Wolverine86

Sweet!! If I get a speeding ticket on the way to or from work my boss should have to pay part of it. Since I wouldn't have been ticketed if they hadn't made me go to work, they're partly responsible. I love this new paradigm!!

SingDanceRunLife

Not when it's not your fault. If the roommate had left the door unlocked, THEN she should help pay for a replacement, but since she didn't, and the OP did, it's the responsibility of the OP to replace the laptop on her own.

rhythmgaming

Because this is the result of entitled students who have never been the victim of a crime learning basic street smarts the hard way. They can't accept that they had it coming.

romanigypsyeyes

If was a response to me, you totally missed the mark.

NovaLynnx

I don't know why this is still up for debate. The OP already stated that the roommate said she will not give her money, and yet the OP is asking if she should ask her roommate for money? Chances are that the girl doesn't have the money even if she wanted to give her a couple hundred towards it (half the price, or whatever the OP was asking for), and it's unlikely the girl's parents would give it to her.

I still agree that the roommate owes nothing and should have just been locked out of her room to prevent this whole problem. But, since the roommate will not give money, the OP is wasting time trying to figure out how to get it from her, unless she chose to steal it and is looking for justification. Otherwise, what will she do, show her roommie CC and tally up which position wins out and then persuade the girl with peer pressure?

Now people are referring to opinions as stupidity - I'm surprised this thread wasn't closed yet. It is all a matter of personal moral obligations, which are...personal. Personally, I would not feel obligated as the roommate to pay for half of the laptop. I also would not have felt it necessary to get upset with my roommie if she chose to lock me out of the room and I would try to remember my keys from then on. These are all just lessons (hopefully) learned.

IThinkICan100

You are crazy! That is completely your fault for your stolen laptop. You should have kept your room locked 100% of the time and, if your roommate still had a problem with locking herself out, that is her problem, not yours.

Talk with your RA because your school should have insurance.

Wolverine86

Even if the school did have insurance, I seriously doubt this theft would be convered since the OP left the door unlocked. I'd be willing to bet they were told on Day 1 to always keep their door locked, and if there was any sort of roommate agreement it was probably included in there as well. OP should feel incredibly blessed that it was only a property theft and not something much more serious since she was asleep in the room at the time.