Thread: Man things are tough even for the thieves it looks like.

Originally Posted by Grimsin

I would call the cops. Thats it

99% of ppl who are thieves are not murderers. And dont break into houses that are obviously occupied they wait for no one to be home

Ppl either steal or kill. They dont have the intention to both. Let the cops deal with it and insurance buy your things back.

You sir are real confused, and I pray you never experience a violent encounter, because unfortunately, reality doesn't match with your expectations of what a felon will or won't do. Nobody, especially the assailant, knows what they will do when facing getting caught and arrest with the possibility of jail time. Repeat offenders are even more prone to go to extremes to avoid capture. You discount the reason for being a thief in the first place and I'll assume by your utopian idealism, that thieves only steal because they're hungry. You forget mentally deranged, desperate, drugged out, etc. Rational thinkers need not apply.

It's amusing your thoughts that thieves don't kill... Kinda reminds me of the mother who wanted to sue a patron at a diner who shot and killed her son who was subsequently robbing the diner and customers with a loaded gun and who discharged it as well when confronted. She said he shouldn't have been shot becaus he would hurt nobody, that the customers should've just given him their money and he would've left. People who steal, will steal again, sometimes when their string of successful robbery, theft or whatnot comes to a crashing halt by getting caught, you have no idea how some will respond. Thieves break into occupied homes all the time, and not by mistake.

Wow... I could go on and on. Makes me cringe though, that people think it's ok and benign - being a thief is just a thief. Let's look at it this way, do you think most thieves walk up to people and say hey, could you just hand me over your money cause I need it more? Or do they use a method to overpower a person so they will comply? What do you propose is the reaction then to resistance? Do you think those people who stole the rims were not prepared to react to any resistance? So when they assailant pulls a knife when you don't hand over your money, do you think the assailant will just take the money and leave? Anyways...

I agree with the insurance bit, because that's why I pay for it. I don't agree with passivity!