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Local restaurant owner in Georgia offers burglar a job. “No police, no questions.”
- Thread starter ElectricBlanketFire
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impressive patience. As someone who's been dealing with theft lately, including literally this morning, I definitely do not have that reaction.
Some people like committing crimes, it's pretty naive to think that's only the rich.
If someone likes to steal then it's a case for therapy, I think.
Well, he did break in so the owner probably still had to repair a door or window and that's probably as much as what someone would intelligently leave in a cash register, more than a few hundred and you're just being stupid.
True. I'd say the window/door is probably covered by insurance but I imagine they could also be insured for the stolen money too.
That's a very interesting road to go down for the owner. That's not a reaction you'd normally expect.
So 95 percent of robbers and burglars are just misguided thrillseekers? Why else would most people steal if not to profit themselves?
No one steals for profit unless that profit is for desperate needs. No one does wrong unless they feel they have to or lack the empathy to understand who they're hurting.
I've had someone stealing mail from my apartment building for months now. It is deeply frustrating. I've had like, over a thousand dollars in stuff stolen. I had medicine stolen. That's low. It's a hard sell for me to be understanding and empathetic for someone who would do that.
I'm sorry but this just sounds incredibly naive. Plenty of thieves doing it for personal gain, not their starving children.
So only rich people can lack empathy? I think it's nice what this restaurant owner is doing, but the solution to theft is more nuanced than just giving everyone a job.
Good on the restaurant owner.
That's understandable but I think that's the thing. Empathy is easy to have in good times. It's harder to have in times like the one you're experiencing. I'm sorry you are dealing with that.
That's understandable but I think that's the thing. Empathy is easy to have in good times. It's harder to have in times like the one you're experiencing. I'm sorry you are dealing with that.
Robber should be arrested, not rewarded. There should be consequences for multiple robbery attempts, and the one guy who's willing to forgive shouldn't trump the rights of the other owners.
It's weird that their surveillance tape matched but they use the word "robbery." It would be a burglary since he didn't try to hurt anyone if it's the same as this incident.
Regardless, what should be done to him? Put him in jail so that he comes out with massive fines to end up burglarizing again because he can't afford the fines?
Nothing but respect for that owner, too many people seem to think justice and revenge are synonyms
I don't know.
what happens if this guy gets a job from the owner and then steals my medicine anyway? What happens if he gets therapy and steals my medicine anyway?
I'm not saying "I don't know" to be a smart ass. I genuinely don't know what to think.
So then what's the point of the mentality then?
"only the rich commit crimes! The rich...and people who lack empathy" seems meaningless if a ton of ppl lack empathy.
Sounds like a big hearted person, sadly the kinda person that easily gets taken advantage of also.
Depends on why he commits the crimes but odds of him being better off with a job and doing therapy are much higher than putting him in prison, fining him, and then having him go back to comitting crimes because he can't afford the fines.
Ideally, he should be arrested, with the ultimate assessment focusing on restitution and whether he's a first-time, non-violent offender. Perhaps some amount of jail time depending on what else (if anything) he did, with a focus on rehabilitation while he's in state custody.
Being rewarded with a job and suffering no consequences is the wrong answer, just like being incarcerated for a disproportionate amount of time without any rehabilitative angle or eye towards future work prospects.
I don't know what the answer is under the current system. Probably a diversion program combined with supervised release, where if he commits no crimes during that period the arrest would be expunged from his record.
Since this owner forgave him, there would no need for restitution.
Being incarcerated automatically lowers his job prospects regardless if there is a work program in the jail or not.
The current system would just lead to worse outcomes. Supervised release here would mean probation, yes? That costs money in Georgia. If he doesn't pay, he ends up in jail. Or he finds illegal ways to pay the fines and fees which is what we don't want.