Members Devinstation Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 From the original thread: "I currently attend Coastal Carolina University here in Myrtle Beach, SC. I went up to Charlotte to spend Thanksgiving with my grandparents and when I returned today I discovered my room had been broken into. Luckily I had taken my computer with me along with a guitar, unfortunatly I didn't bring my amps. The Egnater TOL 50 and the Epiphone Blues Custom in my signature were taken from my room, along with a few other things (like my $35 hp printer). To say the least I am pissed. One of my roommates was staying home this week and when he went to eat dinner with his family he left our front door unlocked. It looked like they broke into my room first and then tried to break into his before giving up, lucky {censored}er. They must have kicked in my door because the lock is just completely {censored}ed up, along with a split along the side of the door. His room looks like someone tried to kick that door in but wasn't as successful. Our other two roommates rooms don't seem to be tampered with. Needless to say I am really pissed about this. I already notified the University police and they are going to go over the security tapes from the past few days and try to find someone carrying out two large amps from my building. If they see them, I at least have a chance to get my amps back. I also have to go talk to them tomorrow to try and 1. Identify the person on the tapes if they caught them and 2. If they don't catch them or if I can't identify them to try to think of someone who knew I was going to be gone and go one from there. If they dont, well I am out about $1000 worth of equipment, which pisses me off since I was trying to sell them to fund a new amp. Now it looks like I will just have to save up for a new one. I am just putting this out as a word of caution to anyone who lives in college dorms, make sure you AND your roommates are constantly keeping your doors locked, I couldn't have done anything to prevent it, but my roommate could have." Well after a few hours of watching security camera tapes we finally caught a glimpse of the jackasses who broke into my room. They weren't very smart about it. To start, there are only cameras watching the fronts of the buildings, if they had walked around the back they would have gotten away with it. Anyway, the dickheads broke into my room on Thanksgiving day at 2:47 in the afternoon. They left my apartment at 3:12. The camera caught them walking out of my room with two large black boxed shaped objects and a laundry bag full of unknown objects (a.k.a my printer, my backpack, and my safe which is broken and empty). The real funny part is I didn't even have to I.D. them. They walked from my building to their's next door, right out front. The cameras saw them the entire walk. The campus police "escorted" me to their room to see if the large black objects were indeed my amps. At first they didn't open the door, though they were noisy enough for us to know they were in there. We called a Resident Advisor to open the door, and what do you know there they are in, let's call him Bastard A, Bastard A's room. Sitting in the corner were my Epiphone Blues Custom and my Egnater TOL 50, and Bastard B had the balls to be sitting on the Eggy. The looks on their faces were priceless. After I got a look at the amps I turned to the officers and told them those were my amps. Then I turned to them and said, "You guys are so {censored}ed." Long story short they were charged with theft (I think the legal term is larsonry? I didn't listen to the whole deal I was just happy to recover my amps) as well as breaking and entering. They have been kicked out of Housing, charged for the damage to my door and the damage to my roommates door, and of course, their parents were informed. Personally I don't give a {censored} what happens to the douchebags, but I swear to the lord if I see them on campus I will make sure to let them know how I really felt. Oddly enough, my printer was never recovered. I did get my backpack and safe back though. They are going to have to pay for my new printer, and I can promise you it will cost more than $35 dollars. Sometimes the justice system does work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members curseoftruth Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 That's great man! I was bumming out for you yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members milosch Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Awesome recovery. By the way, I believe it is 'larceny'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 I am glad it worked out. What a pair of douchebags. It'd be more priceless to cross their paths is ten years and ask them if it was worth getting expelled. I imagine that will also happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iplayanesp Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 lucky you. i was bummed as well. good ending and hope you see them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Excellent! When I read your previous post I felt awful for you. It's nice to hear that they caught the guys and you got (almost) everything back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Great story. Glad to hear you got your stuff back and the offenders are being held accountable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soups41 Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 they should deal with them like they're criminals. I hope they get more than just a reprimand....they stole property and should pay the price like anyone else does outside of university. Congrats on getting your stuff back! That's awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Devinstation Posted November 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 they should deal with them like they're criminals. I hope they get more than just a reprimand....they stole property and should pay the price like anyone else does outside of university.Congrats on getting your stuff back! That's awesome Well this all depends if I want to press charges or not. Here is where I am stuck, so I guess I will get your guys' opinions. If I press charges they DO get expelled and the DO go to jail here in SC, which sucks for them because neither of them are from here. But I really don't want to end up {censored}ing up their entire lives'. On the other hand, I do believe they need to be punished more than just getting kicked out the doors and having to pay a few hundred bucks each. I think they should be forced to BUY my amps since obviously wanted them. Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iplayanesp Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 tell the cops you dont want the amps back because you dont trust that they will be the same seeing as the insides are delicate, and that you either want money for the amps from them or you want to press charges. make sure the theives hear you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soups41 Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Well this all depends if I want to press charges or not.Here is where I am stuck, so I guess I will get your guys' opinions.If I press charges they DO get expelled and the DO go to jail here in SC, which sucks for them because neither of them are from here.But I really don't want to end up {censored}ing up their entire lives'.On the other hand, I do believe they need to be punished more than just getting kicked out the doors and having to pay a few hundred bucks each.I think they should be forced to BUY my amps since obviously wanted them.Any other ideas? That's tough....it's a moral dilemma that you'll have to figure out yourself. However, if it will bother you to press charges, then you shouldn't. Theft isn't excusable, but getting kicked out of school will change their lives forever. I think you should inquire as to what type of punishment the university will pursue - I think kids can learn from such an episode, and if they're made to do something meaningful - IE community service, etc, then it may be a good course of action to let the University handle it. However, it's a decision that I'm sure you'll think a lot about....but do what you think feels right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dacat Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Don't feel sorry for them, press charges so they will not want to do this again. Happy ending for you, for them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larryguitar Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Well this all depends if I want to press charges or not.Here is where I am stuck, so I guess I will get your guys' opinions.If I press charges they DO get expelled and the DO go to jail here in SC, which sucks for them because neither of them are from here.But I really don't want to end up {censored}ing up their entire lives'.On the other hand, I do believe they need to be punished more than just getting kicked out the doors and having to pay a few hundred bucks each.I think they should be forced to BUY my amps since obviously wanted them.Any other ideas? You didn't {censored} up their lives-THEY {censored}ed up their entire lives. And getting away without a total {censored}ing would only reinforce that they can get away with it again. ABSOLUTELY press every applicable charge-you owe it to all the other kids in the school, and you owe it to them. Let them pay the full price for their criminal acts now, and you may spare them a lifetime of skullduggery. Just MHO, and glad you're stuff's safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edmond Zedo Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 But I really don't want to end up {censored}ing up their entire lives'. Thieves are scum, and they deserve it. It's not like they're a couple of nice guys who just happened to steal your amps. The kind of people who do it are sociopathic by definition. I find the thought of letting them off easy very disturbing. Damn them to hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 That's tough....it's a moral dilemma that you'll have to figure out yourself. However, if it will bother you to press charges, then you shouldn't. Theft isn't excusable, but getting kicked out of school will change their lives forever. I think you should inquire as to what type of punishment the university will pursue - I think kids can learn from such an episode, and if they're made to do something meaningful - IE community service, etc, then it may be a good course of action to let the University handle it. However, it's a decision that I'm sure you'll think a lot about....but do what you think feels right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 There's a good reason the victim does not name the punishment as you seem conflicted. I wouldn't be surprised if they are punished by campus authorities regardless of your decision to press charges. As far as law enforcement goes they will probably not serve time and end up on probation after a plea agreement. Don't feel too bad about their fate. They would have gotten themselves caught sooner or later. ...better to be charged with larceny than grand theft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Tramples Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Charge them, they did the crime, they should pay the deed. Letting them off, might just be a thumbtack to the wall. My opinion obviously, but for someone who is able to commit something such as this, doesn't give me the impression they will have much of a life in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 charge them. why screw the rest of society to do these guys a favor? why do these guys any favors? it goes to taking responsibilty for one's actions. charge them. Congrats on the return of your amps. if these guys had 1/2 a brain cell between them, you would have been screwed. Don't worry about the printer. Find a deal and a rebate and get another for free. it aint the printer that costs money (they practically give these things away) it's the ink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members curseoftruth Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 They should be charged, it should go on their record, they should be kicked out of school, they should pay court costs, and they should do community service for a first offense. No jail time. I don't think jails or prisons work (hey I am from a hard core death penalty state as well!). I think forced labor programs (chain gangs), military style boot camps, community service, and big fines for non violent crimes are the best punishment. For violent crimes, I do think lashings and no jail time will work best. Look at countries that use those tactics. I'm a hard ass. Murder and child molesters, just hang them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daft Punk Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 But I really don't want to end up {censored}ing up their entire lives'. I really would have to advise you to do it. You WILL NOT end up {censored}ing their entire lives up. THEY DID when they decided to commit the crime in the first place. Obviously it was a premeditated crime too, they live next to you, know you have the guitar amps and such, know they are worth a bit of money and know that you are leaving for thanksgiving too. This wasn't a random break and enter, you were targeted IMO. You won't just be doing yourself a favor by throwing them in jail, you will be doing the rest of the world a favor by getting rid of two douchebags who probably would spend the rest of their lives doing the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dixie789456 Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 they didn't give a {censored} about you..... why should you give a {censored} about them? they will do it again. {censored} em' give em the death penalty!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soups41 Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 they didn't give a {censored} about you..... why should you give a {censored} about them? they will do it again. {censored} em' give em the death penalty!!!!! it's called compassion. I hope none of you all screaming for a maximum penalty claim to be devout Christians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daft Punk Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 That's tough....it's a moral dilemma that you'll have to figure out yourself. However, if it will bother you to press charges, then you shouldn't. Theft isn't excusable, but getting kicked out of school will change their lives forever. I think you should inquire as to what type of punishment the university will pursue - I think kids can learn from such an episode, and if they're made to do something meaningful - IE community service, etc, then it may be a good course of action to let the University handle it. However, it's a decision that I'm sure you'll think a lot about....but do what you think feels right I have to disagree. There is no way one episode like this will change these kids lives. If they had the balls to pull this off they've obviously led their whole lives feeling like the world owes them something and the only way for them to get it is to steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daft Punk Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 it's called compassion. I hope none of you all screaming for a maximum penalty claim to be devout Christians. This has nothing to do with religion. Compassion doesn't mean you get to turn the other cheek whenever somebody commits a crime. Regardless of the degree of the crime, the point is they had the balls to pull it off, so they should have the balls to face what's coming to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iplayanesp Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 my uncle and his big black friend saw a kid slash his tires about 5 years ago. they chased the kid like 4 blocks and caught him on a bridge. hung him by his feet over the railing above the train tracks until he cried. that kid was scared {censored} less but never {censored}s with nobody anymore. you gotta scare the {censored} outta them and make them see what will happen if they keep this {censored} up. press charges. {censored} them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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