F'ing MutherF'ers stole it!! -- IT'S BEEN RECOVERED!

[Homercidal]

I'd submit a bill for any repairs or inconveniences to the parents. They are responsible for their kids. And, you could always let the authorities ask the questions...

 

[Nerro]

I weigh a measly 200 lbs but I'm 6'3" and I'm pretty sure I could stomp his head off, the thing is though I live a mere 4000 miles away. Got money for a plane ticket?

 

[Pi Kapp Beer Guy]

You really have that much hate for a young kid making a bad decision that was rectified?

Nah just thought it was funny to say. I mean the little buggar should know better. Truthfully it ever since George W. Bush ran for president all i can think about is : Dont mess with Texas! Haha

 

[Brewin_Bob]

Maybe you turn those kids into your brew slaves for a few months so they appreciate the hard work we put in to our hobby.

Those dill-holes should NOT get the honor and priviledge to work with Ed and help create the nectar of the Gods!

Glad you got your gear back, Ed! She's way too pretty to be in the hands of some punk kids!

 

[WBC]

Great ED. I love it when the good guys prevail. I know you suffered over this and you will now be an over cautious about locking things up and having armed guards.

 

[the_bird]

Was it these *********s?

They're from Texas, aren't they?

 

[njnear76]

I'll admit...I did some dumb @ss things as a "youth", but WTF did those kids think they were going to do with a chest freezer?

Seriously. It's not like they could easily get the kegs filled. How where they going to hide this thing from their parents?

Weird. I suppose the parents of the teenager and the teenagers themselves FAILed.

 

[njnear76]

Great ED. I love it when the good guys prevail. I know you suffered over this and you will now be an over cautious about locking things up and having armed guards.

That's a shame though when you have to be paranoid about your crap being stolen. It doesn't say much about our society.

 

[Philip1993]

You really have that much hate for a young kid making a bad decision that was rectified?

Rectified? Not quite. EdWort has his stuff back, but you must still deal with the perpetrators. Especially when it's a kid. That's how they learn that bad decisions have bad consequences before the consequences get really serious.

As for how "young" he was, he's at least old enough to drive a car...

I'd offer two choices. Repair any damage and 100 hours community service (of my choosing) or we call the police.

 

[the_bird]

There's a difference, too, between a bad decision being rectified because the kids thought better of it and realized they ****ed up, versus a decision that was "rectified" because they got caught.

I really don't think you're under any ethical obligation to not tell the cops you found your stuff and who stole it. Who knows - maybe these kids have been the ones cruising around and stealing crap out of people's garages? Might be real informative if the cops were able to get a warrant and start looking around their basement and backyard. I somehow doubt that the FIRST thing they stole was this huge trailer and keg cooler.

 

[quixotic]

That's great you got it back. What a relief it must be.

 

[BlindLemonLars]

Rectified? Not quite. EdWort has his stuff back, but you must still deal with the perpetrators. Especially when it's a kid. That's how they learn that bad decisions have bad consequences before the consequences get really serious.

Agreed. Now I'm absolutely not proposing or supporting any violence against the perps, vigilante justice is illegal and uncivilized. But I think not reporting a crime is a real disservice to the community, and ultimately to these kids as well.

 

[camiller]

I say we go over there and kick their asses!

I volunteer- all 135 pounds of me! I bet I could get one (maybe two) good smacks in before they took me out. What do you say?????

Ed - got anything I could steal?

Oh we gotta take up a collection to fly Yooper down for a smacking. I got an awesome visual from that description. :fro:

Me too

Congrats Ed! (Although I was quietly looking forward to seeing the replacement built.)

I say get Yoop out there in her Brew Mistress outfit and give them punks a few lashes with her "beer line" cat-o-nine tails.... with the fittings and clamps still on the end of the beer lines!

On second thought....

 

[springer]

glad it was "recovered" but the dumb asses should not get off without some sort of restitution.

 

[Philip1993]

I think not reporting a crime is a real disservice to the community, and ultimately to these kids as well.

+1

234567890

 

[farmbrewernw]

Oh man that is great news Ed!! I'll drink one to that. Cheers!!!

 

[zoebisch01]

Damn Ed, really sorry to hear that. ****. Seriously that is total friggin bullcrap. I predict your final state shall be greater than the previous!

Quoting myself for dramatic effect

Glad to hear it. Mo' betta stuff is coming.

 

[Kevin Dean]

Now I'm absolutely not proposing or supporting any violence against the perps, vigilante justice is illegal and uncivilized.

Not to call you out, but how is violence done at the hands of the police and the courts any more civilized than violence done at the hands of the victim?

I don't support the use of violence (in my eyes, justice is about repairing harm to the victim, not harming the perpetrator) but if ANYONE has claim to do it, it's Ed.

The thieves have returned the property, so that aspect is solved. There's still the issue of the costs to reclaim your stolen property, such as time making forum posts or phone calls to the community. Ed is the one that was harmed, and he's the one that should have justice.

As to calling the police, most people have this amazing doublethink barrier that prevents them from rationalizing state violence with consiquences. Some police officers coming down to intimidate the guys, or arrest them, will make them feel like crap but does very little to make them see that their actions were wrong because Ed was harmed. I don't think there's much good that comes out of that route, and if they're arrested, it's the "community" (taxpayers) who will be funding those guy's stints in jail. The people calling themselves "the state" wasn't harmed, I see very little reason they need to be involved.

Letting the community know those guys are creeps if they're not willing to make good will do a lot more than most people assume.

 

[the_bird]

Sounds like a topic for the debate forum. Should the purpose of "justice" merely be to right a wrong (Ed gets his stuff back), or is it valid for there to be a punitive aspect?

Anyone wants to talk about this, bring it to the debate forum; otherwise, it's off-topic and will be deleted. Not fair to bring a debate topic into Ed's thread.

 

[Philip1993]

Anyone wants to talk about this, bring it to the debate forum; otherwise, it's off-topic and will be deleted. Not fair to bring a debate topic into Ed's thread.

I like that forum more every day. A topic can now die and not die at the same time!

 

[the_bird]

I like that forum more every day. A topic can now die and not die at the same time!

It's almost like... it's been turned into a zombie! Dead but not dead!

 

[homebrewer_99]

...I was already compiling the list of parts to build something else for my neighborhood Oktoberfest coming up in 6 weeks...

The hitch lock is a good idea, but maybe you should consider getting one of these off of eBay??

 

[Soulive]

Just saw this thread. Stealing something like that is very bad karma. Glad you got it back Ed...

 

[Eastside Brewer]

Glad you got your stuff back, Just as I had predicted, a kid from the neiborhood! I wouldn't include the thiefs in a brewday but I would let them disassemble the keezer and clean beer lines, followed by mowing my lawn, washing my car while I shoot them with my paint ball gun! I could video tape the whole thing and call it "Survivor, Texas Outlaws!" Of course there would only be 1 episode!

Eastside

 

[Bobby_M]

I would approach the parents and negotiate an obligation of community service. In other words, I won't file a complaint with the police if you sign up for community service for the number of hours that the stolen stuff was missing. Imagine the horror when they find out they can't play GTA4 for several hours at a time.

 

[schneemann]

I just got word that the trailer & kegerator have been recovered and are safe and sound behind a locked fence till I get home.

Word went out to the neighborhood HOA email list and a neighbor reported seeing some suspicious activity at one house and let my friend know. He went over and confronted the parents of the suspected kid and told them he just wanted the stuff back, no questions (saved them a felony conviction, if not an asskicking). Turns out the kid gets on the phone to his buddy in another neighborhood who had it and they brought it back.

The brewers are celebrating the return of the rig and best of all, the Cooler/Kegerator still had ice in it.

Whoo Hooo! Thanks for all your support and sympathies!

I think this kid should definitely be facing charges of some kind. If this kid is not taught a lesson, then he's just going to keep doing dumb sh*t like that again.

Then again, if I was this kid's father, I'd have taken him to the police station myself.

 

[Rick_R]

Fantastic news!

Rick

 

[Baldy_Beer_Brewery]

I'm sure it is a good feeling to have recovered everything in one piece, but I'd still would have pressed charges. The little ****s would have likely got off with a slap on the wrist, but it would have gave them something to think about.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Ed - You need to employ BEE CAVE SECURITY!

Have a bunch of bee hives set on top of the keezer at dusk!! However you may have to serve the brew in beekeepers suit!!!

******'s may think twice about stealing this keezer of yours.

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[OregonNative]

Ed glad you got it back! ****in' kids..