pqr Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2065245/Burglars-dumb-letter-Apology-victim.html \. Edited November 26, 2011 by pqr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Well, he's got honest communication down.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Sadly, someone was paid good money, provided by the taxpayer, to help him/her achieve that exemplary piece of work :glare:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 It should never have been mailed. That kid needs to be removed from that program and put to good hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 It should never have been mailed. That kid needs to be removed from that program and put to good hard work. It wasn't mailed to the victim. It is astounding though that a human being would treat their victim that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 It should never have been mailed. That kid needs to be removed from that program and put to good hard work. Yes, exactly. :iagree: My dd18 is an attorney for the Teen Court in our county. One of the things the 'sentenced' kids have to do is an open court apology. It is up to the person to whom they are apologizing, usually their parents, to accept the apology or demand more. When my dd is working defense she sits next to the defendants and makes them right it out. She has told me that she has rejected plenty of apologies and told the kids "your mom/dad deserve more". I will have to show her this one. :glare: She has logged more than 650 community service hours with the program and has developed a good judge of character. She came home the other night and said that she had met a kid who said they didn't do and she believed they hadn't. She asked me if I knew how rare that was. :lol: She was furious that his friends had 'thrown him under the bus'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I am outraged, absolutely outraged, that there is an unrepentant 16 year old burglar in the United Kingdom. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I am outraged, absolutely outraged, that there is an unrepentant 16 year old burglar in the United Kingdom. Bill :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I am outraged, absolutely outraged, that there is an unrepentant 16 year old burglar in the United Kingdom. Bill And I am an outraged, repentant UK taxpayer (who's also had a glass of port too many). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 His advice on avoiding burglary in the future was fairly reasonable. It probably isn't really that useful to insist on apologies when people actually are not sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyg Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 His advice on avoiding burglary in the future was fairly reasonable. 1. Draw your blinds. Does that really prevent crime? 2. Don't live in a high crime area. I suspect most people don't exactly *choose* to live in a high crime area. 3. Don't leave your ground floor window open. OK. I suspect that was a slip up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I am outraged, absolutely outraged, that there is an unrepentant 16 year old burglar in the United Kingdom. Bill Harumph! What is next in the downward spiral? Rioting at soccer matches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 His advice on avoiding burglary in the future was fairly reasonable. It probably isn't really that useful to insist on apologies when people actually are not sorry. :iagree: I have always wondered why people feel such a sense of satisfaction when wrongdoers apologize. Often the only thing they are sorry about it is that they were careless enough to get caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 :iagree: I have always wondered why people feel such a sense of satisfaction when wrongdoers apologize. Often the only thing they are sorry about it is that they were careless enough to get caught. I suspect that it stems from a need to believe that criminals are really good people, just like you and me, who will be brought to see the error of their ways. It is the rehabilitation vs punishment debate (though I might argue that punishment can and does have rehabilitative effects) I get satisfaction when they go away for a very very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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