Sometimes, justice happens.

I was walking to school today and I saw something disturbing. A guy in broad daylight was breaking in to a car. He smashed the window and rummaged through the car.:eek:My mind was contemplating the situation as I casualy observed the situation because I honestly hoped that somehow I would see some indication that he somehow locked himself out. I thought what the heck should I do. I eventualy thought that even though I have no idea what motivates this guy to steal; he was screwing over another person to do it. I thought of 88mph and all the other people that would tell me to report him.So I went to the nearest campus cop and told him what was goin on. Seconds later I saw every available campus cop racing to the scene. I heard later on that they caught the guy and an accomplice.

My heart goes out to the guy with the smashed window. And also I can only pray that somehow the guy that was breaking in can pick himself up from rock bottom and improve his situation. Lord knows that the day that I smash into cars for a living is the day that I have hit the lowpoint of my life.

well, that's the thing. you think people who commit crimes are people who are just innately evil? like you said, the day you smash a car for a living is the day that you have a hit lowpoint in your life. maybe these guys have hit low points in their lives. desparate people do desparate things. sure, some people are just jerks, but there are those who do what they can to survive, whether or not those things are moral. all i'm saying is that not everyone who commits a crime is a bad person who deserves to be severely punished, and not all victims are people you should feel sorry for. you should try to look at the context in which they are acting.

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Originally posted by Gymkata
I was walking to school today and I saw something disturbing. A guy in broad daylight was breaking in to a car. He smashed the window and rummaged through the car.:eek:My mind was contemplating the situation as I casualy observed the situation because I honestly hoped that somehow I would see some indication that he somehow locked himself out. I thought what the heck should I do. I eventualy thought that even though I have no idea what motivates this guy to steal; he was screwing over another person to do it. I thought of 88mph and all the other people that would tell me to report him.So I went to the nearest campus cop and told him what was goin on. Seconds later I saw every available campus cop racing to the scene. I heard later on that they caught the guy and an accomplice.

My heart goes out to the guy with the smashed window. And also I can only pray that somehow the guy that was breaking in can pick himself up from rock bottom and improve his situation. Lord knows that the day that I smash into cars for a living is the day that I have hit the lowpoint of my life.

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Well.. i'm glad you stopped the situation from getting worse for the guy with the car.

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Originally posted by Nash
well, that's the thing. you think people who commit crimes are people who are just innately evil? like you said, the day you smash a car for a living is the day that you have a hit lowpoint in your life. maybe these guys have hit low points in their lives. desparate people do desparate things. sure, some people are just jerks, but there are those who do what they can to survive, whether or not those things are moral. all i'm saying is that not everyone who commits a crime is a bad person who deserves to be severely punished, and not all victims are people you should feel sorry for. you should try to look at the context in which they are acting.

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Dude, the guy was fucking breaking into someone's car! Whether he's an inheritly evil person or not, he deserves to be punished.

And punished he shall be from the giant muscle of Tragic's avatar. And by the excrutiatingly painful stare of station82o.

In broad daylight... what a moron.

That's like trying to high jack a car, during rush hour in New York city.

The guy who broke into that car should face the music. He may not be innately evil, but what he's doing isn't good at all and certainly doesn't benefit the owner of that car.

Punishment by the reverse blade is appropriate, that it is. :D

No sympathy from me, there's kids out there who do this crap for kicks and adults who are just too damn stupid to consider either the consequences or what on earth they're doing it for in the first place. Generally it's not desperation but rather sheer stupidity that gets people pulling crap like this in the first place.

He'll be out and doing it again in a few months.

James

if he's going to get out and do it again in a few months, then there's a problem right there. instead of just keep throwing him back in jail, there should be some sort of rehabilitation program or something. most criminals deserve to be punished, but they also need help so they won't continue their deviant lifestyles.

Can't argue that, but like everyone else on the planet we've got a system of punishment in place that makes no attempt at rehabilitation. It's like we think people are dogs, a smack on the nose and the lesson is learned. Nope, we're so much smarter than that that we'll never learn just by being told "No!" in a firm voice. Hell, rubbing our collective faces in what we've done on the metaphorical carpet won't work either, we're so incredibly clever. Sadly, it's all we've got to work with.

Of course, it's not like "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." is a hard concept to grasp, either...

James

Ah what can you do? I would say put a chip in him that shocks the piss out of him everytime he touches a car window, but im sure putting that chip in his body would vilate some human right to freedom of our bodies that the state can never go aginst regardless if you are a criminal or not, and if not, it should be a human right. "though shalt not put shock chips inside humans"

But honestly, what sort of program could teach people not to do this?