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”
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?
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.
You Really Think Someone Would Do That? Just Go On the Internet and Tell Lies?
She wants to make sure this criminal knows her name and number personally
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
But what about the hippopotamus?
👁️👄👁️
I could see that happening in a small town “please just return our equipment”
Awwww. I love wholesome “Try That In A Small Town”.
Yeaaah probably fake, but given that it could be easier to just get it back by asking rather than rescheduling patients, dealing with the police, and waiting for insurance to cover the expensive equipment it’s… possible that this is legit (probably not, but possible)
If something costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, it’s also accurate to say it costs “thousands of dollars.”
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.
Found the American who thinks healthcare does cost what he sees in the bill.
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
Well, to be fair a few k is not expensive for medical equipment which is not a mass market, needs certification and usually lasts decades. It’s like no money.
I’m Canadian. (Although dental isn’t covered by healthcare in Canada, so … Same thing in this case, kinda)
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Alright, I’ll be that guy… Hippo…
My guess is they tried to write “hippa” and it autocorrected, because it’s “HIPAA”
There are a few things I miss about reddit, like the HIPAA bot.
Beep boop. I am¹ a Lemmy bot. It looks like you started writing the name of a magical,¹ friendly¹ animal who salutes people by flinging feces. Did you mean to refer to “hippopotamus”?
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Whoa apparently you left this comment 6 days ago but it just showed up in my inbox today. I check my inbox every day and your comment did not appear until 6 days after you left it. Federation weird(?)
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I’mma go stalk your profile now to get evidence that you’re not really a bot, just a clever fun Lemmyer.
Lolol. My instance periodically stops pushing content. Then it plays catch up.
Boop beep.
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Could also be short for Hippocratic oath?
No. He’s just really concerned about the hippo.
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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.
Yeah, it’s funny and nobody had mentioned it, so I did ;)
DiD YoU jUst AsSume ThEir IdeNtity?
/s (you probably meant she*)
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That’s trump level defense - you can’t take me to court for stealing because that violates my Hippo rights
steals funny glowing metal thing
Funny glowing metal thing:
I’m sure I have a screwdriver around here somewhere…
Make em glow
Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samut_Prakan_radiation_accident
PS: cobalt 60 is a no-no
Is the screenshot blurry?
Yes… an artistic choice, I believe.
Huh. I’m not convinced text message screenshots warrant any amount of artistic license.
Even screenshots of fake conversations?!
It’s clearly photoshopped/fake af
Woah, you sure?
Looks like they are. I can tell from some of their words and from seeing quite a few critics in my time.
Perfectly clear on my end
::: spoiler Jk, that screenshot is no good :::
jsyk the spoiler isnt formatting for me. i think you need a title after
spoilerIdk 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
interesting. im on jerboa btw
To be honest i dont know what the hell happened there. The top and bottom are blurry???
Maybe they were trying to go for a tilt-shift look on the message.
Lol, to make the hippo look tiny
Oh yeah… that. FR though, how about dinner?
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
