The other night after i left the pub i nicked a push bike to get home quicker because it was pouring with rain,i mean it was aiming it out of the sky.I parked the bike up outside my place and stumbled off to bed.The next morning i felt guilty about taking it and decided to return the bike claiming i found it in the street,only to find that someone else has nicked the bike from the side of my house,the cheeky blighter.Now i dont know what to do.Should i just forget it or own up ?
2006-09-19 10:19:38 · 36 answers · asked by martinsbits2000 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
its not your fault. the person who stole it from you probably lived a bit further from the pub than you did and wanted to get home quicker. if you see anyone riding it grab it back and hand it back, if not bah, **** happens! if you do feel really guilty though, you could always buy him a brand new one!!!! sod that though eh!!!!
2006-09-19 10:30:08 · answer #1 · answered by drdreallday 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How would you own up? If you don't know who it belonged to in the first place? Unless you put a "Found" sign up near the pub, and if someone claims the lost bike, you can offer to buy them a new one.
2006-09-19 10:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Double (k)nicker's, THAT's funny...
Two answers and a maybe, the choice you make depends on your ethics and your feelings:
1) forget it. You're not in possession of the stolen item, and you didn't sell it. In this case two wrongs make a right. OR,
2) if you "own up," you are financially responsible for replacing the item you stole...
and
a maybe- if the owner reports the item stolen and it turns up somewhere with your fingerprints all over it (assuming they have a record of your fingerprints to trace and they haven't washed off in the rain), you might end up held legally responsible for the theft, somehow.
the choice is yours.
2006-09-19 10:27:16 · answer #3 · answered by writ_rrr 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, it was wrong, and you should feel guilty. However, I wouldn't own up to it unless you want to have a criminal record. Maybe there is a way you can find out who the bike belonged to, and somehow "anonymously" compensate him. Then ask God to forgive you.
2006-09-19 10:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids bike got stolen right out of our garage during a rain. Same sort of thing. I know I would feel better is someone came and apologized. We just feel so violated.
2006-09-19 10:22:14 · answer #5 · answered by just browsin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the person you lifted it from,saw it and took it back.If not,when you go back to the pub,before you get too pissed.Ask around and see if anyone knows the owner,and offer to make it up to him/her.Maybe after a few rounds everyone will think it's funny. You have to admit,it's a bit ironic.
2006-09-19 10:29:11 · answer #6 · answered by LEJIANE 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think...you should forget about it, I mean is not right what you did but...unless you can find that person from who you got the bike and buy him/her a new bike...which I don't think it's possible....feeling guilty should be enough.....it's just a bike
2006-09-19 10:23:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
woah, that's pretty crazy. If you own up then you might have to pay for a replacement. At least you've acknowledged you've done something wrong. If you had not seen a problem with what you'd done then it's very concerning. Perhaps write a letter?
2006-09-19 10:22:41 · answer #8 · answered by Rich W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the owner came for it. Who leaves a bike outside a pub with no safety chain anyways?? You are still a drunken vandal...lol
2006-09-19 10:22:26 · answer #9 · answered by Aaron S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Forget about it. You were going to take it back. Next time you know better not to take it.
You can not trust that they will not press charges against you even if you offer to pay for it.
Maybe if you hear who it belonged to at the pub then you can send them some money without telling them that you did it.
BUT do NOT TURN YOURSELF IN !!!
2006-09-19 10:22:10 · answer #10 · answered by CTM 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋