I’ve a plan for thieves, but I need an island
I found it very uplifting to hear of the kind act of a good Samaritan during the tsunami warning evacuation on March 5 at Saint Mary’s Rd, Waipu.
He emptied his van of his personal gear, including a surf board, onto the roadside, to transport people up the hill to safety only to find that when he returned to pick up his gear, some low-life scumbag had taken advantage of his vulnerability and stolen his surf board.
What dispicable, cowardly, insidious behaviour on the part of the thief. This absolutely disgusts me, especially when it happens to a good unsuspecting person doing a good turn.
There is no one lower than a thief and this crime needs to carry the full weight of the law.
And to the thief, and all other thieves for that matter, I say to you: Just because the goods were unattended, doesn't mean that they're abandoned and up for grabs for your sticky little fingers.
What you have done will not bode well for you, as the man above knows who we are and what we do, and one day you will be judged. If you have the slightest bit of conscience, go to the police station and hand the stolen surfboard in so it can be returned to it's rightful deserving owner, and don't worry about the consequences; Jacinda and the Restorative Justice System are looking after your interests. All you need to say is that you thought it was rubbish, and you were only cleaning up, and walk away like a hero, but you are probably already well enough experienced to know exactly how to play the system.
I really would like to see all thieves gathered up and put on an island, so they can only violate others of their kind and get to know what it feels like when the boot is on the other foot. G Harrison.
Whanga¯rei