Musings on thiefs...
16/12/05 19:08 Filed in: Personal
Okay, so robberies make me want to both have a gun
and shoot the criminal.
Seriously.
I'm all for political correctness, and trying to empathize with the disenfranchised. But under what fucked up system of morality do you think it's alright to break into my place and take some of my things?
Last summer, I was employing some guys in College Station. I was paying them well, and letting them get away with all sorts of bullshit, because I needed the help. Towards the end of the job, they stole several tools, and eventually my Rolex (which I didn't notice until later- and didn't have insurance on). I had bent over backwards all summer to keep them employed- I was going to their house in the mornings to pick them up (which was 20 minutes outside of my way), I was taking them home at night. I was paying them more than they were worth, and I was understanding when they couldn't make it to work because "My Baby Momma threw me out last night", or "They repoed my TV this morning". And how do they repay these kindnesses? They steal shit from me.
My friend employed her robber last week, to clean up her backyard. She paid him, thanked him, and told him she might need him again in a few weeks. Yesterday her neighbors see him putting her computer monitor into a trash can, and leaving with it.
Assuming, for a second, you had some justifiable reason to rob someone, shouldn't you at least rob someone you don't like?
If you want a laugh, you can read about the time that the boat was broken into, here.
The only other time I was robbed was in college. I was at Duke, and someone broke into the lockers and stole my wallet. Which is about the most irritating thing to do to someone. How do you get ID when all of it has been stolen? DMV wants two forms of ID, Duke wanted two forms of ID, etc. etc. I spent a day and a half trying to get everything sorted. I mean, if you're going to steal someone's wallet, at least take the cash and cards, and ditch the rest in a nearby trash can!
I pity anyone that has their ID stolen now, after the Patriot Act. Now it's probably just easier to kill yourself than to replace your ID.
And back to the first line of this entry- I can only hope that if someone chooses to break into my house, I am both at home and armed.
I have played that scenario out in my mind before.
I will not hesitate. Be warned.
Seriously.
I'm all for political correctness, and trying to empathize with the disenfranchised. But under what fucked up system of morality do you think it's alright to break into my place and take some of my things?
Last summer, I was employing some guys in College Station. I was paying them well, and letting them get away with all sorts of bullshit, because I needed the help. Towards the end of the job, they stole several tools, and eventually my Rolex (which I didn't notice until later- and didn't have insurance on). I had bent over backwards all summer to keep them employed- I was going to their house in the mornings to pick them up (which was 20 minutes outside of my way), I was taking them home at night. I was paying them more than they were worth, and I was understanding when they couldn't make it to work because "My Baby Momma threw me out last night", or "They repoed my TV this morning". And how do they repay these kindnesses? They steal shit from me.
My friend employed her robber last week, to clean up her backyard. She paid him, thanked him, and told him she might need him again in a few weeks. Yesterday her neighbors see him putting her computer monitor into a trash can, and leaving with it.
Assuming, for a second, you had some justifiable reason to rob someone, shouldn't you at least rob someone you don't like?
If you want a laugh, you can read about the time that the boat was broken into, here.
The only other time I was robbed was in college. I was at Duke, and someone broke into the lockers and stole my wallet. Which is about the most irritating thing to do to someone. How do you get ID when all of it has been stolen? DMV wants two forms of ID, Duke wanted two forms of ID, etc. etc. I spent a day and a half trying to get everything sorted. I mean, if you're going to steal someone's wallet, at least take the cash and cards, and ditch the rest in a nearby trash can!
I pity anyone that has their ID stolen now, after the Patriot Act. Now it's probably just easier to kill yourself than to replace your ID.
And back to the first line of this entry- I can only hope that if someone chooses to break into my house, I am both at home and armed.
I have played that scenario out in my mind before.
I will not hesitate. Be warned.