...in order to recover your property.
So, as a teenager there was a dude in my neighborhood with a penchant for steeling property. My friend believed his bike was in this guy's trunk. He wanted to bust in and take it, but not in front of the guy's house.
Since I was the only one with the skill set to move this car (83 Cutlass or something) from the vicinity, I was enlisted to help.
So, we drove the car down the street, busted the trunk open, and removed the stolen property.
I then left the car across from the local police precinct, opened all the doors, the trunk, and the hood, and left on the hazard lights.
Police found the car. Apparently, the guy had a bag of coke in his glove and when the police found the registration, they went knocking on his door. The charges didn't stick because the vehicle was "stolen" and anyone could have planted the drugs in the glove box.
So, in light of the facts, did I commit a sin?
2007-08-13 08:06:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gandalf: It's not Grand Theft Auto until proven in a court of law, lol. And after 8 years, I doubt it ever will.
2007-08-13 08:17:11 · update #1
As for contacting the police: Police don't come to the hood for a stolen bike. And they don't actively search for stolen cars her, for that matter.
The only time I see po po is for discharges of weapons, stabbings, executing warrants, and drug arrests, lol.
2007-08-13 08:20:04 · update #2
Adam: My Q or your A? I think they'll stay.
2007-08-13 08:31:03 · update #3
Miranda: thanks for the input. But to answer you thought about going into the police station: black man in possession of a vehicle that is not his. I had no desire to spend the night in lock up, lol.
2007-08-13 09:10:16 · update #4
The only sin was leaving a perfectly good bag of coke in the car.
(how long do you think this will stay posted)
2007-08-13 08:14:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Since I read all the additional details on this, I'd say you did the best that you knew how to do. I just wonder what would have happened if you would have gone to the police station yourself and told them what was going on, then have a cop escort you to the guys house. Maybe that would have been a better idea, but hey, I'm not judging anyone!! And that's pretty funny about them finding the drugs in there!! Too bad the charges didn't stick!
2007-08-13 08:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by odd duck 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You did commit a crime. There is that old saying, Two wrongs don't make a right. You should have contacted the police, and let them know where the stole property was. That way the thief could have actually gone to jail for the stolen goods AND the drugs.
2007-08-13 08:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by LSU_Tiger23 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If the officer has permission from the owner or construction's belongings supervisor, then they do no longer want permission from the tenant to head into the valuables. for that reason, considering which you have been being detained and not allowed to force extra advantageous, the officer's getting into the valuables to tell your mom became no longer unlawful. No seek befell, and no arrest got here of it. He purely saved you the issue of being carried downtown and booked, and having to make that telephone call your self.
2016-10-02 06:11:20 · answer #4 · answered by merkl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ordinarily I would never condone stealing, but in light of the facts and the fact that you helped your friend recover his property and left the car across from the police station I'd say you did the right thing.
2007-08-13 08:13:49 · answer #5 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Wouldn't it have been smarter to report the stolen bike to the Police? Then they would have found both the bike and the coke in his possession. Your friend would have recovered his property, and the guilty party would have been arrested.
Instead you let another druggie/thief continue to walk the streets.
2007-08-13 08:16:17 · answer #6 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't think a sin..but you are pretty brave.
A group of guys tried to steal my son's rollerblades right off of his feet at the beach.. A bigger,meaner and stronger guy, saw it and chased them down and got them back for him.
It was justice to me.
2007-08-13 10:37:17 · answer #7 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Your items are not more valuable than being an example to others. You set a bad example. You should have jsut gone to the police and told them that you suspected it was in his car and why.
2007-08-13 08:16:20 · answer #8 · answered by Jane 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sin doesn't exist. What you committed was grand theft auto.
2007-08-13 08:15:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You certainly committed a crime. Stealing one thing to get another back is still, well, stealing.
2007-08-13 08:15:04 · answer #10 · answered by stmichaeldet 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋