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Originally Posted by ScotchOnDaRocks
No it’s not ridiculous, it’s allowed to be brought up without someone whining “victim blaming!”
Truth of the matter is that monikrazy’s post is just wrong. The cameras rolling will not help you get your money back. Someone swipes the bag and gets on a plane. So the cameras help you how exactly? They don’t.
So the point is legit and common sense should prevail.
Sure, the stupidity of leaving the bag lying around CAN be brought up. But for what purpose? It adds nothing to the discussion.
No one thinks leaving a bag containing 20k unattended is a good idea. And the fact is, he did NOT leave it on purpose. He simply forgot. And then rushed back to retrieve it when he remembered. It could have happened to any of us (maybe not for 20k, but maybe something else of value, like a cell phone?).
Pointing out how stupid the error is can be considered "victim blaming" because it's mean spirited and redundant to point out the obvious. And it does nothing to mitigate blatant thievery. If i park my car for a sec with the keys inside, it doesn't give someone license to steal it. And if someone tells me how stupid I was for leaving the keys in the car, I may agree... but will also tell them to **** right off. Because no one needs to hear that **** when they've been victimized by a crime.
As for Zinno's supposed excuse about wanting to return the bag, why not give it to the dealer, or a floor person?! If he thought it "might" be his gf's, why not call her?