Been a day for sure! Just got out of a long meeting at work. I’ll read all these replies tonight. I still think I did the right thing but I definitely understand my wife’s thinking. Let’s see how mad she is at be tonight when I get home. Anyway, I’ll read more of these replies later. I’ll have to say it was a very rememberable day though!
You could use this to your advantage with your wife when you get home
Make a wrong move when I'm around and maybe you'll find out.Does that shoot water or foam darts?
What do you want ? A cookie?So. I had a very crazy morning. I work at a company that has a gated entry but we also rent space from the building directly across the street from us. I manage the rented space.
I pulled into the parking lot at the rented, non-gated, site at around 11:20AM. My wife called me as I was pulling in. I was talking to her as I sat in my truck in the parking lot. I heard a car alarm go off. Didn’t think much of it. And a few seconds later I see someone trying to break into the car parked directly in front of me.
This is where my decision making and my actions following are being questioned.
Here is what I did. I said to my wife, mid-sentence, thar I have to go. Someone is breaking into a car right by me. I threw the phone down (still connected) and ran after the guy. I was so close to getting him but a car was waiting and he hopped in and they peeled off. I never saw the licenses plate and only got a description of the car and the guy but not the get away driver.
Long story short, 6 cars had windows busted and I stoped him mid act on the 7th. Cops came and I gave my statement, talked to security for the business, and was eventually told “the investigators will call you if they need to”. I’m sure I’ll never hear anything.
But, I am now in the doghouse with the wife. She thinks it was extremely reckless and I could have been killed. I see her point but I also know I would do the same thing again. I’m not mad that I chased the guy, I’m mad that I didn’t catch him. I guess my thought is that if no one actually stands up to people like this than nothing will ever change.
Nope. Just want criminal d~bags to stop being criminal d-bags. And from what I learned today, the police aren’t going to do anything about that.What do you want ? A cookie?
It was a joke man. Good for you for trying to help.Nope. Just want criminal d~bags to stop being criminal d-bags. And from what I learned today, the police aren’t going to do anything about that.
It was a joke man. Good for you for trying to help.
Sorry to hear about the robbery. Hope you are all doing OK.This thread is giving me PTSD with what I went through a couple weeks ago. At least you did something. I just froze up and let the person robbing our house go. Could of called police and they would have been there in no time as police station is few blocks from our house.
This thread is giving me PTSD with what I went through a couple weeks ago. At least you did something. I just froze up and let the person robbing our house go. Could of called police and they would have been there in no time as police station is few blocks from our house.
This absolutely. The last thing I want is a physical confrontation, there's just so many variables and ways it could go horribly wrong. Would I try to scare them off? Absolutely. Would I keep my distance? Absolutely.I’ve got kids I want to see grow up. No way I’m chasing after anyone, at least over a property crime. Let the cops deal with it.