Burglars Have Change of Heart When Learning Who They Stole From

[Shane for Wax]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/08/210092385/burglars-return-loot-to-group-that-helps-sex-assault-victims/#0001

The burglar (or burglars) who broke into the offices of the San Bernardino County (Calif.) Sexual Assault Services on July 31 and stole several computers and monitors apparently had a change of heart after finding out that the people at the agency help victims of sexual violence.

The next night, someone returned the stolen goods and also left behind a note, as the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services and local news outlets report. The note's message:

"We had no idea what we were takeing. Here your stuff back. We hope that you guys can continue to make a difference in peoples live. God bless."

While they shouldn't have stolen it in the first place, it's nice to see that there are still good people in the world who are willing to return things for the greater good.

[Witchyjoshy]

That must've been a relief for the people who work there.

[SpaceProg]

Consciences are great.  More people should use theirs.

[Askold]

Consciences are great.  More people should use theirs.

[PosthumanHeresy]

Makes sense. It's one thing to rob a rich business, another to rob something like that. I admit, I laugh whenever places like Walmart get robbed, because, well, pure evil (unless someone's hurt, obviously).

[mellenORL]

I bet most burglars would feel bad about it if they found out later they stole from a good non-profit...but how many would have the balls to take the risk involved in returning the guilt-making loot? These guys went beyond and over the line into Robin Hood land. The fact that they rob businesses and not people's homes, which really traumatizes your sense of personal safety for ages afterwards, puts them on the lighter side of criminal behavior to begin with.

[Sigmaleph]

I bet most burglars would feel bad about it if they found out later they stole from a good non-profit...but how many would have the balls to take the risk involved in returning the guilt-making loot? These guys went beyond and over the line into Robin Hood land. The fact that they rob businesses and not people's homes, which really traumatizes your sense of personal safety for ages afterwards, puts them on the lighter side of criminal behavior to begin with.

I would think "Robin Hood land" would require them to steal from someone else and then donate to the non-profit.

[PosthumanHeresy]

I bet most burglars would feel bad about it if they found out later they stole from a good non-profit...but how many would have the balls to take the risk involved in returning the guilt-making loot? These guys went beyond and over the line into Robin Hood land. The fact that they rob businesses and not people's homes, which really traumatizes your sense of personal safety for ages afterwards, puts them on the lighter side of criminal behavior to begin with.

Agreed. I wish they would stick to chain stores like CVS and Walgreens and stuff, rather than small businesses, since small businesses might actually be harmed, though.

[Witchyjoshy]

Unfortunately stealing from Walmart results in pay cuts for workers, workers getting laid off, and prices hiking up for other customers.

I don't exactly have any schadenfreude for big name stores getting stolen from because of factors like that.

[Igor]

Unfortunately stealing from Walmart results in pay cuts for workers, workers getting laid off, and prices hiking up for other customers.

I don't exactly have any schadenfreude for big name stores getting stolen from because of factors like that.

^THIS! SO MUCH THIS! Everyone's hours have been cut at work because we've been losing so much money, in part due to the fact that we find the remains of like, $200 worth of movies and games some asshole kid stole almost every day. So no, people who steal from big box stores aren't hurting the corporation at all, they're only hurting the employees who probably don't want to be there in the first place.

[mellenORL]

Nah, Wally's just makes a business insurance/inventory and property insurance loss claim, and writes off the down time from their business income tax return. Only a hand-to-mouth small business model would "need" to carve a theft loss out of the employees' backs (really, it would logically come out of the owner's income, but we're talking the douchebag scenario, here). When a big company does that shit anyway, they are lying as to the reason - the aftermath of a burglary did not necessitate that action. They just want to see how few people they can run the place with as to work load and wage freezes. And then the managers take up that savings into a bonus or pay raise for themselves.

[ironbite]

Nah, Wally's just makes a business insurance/inventory and property insurance loss claim, and writes off the down time from their business income tax return. Only a hand-to-mouth small business model would "need" to carve a theft loss out of the employees' backs (really, it would logically come out of the owner's income, but we're talking the douchebag scenario, here). When a big company does that shit anyway, they are lying as to the reason - the aftermath of a burglary did not necessitate that action. They just want to see how few people they can run the place with as to work load and wage freezes. And then the managers take up that savings into a bonus or pay raise for themselves.

WRONG WRONG WRONG YOU'RE SO WRONG IT HURTS!

Wally world takes it out of the employees' paychecks because they can.  On the basis that if they had been more vigilant, they would've seen the theft taking place and stopped it.  Despite the fact they're not supposed to do that.

Ironbite-yeah there's a prime bit of logic.

[mellenORL]

Nah, Wally's just makes a business insurance/inventory and property insurance loss claim, and writes off the down time from their business income tax return. Only a hand-to-mouth small business model would "need" to carve a theft loss out of the employees' backs (really, it would logically come out of the owner's income, but we're talking the douchebag scenario, here). When a big company does that shit anyway, they are lying as to the reason - the aftermath of a burglary did not necessitate that action. They just want to see how few people they can run the place with as to work load and wage freezes. And then the managers take up that savings into a bonus or pay raise for themselves.

WRONG WRONG WRONG YOU'RE SO WRONG IT HURTS!

Wally world takes it out of the employees' paychecks because they can.  On the basis that if they had been more vigilant, they would've seen the theft taking place and stopped it.  Despite the fact they're not supposed to do that.
Ironbite-yeah there's a prime bit of logic.

But where did I defend their actions in that post? Really, if Wally's has convinced their employees that shoplifting and burglaries necessitate wage cuts/hours reductions out of their employees, they've already won half the battle. A typical Walmart store can absorb a high incidence of pilfering and shoplifting and even a robbery or two with aplomb. And were that store to get "hit" really hard in inventory loss, they just make a claim on their business insurance inventory loss rider.
Ibby, we both posted the same thing in different words....