Comments on: Vacationing Couple Returns To Find They’ve Been Ripped Off

By: Retired Leo

Retired Leo — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:04:24 +0000

Concerned Parent that is exactly what is wrong with kids these days. Parenting skills have gone by the wayside and they do not care about how their kids turn out.

I am not a very religious person, but I will borrow from the Bible in Proverbs where it says “Train up an child in the way that he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Or as Socrates said, “A child is born as a blank slate and we as parents write upon that slate what they will become.”

By: Concerned Parent

Concerned Parent — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:13:57 +0000

Oh, good grief, LEO! You can’t sit there and say “maybe his parents should have taught him better” because you have no clue WHAT they taught him. They probably DID teach him right from wrong. However, sometimes it doesn’t matter what you do with a child, he’s gonna turn out just the opposite of how you raised him. I’ve seen kids from fantastic homes and parents turn out to be horrible people and I’ve also seen kids from broken and abusive homes with dopehead parents who couldn’t care less WHAT their kids do who turn out to be the best people you could ever hope to meet. To try to blame it on the parents is asinine because the kid is 18 and knows better than to steal, no matter WHAT his parents taught him.

As the old saying goes, he needs to rise above his raisings.

By: Retired Leo

Retired Leo — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:05:37 +0000

@mom: Then maybe his parents should have done a better job of raising him and taught him right from wrong. That just because someone entrusts you with a key to their house to watch over while they are gone, does not give you carte blanche permission to take advantage of them.

Get real, people do do stupid things and when they do they should be castigated for it, if it affects the family members, then so be it.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:05:38 +0000

Oh well, if he’s from a good family, that makes it all okay.

By: mom

mom — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:45:35 +0000

hey you people need to give it a rest.This young man is someone child,grandchild or relative.You hurt them not the person with your comments.You dont know the truth either before you pass judgement.I know rthis boy and his from good family.all people make mistakes some bigger than others.

By: Retired_Leo

Retired_Leo — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:43:19 +0000

@Dan: I can assure you that any reputable pawn broker will check if items are stolen. However, I the items are not reported as stolen and there is no police report has been made, there is no way for the pawn broker to know that the items are stolen. He can suspect that they are till the cows come home, but that does not make it so.

As I said iin an earlier post, the pawn brokers are the big losers in this because since the property was stolen, the owners file for ownership and the police place a 90 day hold on them, then the pawn broker can either go to court or surrender the property. They take a chance by going to court because if they loose they would probably be responsible for court costs as well. The smart thing to do is surrender the items as soon as the letter of ownership is received.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:51:53 +0000

Sounds like the pawn shops weren’t checking for stolen items.
They should be punished too !

By: :-)

:-) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:31:53 +0000

Hey! I remember this boy from school, I think….

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:02:06 +0000

regarding:
CENTURY 1
“You folks, why don’t you just call each other or meet at the coffee shop if you want to carry on a conversation instead of just making a statement.”

Does their response to responses harm you in ANY way whatsoever? After all, you did it too, so you MUST have thought it justified for YOU to do it.

Correcting errors and bad judgment is a good thing.
Discussing events and dangers is a good thing
Drinking coffee…..well some of us don’t like coffee.

As to commenting on the article, ” – - – find out the 18-year old they trusted to watch their house – - – “:

Just deciding to trust someone doesn’t automatically make that person worthy of your trust. It’s good for others to discover this so they might be more careful as well lest they also suffer loss.

David for good house-sitters
and good neighbors

By: CENTURY 1

CENTURY 1 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:34:49 +0000

You folks, why don’t you just call each other or meet at the coffee shop if you want to carry on a conversation instead of just making a statement.