Reply #73: wow [View All]

im glad somebody finally said something along those lines. Instantly, everyone here believes the OP's assumption that this person stole out of desperation and hunger, somehow related to our present society and shit economy. Is it a possibility? Yes. Is it likely? I don't think so. Its just as possible that he has a drug or alcohol problem or a behavioral problem or maybe a bad or abusive home situation (if he was that young, child services should be alerted).

Believe it or not, there are truly disingenuous people out there who are stealing....to steal. Plain and simple. Don't get me wrong, i know damn well first hand this country is in the toilet right now, but im a little disturbed that everyone here immediately just knee jerks to believe the OP witnessed some sort scene ripped out of some Oliver Twist poverty-scape.

I don't doubt this particular person is desperate. You have to be desperate to steal. But to assume its somehow instantly related to a break down of our society and a massive regression back to Dickensian times is hyperbole to the max. There are plenty of people who are as bad, if not worse off than this person (if he really was stealing to feed himself with no other apparent alternative)and who would walk by the OP's car and never break a step. And if they did, it would probably be only to tell the numbskull he or she left the door unlocked and the car running!