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danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 02, 2008, 09:39:15 am ---
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on August 01, 2008, 08:45:39 pm ---pawn shops make a good part of their money from the proceeds of crime. i seriously doubt the trail will go any further than the pawn shop.
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Could be different in Australia. Here, if they do not cooperate with the Police, they lose their license. They lose it quickly. The laws are very specific regarding pawn shops.
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yes, they will co-operate with the police. that is the same here. this is australia, not africa. doesnt mean the goods they are receiving arent stolen. but theres only so much stuff you can sell in the parking lot of a pub ;)
SavannahLion:
Hypernova, have you worked out the total dollar loss for what was stolen?
ark_ader:
--- Quote from: hypernova on August 02, 2008, 11:03:11 am ---
--- Quote from: ark_ader on August 02, 2008, 06:04:29 am ---
--- Quote from: Peale on August 01, 2008, 03:13:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: ark_ader on August 01, 2008, 02:34:10 pm ---Gee listen to you. All your SNES pads....Get a life.
Maybe this act of theft has some merit. Maybe you will now spend your life doing something OUTSIDE rather than sitting in front of the TV with your SNES.
I showed this thread to a mate of mine and he couldn't believe how funny it was.
:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
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I'm going to say this *once.* Knock off your inflammatory attitude. So many of your posts reflect this one. This guy had someone break into his house. Other than the loss, it's a total feeling of violation. If you disagree, you can take a short vacation to think things over.
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Most of you have seen my previous posts, concerning the robbery of one of our members. These posts have been made with mockery of the affair, which to some of you seem over the top or inappropriate. Was these posts to incite a troll like behaviour? No.
I'm sure you all will have your opinion, one way or another. I too have been a victim of several robberies but a much more larger scale than some console games. I won't go into specifics, but I found his loss to be trivial as most of his items will be replaced. My friend I spoke of has been robbed 5 times in three months.
There is no excuse for mocking the unfortunate, but if you open yourself up on a forum of different views, you should expect a different reaction to those more experienced in loss. That doesn't give anyone an excuse to be negative of the affair, or should it be enough to condemn him for his views.
I have learned not to put too much value on personal property. When your time come to an end, you cannot take it with you. That might not be whats on everyones mind right now, especially in this recent absence of judgment in our fellow man.
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Yet, you sure do like to rationalize and justify your option to be a dick, don't you?
I could be a dick, just like you, and mock points of your post, and trivialize the thing. But I won't.
I was never truly worried about the items themselves. But, yes, it pisses me off. I've just been robbed. The fact that someone was in here, cool and methodically taking my stuff that I worked for and earned is what irks me. Principle. Let's not forget the criminal's attempt to find personal information that could screw me far worse for years to come.
You can't possibly tell me the multiple times you've been robbed that you just shrugged it off and said "it's only stuff." I've had a few lighter experiences in getting stolen from, but generally only a few hundred dollars worth.
Now we have problems much larger than these things. Our youngest daughter's been acting weird the last two weeks. New thread on that to come.
It's been a ---smurfy--- week.
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If the person was cool and methodical as you pointed out, why did the person leave their keys behind?
You want to call me names, that is fine and is well received. You are on the point of recovering from your ordeal, but posting your problems on a message board will not solve them. It will take someone like me to make your problem seem light hearted and inconsequential.
I suggest professional counseling for you and your family. When my house was burgled and my two dogs that I raised from pups were killed by the same intruder, I got help. If you think it is expensive, then check out the charitable programs on offer.
I used the Smaritians and I got over most of it. I think what is left of the experience is most likely on show here.
My Father gave me some words of advice: "Its a cold cruel world, do not expect any sympathy". Isn't that the truth!
--- Quote from: hypernova on August 02, 2008, 11:11:04 am ---
--- Quote ---Maybe this act of theft has some merit. Maybe you will now spend your life doing something OUTSIDE rather than sitting in front of the TV with your SNES.
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By the way...why do you assume I spend all day in front of a TV? That is a rather humorous assumption on your part. Do you enjoy generalizing?
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Yeah I actually thought you sat in front of your TV playing on your SNES. Agreed. Generalizing was not my intention there, actually I was being facetious. I will try to be more supportive in the future. :)
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on August 01, 2008, 02:34:10 pm ---Gee listen to you. All your SNES pads....Get a life.
Maybe this act of theft has some merit. Maybe you will now spend your life doing something OUTSIDE rather than sitting in front of the TV with your SNES.
I showed this thread to a mate of mine and he couldn't believe how funny it was.
:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
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Ya, I don't like video games either. I only come to this forum to laugh at people who spend so much time building cabinets to play them on. ::)
Organic Jerk:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on August 02, 2008, 06:04:29 am ---There is no excuse for mocking the unfortunate, but if you open yourself up on a forum of different views, you should expect a different reaction to those more experienced in loss. That doesn't give anyone an excuse to be negative of the affair, or should it be enough to condemn him for his views.
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Where is the line between a "different reaction" and "being negative?" (Six smileys? :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:?) It makes it sounds like you're trying to be abstract enough to have your cake and eat it, too.
You shouldn't be negative to others about their experiences, but when you bring your experiences to the forum you shouldn't expect others to all be positive. That doesn't give anyone an excuse to be negative towards you, nor should it be enough to condemn him for not being positive.
There's a distinct difference between the high school punk you portrayed before having your feet held to the fire, and the buddhist monk you portrayed after, and I think that's where the main conflict lies. You went fron "Get a life. I showed this thread to a mate of mine and he couldn't believe how funny it was.", to "I suggest professional counseling for you and your family. If you think it is expensive, then check out the charitable programs on offer. "
Again, people in this world and the experiences that come with them are definitely up and down, and thus life is hard. But life is also relative. If what you meant to do was exemplify the kinds of BAD people there are in the world and how in the face of relatively minor but substantially stressful tragedy they laugh in your face, then I would say you succeeded. But that's about all you succeeded in doing, meaning the the attitude you portrayed combined with the things you said made you come off like nothing else but a BAD minded person. 5 smileys on a forum doesn't teach any lessons in tough integrity. It diminishes your own.
That being said, this is not the free roaming world moderated by no one but the police. This is a forum that is moderated by a few set individuals, and thus, the existence of antagonistic activity (no matter how much you state you may be playing "the role of the bad guy"), will be up to their discretion. I have experienced this firsthand, actually.
Who are YOU to judge the way he may or may not live his life? You're not his father. You're a fellow user on a moderated forum (a forum which is about video games, again.... There are people who could feel the need to tell You to "get a life" based on the fact that you even browse an internet forum at all, mind you.)
I would assume that the "tough love" you talk about from your father was NOT the equivalent of him telling you to "Get a life" and 5 smileys worth (if we can picture it ) of laughing at you when you fell or was taken advantage of. I would imagine the love you are talking about is of a hard and sensible demeanor that knows when to take action and when to stand firm in the face of adversity.
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