Most everyone has been touched by thieves. And their actions sure can make one feel violated. I don’t condone violence; but in the old days horse thieves got shot! But in today’s world you can get away with murder and only get a slap on the wrist. Others have posted it best, anyone of us will have to decide what he feels is right in a similar position.
Twenty-five years ago $3,000.00 worth of my machinist tools were stolen from work. Everything from micrometers, depth mics, Intrepit indicators, to a priceless precision grinding vice that my father made years ago. It is pictured on the granite layout plate in my garage photos. Knowing the police wouldn’t do anything, I took it upon myself to retrieve what was mine. In the next few months I visiting other tool shops in the area, and purchased back the majority of my tools for what they paid for them,, like quarter of what their worth. Later the detectives visited the three shops that led to arresting an apprentice where I worked. He lost his job, got probation and made no more restitution for the rest of my missing tools. Not even an apology!
I knew the thief’s father for years, and got his son the job. The father hasn’t spoken to since, as if I was at fault! He couldn’t understand why I didn’t drop the charges. At that time I couldn’t. It was charges from Ohio he had to deal with. He had plenty of chances to right things before he was charged.
