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Tetman Callis's avatar

You think Johnny down the road stole your money. So you go to the cops and you tell them, "Johnny down the road stole my money." Notice -- you don't say you think he did, you just outright say he did.

So the police say, "What evidence do you have that Johnny did this?" And you say, "I don't have any proof, but there's been a lot of things that I've heard he's been doing that just don't add up."

Let's say the police do a little investigation, and don't find any proof, and they come back and tell you, "We investigated, and we didn't find any proof that he stole your money. Sorry. Case closed."

So at that point, is it within your rights to go down the road and steal money form Johnny because you think you're getting yours back? No, buddy, sorry, you're not allowed to do that. Wherever your money went, you're just going to have to eat the loss.

Is it within your rights to get some friends together and have them help you go down the road and steal money form Johnny because you think you're getting yours back? No, not that, either -- except that now you've engaged in a criminal conspiracy.

What if Johnny actually did steal your money, and you finally had proof of it? Could you just get your friends together and the bunch of you go down the road to get it back? Still, no, you can't do that. It's against the law. And it's still a criminal conspiracy. Damn, Donnie, how many times do you have to be told this?

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Cookie Lady-back & pissed off's avatar

OT: I just paid $4.99 a pound for plums and I can’t even be mad because these things taste like the ones I used to eat straight off the tree when I was a smol cookie.

Juice running down my chin. I almost cried.

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