On 5/8/13 9:52 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 5/8/13 9:14 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 5/8/13 7:21 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Wed, 08 May 2013 14:31:58 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

If my car was in the driveway, I'd call the police and spent my time
getting a good description of the perp.

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There are other options of course. In my opinion a car thief is no
better than a horse thief, and we all know what happens to them.



It's telling that you are describing yourself as no better than a 19th
Century vigilante. In the more civilized areas of the country, you
aren't supposed to take the law into your own hands and hang some
someone you caught stealing your car or lawn mower or whatever in your
driveway. You're supposed to call the police and let them handle it.

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Someone comes up your driveway, proceeds to attempt to steal your car
.... you are there witnessing this .... and all you would do is
memorize what he looks like and call the police?


That's right, and as soon as the cops arrive and take their report, I
call my insurance agent. I'm not taking a chance the car thief will get
violent. It's not a person, it's a car, an inanimate object that is easy
to replace.

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I just can't see myself watching this taking place without challenging
the person. My reaction to the challenge depends on his. I might run
or I might stand my ground. Sorta depends on how big he is. But I don't
think I'd stand there calling 911 while I watched him in the process of
stealing it and driving away. A challenge might be just enough to
cause him to abort and screw.

Ever been robbed? Had your house broken into and items taken? ****es
you off. It's not the value of the items taken. Like you said, they
can be replaced. It's the thought that some people think they can just
help themselves to things that don't belong to them. Sometimes the items
are not replaceable and unfortunately most of the time they are never
recovered.



You're willing to risk getting yourself shot to protect inanimate
objects? I'm not. We had a burglar visit us when we lived in Florida. I
caught him in the act. He came after me with a pry bar. I whacked him
with my truck, but not because he stole our stuff, but because he was
threatening me physically.