Campground Theft - Chapter 2
I posted on this forum 2 years ago after a similar incident that happened to us in Iowa, it stirred up a lot of controversy. Last week we were in Fredericksburg, TX and were not happy with our assi...
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Lantley-I will repeat once more, it doesn't matter if they are hardened criminals or saints, if they take something that isn't theirs it is stealing. That is not the discussion here, I have to assume, and hope.
The discussion is why anyone would think it is OK for them to steal, and how it is our fault? Just because they are not axe murderers, it is OK?
The solution is easy,if they are not turning in what they find, they are no different, at that point in time, than any other thief. How can you dispute that?
I repeat, why do you think it is OK for them to steal?
Not that we couldn't prevent it, why do you defend them?
To me, and I think many others, the answer is easy. There is no defense for what they do, they are wrong. Can we prevent our own personal loss, yes most of the time. Does that make the thief, who then goes somewhere else, less of a thief, I don't think so.
I would ask everyone who has replied to this discussion--Have you ever "found" something at a campsite and taken it to the office, and have you ever kept what you found? That would be the best place for this discussion to go. Yes, we have found stuff, and yes we always turned it in.
In your example of the keys in the car, do you think that the police would pat the thief on the head and say, "oh, not your fault because they shouldn't have left the keys" or would they be off to jail and court?
The discussion is why anyone would think it is OK for them to steal, and how it is our fault? Just because they are not axe murderers, it is OK?
The solution is easy,if they are not turning in what they find, they are no different, at that point in time, than any other thief. How can you dispute that?
I repeat, why do you think it is OK for them to steal?
Not that we couldn't prevent it, why do you defend them?
To me, and I think many others, the answer is easy. There is no defense for what they do, they are wrong. Can we prevent our own personal loss, yes most of the time. Does that make the thief, who then goes somewhere else, less of a thief, I don't think so.
I would ask everyone who has replied to this discussion--Have you ever "found" something at a campsite and taken it to the office, and have you ever kept what you found? That would be the best place for this discussion to go. Yes, we have found stuff, and yes we always turned it in.
In your example of the keys in the car, do you think that the police would pat the thief on the head and say, "oh, not your fault because they shouldn't have left the keys" or would they be off to jail and court?
