arms and told him "You can't have it. It's mine. I just got it > back!" She got to keep it.
At least they saw reason and let her hold on to it!