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Burglar hung out washing and cooked meal for victim (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A woman discovered her house had been broken into by a burglar who hung out her washing, put her shopping away and cooked a meal on her stove.

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[–] ThePantser 31 points 2 months ago (3 children)

So other than a bottle of wine what did he burgle? 22 months is a bit harsh for a bottle of wine and doing chores.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (2 children)

On the other hand, I completely understand why a single woman would be terrified by this.

[–] ThePantser 16 points 2 months ago

Yes she has all right to be scared but still harsh. How can I get him to my house? I have so many dishes and bottles of wine I don't drink so he's welcome to come over. Can we work on getting him out on work release?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I get it, but just because someone is scared doesn't mean we should lock people up.

Otherwise we will end up like the US.

Ooh I'm scared because there is a black man outside. Better lock him up for life.

These things should be proportional to the crime.

[–] sartalon 15 points 2 months ago

I agree. What he did was wrong and I can empathize why the victims would feel violated and terrified.

But also yes, what he did was clearly not malicious. Two years is HARSH. Dude needs help, not a beat down.

I see where the U.S. gets its criminal punishment tendencies from. We learned from Papa U.K. Except, there is a nonzero chance he would have been shot over here, (~~or killed by the cops~~, wait nevermind, he's not black) so at least he's got that going for him over there.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

According to the rest of the article, he was caught at a different house, belonging to a man, where he washed his own clothes, used the Jacuzzi and left it dirty, and was drunk on the man's wine when he was arrested. Did he just not have time to clean up after himself, or was it a sex-related difference in M.O.?