RE: Thievery! Sometimes... I Wonder About the State of the World, and PEOPLE in it
People steal the oddest things in the world.
4 months back we noticed 5 or 6 bushes and flowers where missing out of our back yard. Flat out dug up out of our yard and medium size holes where left in their place. They don’t even try and cover up the holes or anything.
To steal them you had to walk past 2 posted no trespassing signs, and all the way around to the back of other side of the house. One side has a fence where the missing bushes where on. We also have motion detection lights for the night time so it had been during the day or I would have noticed the lights turn on.
Not even 6 doors down the neighbors just happened to that same day plant exactly what was missing in their front yard for everyone to see. Naturally we could not prove 100% that those belong to us. A few weeks later someone stole pellets out of our pool hopper and guess who also happens to have a swimming pool…
Some people are just greedy and cheap. They think the world owes them everything. Sadly a lot of cultures out there seem to focus around “you get what you take.” These people centrally fit the bill as they have been accused of stealing other things as well from other neighbors.
Wow.... that's pretty damn bold @enjar. Stealing bushes? You're right of course, people steal the strangest things. Although this particular set sound like they are the scourge of your whole neighborhood... I hope someone catches them live on "film," doing whatever it is they do.
Some of this pattern does seem to have cultural roots. I actually asked a friend (from a particular unnamed country) about it once and he said that many (there) believe that if you haven't taken steps (chaining down, or tall fences) to protect your property, it's pretty much open season.
Yep the nerve of some people. Most everyone around here has “no trespassing signs” and own guns. A few are also small business owners who work from home and protect their stuff. While I never wish harm like that on anyone it won’t be the first time.
I wonder what the deep roots of psychological impact is in these types of behavior. I know next to nothing about such topic. It currently seems to be a learned behavior at the very least (outside of extreme conditions like drug usages, or a dying loved one and not being able to afford medical bills). I’ve known some very well off to do and people next to be homeless with varying childhoods growing up as well. I can’t think of a pattern.
Some grew up with rich parents and never had any wealth themselves so they feel the world owes them. Then again I’ve known people in the same situation and they are always so thankful and giving.
Then you have people who grew up below the poverty line. Some of them steal; others, would never steal even if their life depended on it.
While I am more interested in such a topic. I could easily see myself spending weeks researching for a better answer. I’m hoping someone with more knowledge can jump in and shed any light.