This thread is still going? I'm guessing you won't stop until we form a mob and torch the poor lady's house for not returning your camera in 20 minutes? What else do you want? Maybe she'll come work as your maid for a few months to pay for her sins?
I don't want anything. I'm just patiently answering questions and criticisms. I feel like time-honored traditions such as trustworthiness and forthrightness are worth promoting. Don't you?
What makes you think it was your threatening of police involvement (to the GS) that motivated her to return the camera and not the fact that she finally had come in contact with the rightful owners? You're not even sure if she knew about the threat. You are taking the word of the GS employees that they were following through with communicating with her and that it was she that ceased communication, when you said that they were unconcerned with the issue in the first place. Maybe the GS employees became annoyed with your whiny attitude and stopped communicating with her to spite you. Either way I don't feel bad at all for someone that can afford to be so careless with a $1000 piece of equipment and then badmouth the person that was nice enough to return it a day or 37 days later.
Actually we came in contact with her because we forced the issue. She stopped communication with the Girl Scouts right when the next step was to exchange contact information. She knew she had a camera that didn't belong to her friend and she knew via the Girl Scouts that we were looking for the camera that she took. And then silence. Why should I not trust the GS employees? Why would they lie about that. I said they were "unconcerned" but what I mean is that they weren't as concerned as I wanted them to be. The lady initiated no follow-up action after her first phone call to the Scouts and they seem complacent with that. Why did she stop there? I really don't understand my being criticized for pushing people to do the right thing when they don't seem to be able or willing to do it on their own. Do we not deserve to get the camera back. I had one phone conversation with anyone about this....
Awww.... this thread is tearing me apart. There is so much Fail and anger. I can't stands it no more. Lock it up and throw away the key...
Giddyup... it is simple, you and your wife are d0uches. It has been explained to you probably 20x in this thread how you and your wife acted in a less than appropriate way. The fact that you REFUSE to comprehend how you were a d0uche is EXACTLY why you are and probably always will be a d0uche. It is too bad the lady didn't crack the lens before she returned it to you.
For all of you folks ragging on giddyup, how would you have behaved if you found the item? Assume you were at a school, church or scouting event and you were acquainted with the folks in charge. You find an expensive camera and rather than leave it with those in charge, you say that you are pretty sure you know the owner and will take it for them. Assume then you take a day or two to try and contact the owner. You find out it wasn't their camera. Wouldn't your next step be to call the folks in charge and say, you were wrong and return it to those in charge? In essence, within 2-3 days after you erroneously took the item? If that is not what you would do, why not?
And you are one of those lonely, misanthropic Keyboard Warriors. You have to be careful who you listen to. I don't just listen to anyone-- especially an idiot like you. This generation is in for a rough ride. No wonder older folks want to live in gated communities. I wish the police had gotten involved in retrospect. That would have been funny. Maybe she would have learned how to treat someone else's property.
You are flat our wrong. Furthermore, there are over 200 posts now telling you just that. You are wrong. ...or perhaps you are the one sane person in a crowded room. (you're not.)
I have no idea what you are talking about. I'll stick to my guns, thank you. There's a certain way I was taught to treat other people and their property. I do it and apparently some others don't. Deal with the consequences.... but, but, but she did nothing wrong!
