Re: Thank you.
Originally Posted by
Realist
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Unfortunately violence begets violence.
The problem here is that 2 thieves who have gotten a surprise will be angry and likely to come back in a group of 4 or 5 probably armed to "teach Swim a lesson".
There's no happy end to that story. If Swim manages to defend himself against the group, another bigger group will arrive.
Violence begets violence.
And for what? A lawnmower?
The smart move is to have covert surveillance running so that you film the footage of the theft and of any vehicle involved. Pass that to the police and let them catch and lock up the crims.
You can replace a lawnmower easily. You can not replace your body.
I must say, the same thought crossed my mind too.
Just because they might have scarpered, doesn't mean to say they won't be back.
I assume this was in broad daylight Swim, as I don't suppose your mower would have been outside at night?
CCTV seems by far the best idea as Surfermom suggested.
Also, Twink has a point about the law and self defence.
I read in the paper just today, about a man who heard someone fiddling with his front door, then this thief went to the man's car and tried to get in there too.
The husband was concerned for his wife and children indoors, and felt he had to defend them.
The thief then threatened to stab the man, and the husband managed to knock him to the ground and his wife called the police.
When the cops arrived, they arrested the husband!
For the past 11 months, this poor man has been living in fear of being jailed. He said he wouldn't be able to pay his mortgage and what would happen to his family if he was locked up. He even lost his job because of the stress.
When it finally came to court, the jury sided with the husband and he was free to go.
The would-be burglar (a known criminal), got just
8 weeks for attempting to break in, trying to steal the car, and threatening behaviour with a knife.
So after reading that Swim, I can't help but wonder how you would fare. You hadn't even got a wife and children to protect, just a mower, and also I'm guessing you weren't threatened with a knife either. It may not look too good for you.
You didn't answer my earlier question asking whether you had reported it to the police?
They might have a good idea who these men are, especially if other householders have reported them too.