Jay
the fool on the hill
A tale of justice and forgiveness, I suppose.
There is a young man who owns a 350Z, a good kid, one who is harmless and has dreams of a flashy fast car. I think he is around eighteen years old. He frequently comes to the parts counter to price out Nismo rims, or rims that are standard on 2007-2008 350Z's.
Sunday morning, this young man was caught on surveillance video circling the lot, then he and a friend hopped out and stole four rims of a 2008 350Z convertible, leaving the vehicle on cinderblocks. His mother contacted us, wondering why four new rims with tires suddenly materialized in her garage. He and the stolen parts were brought back to the dealer, and he confessed to his crimes. The parts he stole were around $4500, thus qualifying as a felony.
The owner, instead of having him arrested, is having him work off his crime for the next few weeks, doing cleaning jobs around the dealership. As I mentioned he is good young man, but made a very stupid mistake, and you can imagine just how embarrassing it would be to pick up cigarette butts and sweep the lot at the place where you committed your crime.
So, pretend that YOU are the owner of this car dealer; would you do the same, or would you prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law?
There is a young man who owns a 350Z, a good kid, one who is harmless and has dreams of a flashy fast car. I think he is around eighteen years old. He frequently comes to the parts counter to price out Nismo rims, or rims that are standard on 2007-2008 350Z's.
Sunday morning, this young man was caught on surveillance video circling the lot, then he and a friend hopped out and stole four rims of a 2008 350Z convertible, leaving the vehicle on cinderblocks. His mother contacted us, wondering why four new rims with tires suddenly materialized in her garage. He and the stolen parts were brought back to the dealer, and he confessed to his crimes. The parts he stole were around $4500, thus qualifying as a felony.
The owner, instead of having him arrested, is having him work off his crime for the next few weeks, doing cleaning jobs around the dealership. As I mentioned he is good young man, but made a very stupid mistake, and you can imagine just how embarrassing it would be to pick up cigarette butts and sweep the lot at the place where you committed your crime.
So, pretend that YOU are the owner of this car dealer; would you do the same, or would you prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law?
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