Editing Blog/2025-04-15/Catching A Laptop Thief (section)

== The Conclusion ==

In the end, it all worked out. But if the guy had been armed or had thrown away the bag, I think I wouldn't have chased him. If he struggled after we caught him, I might have held him so long as the other guy who chased him down was there too. In a "Batman Creates The Joker" sense, perhaps the only criminals left in time will be the dangerous ones.

To be honest, the poor chap seemed rather ''paavum'' but you can't go around stealing people's things like this. I know that in India it happened all the time to me as a child and I'd be so upset. Julie's lost her laptop and iPad to car window smashers as well. And some of my friends have been robbed on BART. So I'm glad that's not what happened this time.

For the sake of memory, I'll describe the chap. He was a few inches shorter than me, probably 5'8" or so and wearing a white hoodie with the hood up on top of which he had a blue sweatshirt. I forget what colour his pants were but his shoes were white. He was Hispanic, as far as Census races go. Mario remarked that he seemed to have a speech impediment. I admit to feeling bad for the guy. To be honest, I really wish he hadn't stolen anything, but given that he did I don't think a different outcome would have been better.