F****in' Thieving Bastards (Rant alert)

[Wolf]

Just came in from what should have been a relaxing lunch in town with strayjuliet and the cubs (pay day).

We had lunch and left the outdoor seating area of the cafe, juggling cubs and their drink bottles etc. In the flap, Juliet left her bag - with wallet containing $50, tobacco, zippo, cellphone, car and house keys, ticket to get out of parking building etc - under the seat. She realised she didn't have it a few moments later, raced back to the cafe...

Gone.

No, it hadn't been handed in to the cafe or Centre Place lost and found (like such a thing would happen these days, in Hamilscum of all places).

A female friend of Juliet went outside and saw some biarch with a kid and the kid had the bag. Juliet's mate accosted them, the biarch lied about the bag, Juliet's mate then took the bag, looked inside it and saw Juliet's stuff, said "this is my mate's stuff", smacked the biarch in the face, the biarch and kid split and Juliet's mate brought the bag back.

The money and tobacco are missing but Juliet's lighter (birthday present from me), wallet, ticket for the carpark, keys etc. are there.

We cannot afford to replace the money or tobacco so Juliet goes without spending money and smokes this week.

Fucking thieving dishonest pricks that live in this town. Maybe I'm just an old-fashioned bloody relic because this sort of thing leaves me hankering for the good old days when if you forgot your gear it would get handed in to the lost and found or the counter of the shop.

The big fear I had when the bag was missing: that they would locate our address on something in Juliet's wallet then use the keys to rob our house as well - or sell keys and address to their mates for that purpose. Now the keys have been returned, that's one less worry.

Still feel pissed about the inherent dishonesty these days. But of course the biarch is some underprivileged soul from a broken home who was beaten by her parents and not taught right from wrong and I'm evil and heartless for not understanding her right to steal stuff. She's doing a bang-up job of teaching honesty to her spawn as well, I gather.

Hopefully the little rat will have learned today that stealing stuff can get you punched in the mouth by the friends of those you steal from...

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[WRT]

Sorry to hear about that, but it is somewhat nice to hear that the "offender" was tracked down and smashed in the face.

Probably gave the bag to the kid so that she couldnt get "done" for it, I doubt it was the kid that stole the ciggies? Depending on age, of course.

[yungatart]

Bad luck Wolf. I feel for you mate. Get sick of hearing about scum like this.. what happened to the good ol days?

[SPORK]

Bad luck Wolf. I feel for you mate. Get sick of hearing about scum like this.. what happened to the good ol days?
Someone stole them. :devil2:

[manuboy]

I suspect there will be those here who condemn all forms of what i'd describe as a little natural justice and try to tie it up in terms like vigilante and other words i struggle to speel.

But good on Juliets mate... hope it wasn't some bitch slap and the fist was closed.

Bottom line, if they didn't knick it they wouldanae had the fat lip.

[NotaGoth]

We had someone steal my brothers pushbike once, came in through a closed wooden gate at a house we stayed in and out rightly stole it. Then the dicks rode it around town, when confronted by us, told us it was their bike.

Sadly the good old days, that people go on about are long gone. And I don't think things will ever be like that again.

Time to get used to the "we found it, its rightfully mine" or the "I stole it so I own it"

And the "I worked for it, so I should be proud" has gone out the window.

Least you got the house keys and stuff though, was gonna tell you to change your locks asap.

Ashame to have to end what should have been a nice day like that though.

[FzerozeroT]

Had a similar thing happen to us a few weeks back, cunts broke the locks on the van and stole the missus handbag (diary, cellphone, work paperwork, 512M USB key, you get the idea,(big handbag)) while we were having tea in town. After changing locks on EVERYTHING, changing passwords on everything, changing bank cards, replacing licences and e-mailing everyone that they might get hoax e-mails the bag turned up a week later, they took the phone and $20 cash dumped the rest. So for a $150 phone it cost us $500 and a weeks worth of hassle.

Me and a mate went back later that night for a 'walk' down the river with an iron bar but couldn't find anything.

[Postie]

good on Juliets mate, its a shame she wasn't wearing knuckle dusters though...

[TerminalAddict]

fucken top marks to yer friend.

that's why I moved outta town .. .stoopid hamilhole.

[MSTRS]

.. .stoopid hamilhole.
Yea but I don't think Hammy has this prob all to itself

[Wolf]

But good on Juliets mate... hope it wasn't some bitch slap and the fist was closed.
Closed fist - Juliet's mate kept complaining about how much her knuckles hurt afterwards so I tried explaining the flesh-to-bone, bone-to-flesh principle of striking to her. Dunno if she got it.

And BTW, you did spell "vigilante" correctly. "spell", on the other hand... ;)

Postie: I think she wishes she was wearing knuckle dusters - from the point of view of protecting her hand.

XxKiTtiExX: I was thinking "Shit, we'll have to get the locks changed. We can't afford that" And I'd hate to have to phone the landlord and ask him to get a locksmith out.

FzerozeroT: That seriously sucks! I can comprehend to a lesser degree - thought I'd dropped my wallet in town (last time I remembered seeing it for certain) and it cost me a frigging fortune getting new licence, bank cards, cancelling cards, buying a new wallet etc... Only to find the fucking thing jammed between my bed and the wall several days later - obviously slid out of my pocket when I sat down on the bed. Costs a bloody bomb to get cards etc replaced.

Cheers, all. I needed a rant - was frothing quite a bit after all that. Late back from lunch after all the rigamarole, flustered, angry.

[Ms Piggy]

That sucks mate! I know that $50 is a hell of a lot of money when you're on a tight budget! Good on your friend!!

[Waylander]

And peaple ask me why I followed the "trend" of having my wallet on a chain.

Good on Juliet's mate for that one. :niceone:

[Indiana_Jones]

Dickless pieces of shit like that should be hung with piano wire.... :argh:

-Indy

[Zed]

[/RANT]Face it, that story illustrates the reality of the world we're living in!

StrayJuliet has my sympathies but your rant sounds too much like the old "two wrongs make a right" argument! Tut tut :kick:

[jazbug5]

Maybe next time someone could hold on to the stupid bitch until the cops arrive..? It's fantastic to hear about someone getting a smack in the gob for something that richly deserves it (especially when she's using her kid to thieve and teaching it thievery at the same time) but that sort of shit should go on her permanent record. And sadly, if she is the sort of person who plays the system, she could also use it to get your friend done for assault.
F*cked, innit?

[Macktheknife]

Call me old fashioned but I really do miss the old ways of dealing with this stuff. Time was when you could do this kind of friendly action in recovering stolen property and everyone would say "thanks, good for you, well done, etc" now they call you vigilante, foolish and then you get charged with assault!
I still say "good on your friend", biarch was lucky it was only one smack not more. Tell your friend about how good elbows are too!
they almost never hurt afterwards either!

[Storm]

Well done strayjuliets mate- right or wrong as per the pc treehugger model, that so and so got what she deserves

[Jackrat]

Yeah wolf that really sucks but as Zed says,it's the world we live in.
But on a slightly brighter note,I left my wallet on the roof of my car at the gas station at Wairaki last year.Drove off an remembered it about 50 km up the road.went back for a look "fat chance".
Anyway the next day I rang Taupo police because my firearms licence was in there an the photo could be anyone it's that bad.
It was handed in the afternoon I lost it,complete with the $200 I had in it.
Maybe they was tourists huh.

[strayjuliet]

Thanks people for ya kind words of understanding. I'm not going to justify that my mate's reaction to seeing the lowlife with my bag was acceptible or right, however had I been the person to find the scum with my bag she would have got much worse than a punch in the chops. Yes, we are on a tight budget and this pay was the first pay in ages that I could finally have a bit of spending money and I thought it would be nice to be able to get wolf an anniversary gift for next thursday. (as we have been married for 3 years on the 13th) But due to this, it's going to be the first anniversary that I have not given wolf a gift. The perfect girt for wolf that I can hope for now is that the scan that I have on the 13th tells us that we are expecting a healthy baby girl. [/ :crybaby: ]

[Wolf]

StrayJuliet has my sympathies but your rant sounds too much like the old "two wrongs make a right" argument! Tut tut :kick:
I didn't say I approved of Juliet's mate walloping the bitch in the face. If I'd've caught her I would've checked the bag and demanded she give back the money and the smokes or her demon-spawn gets to see his old lady led off in handcuffs.

I'd've had the bitch arrested in front of her kid, no worries.

Even if we did find out who it was, Juliet's mate is now worried that she'll get done for assault.

[Lias]

Juliet's mate is now worried that she'll get done for assault.
I said it after lunch and I'll say it again.

If the silly cow was going to hit the thieving bitch, she should have smashed her but good.. Getting done for assault for one punch would suck, at least if she'd smashed all her teeth out it'd be worth the conviction :slap:

[Wolf]

I said it after lunch and I'll say it again.

If the silly cow was going to hit the thieving bitch, she should have smashed her but good.. Getting done for assault for one punch would suck, at least if she'd smashed all her teeth out it'd be worth the conviction :slap:
The old "May as well hang for a sheep as for a lamb" philosophy...