Stolen zippo.

[Seraph]

Ok,
So something happened to me last night, and I don't think i've ever been so angry.
I was at work at 3 in the morning (nightclub) and a couple of guys come down, tell them we're closed and they were fine with it, 1 of them asks to borrow a lighter, i give him my zippo, he lights his smoke and hands it to his mate, who lights his and continues to play with it.
My workm8 comes outside and starts chatting to them and about 5 minutes later they decide to leave.
I ask him for my lighter back and he ignores me, and starts walking, I follow him up the street and ask him for it again, he refuses to even admit he still has it and continues walking away. Catch up to him and ask him to empty his pockets, he refuses. At this point I'm fuming and wondering what the f**k to do. He's with a friend and im alone, I'm not exactly the biggest guy ever.
I was doing him a favour by letting them use it....
What do you do in a situation like that??
My instinct says smak him over,
my brain says calm down and let it go....
I'd had it for 7 years......

[98tls]

Difficult suituation really,only way you could have got it back was headbutt the guy with it and hope his mate fucks off,otherwise things could get nastymoral of the story is i guess dont lend your favourite lighter to pissed bigger than you guys at 3 in the morning.

[Dargor]

Quit smoking. lol.

[jtzzr]

That fuckin sucks , I hate thieving cunts like that.

I would of just smacked the "FUCKER" , But violence does`nt solve anything.

Unfortunately in your situation you really could`nt have done anything , just have to take it on the chin and never lend anyone you don`t know your Zippo.

[Tank]

Always carry matches.

And a bottle of lighter fluid to squirt over the bastard. He will soon give it back.

[Seraph]

I'm just curious at what extent you can go to to recover your property from some wanker without getting yourself in the shit. It's not like i can call the cops and tell them a drunk person stole my lighter, id get laughed at, yet on the other hand, i cant use it as an excuse to assault someone either....
Where do i stand?? No doubt i'll see him again, and if i can recover it i will.

[98tls]

I'm just curious at what extent you can go to to recover your property from some wanker without getting yourself in the shit. It's not like i can call the cops and tell them a drunk person stole my lighter, id get laughed at, yet on the other hand, i cant use it as an excuse to assault someone either....
Where do i stand?? No doubt i'll see him again, and if i can recover it i will.

Dont think of it as an excuse think of it as a reason,he stole from you,simple really.

[Nagash]

Essentially the rules of equal force come into play..

If he doesn't use any force against you, you can't use any against him.

It's all a rather grey area dependent on the situation, personally I would of just hit him and dealt with the consequences, but I guess the smartest thing to do would be to follow him from a distance, call the police on a cell phone, ask for advice on whether or not you are allowed to 'restrain' him until they arrive, and act from there.

The police have no right to turn you away, theft is theft, no matter what it is.

[R6_kid:Me]

Should have taken a photo of him and gone straight to the cops, you can also go around handing it out to door men at the bars around where you work and tell them he's been stealing shit and not paying for drinks.

[Dargor]

I'm just curious at what extent you can go to to recover your property from some wanker without getting yourself in the shit. It's not like i can call the cops and tell them a drunk person stole my lighter, id get laughed at, yet on the other hand, i cant use it as an excuse to assault someone either....
Where do i stand?? No doubt i'll see him again, and if i can recover it i will.

If you think your call to the police is not very worthy ring the local police station, not 111. Its there job. Its what you pay for with your tax's.
Chances are this guy doesn't have a clean criminal record, so your complaint against him may help put him away longer when he next goes to court, Or maybe he'll turn into a nice guy.

[skidMark]

Ahhh dont lend expensive lighters to people....

"you got a lighter"

"nah sorry man don't smoke"

simple.

[Mom]

I'm just curious at what extent you can go to to recover your property from some wanker without getting yourself in the shit. It's not like i can call the cops and tell them a drunk person stole my lighter, id get laughed at, yet on the other hand, i cant use it as an excuse to assault someone either....
Where do i stand?? No doubt i'll see him again, and if i can recover it i will.

Your opportunity to recover your zippo went out the door the moment the dude did not hand it back immediately. It is ciggie lighter, yes "zippo", yes had for years. Best advice here, if it was that "special" to you, why hand it over anyway? Bic Flick rules

Pathetic thread in R&R. Really a non-returned lighter????

I give up!

[rudolph]

Easy, smash the cunt, stomp his head and take it

[skidMark]

Easy, smash the cunt, stomp his head and take it

Yeah but 2 on one can get messy unless ya a good fighter, problem is even if you are for all you know they could have done martial arts as a kid etc etc.

Call me a pussy, i like getting wet.

[Mia]

I'm just curious at what extent you can go to to recover your property from some wanker without getting yourself in the shit. It's not like i can call the cops and tell them a drunk person stole my lighter, id get laughed at, yet on the other hand, i cant use it as an excuse to assault someone either....
Where do i stand?? No doubt i'll see him again, and if i can recover it i will.

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Should only had to ask the once then, flew in a smashed the biggest one of the two...Stand-over fucking inbreeds.