tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post2291182231259539487..comments2023-10-17T16:44:08.588+03:00Comments on Fake Plastic Souks: The Great Al Habtoor RobberyAlexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-20679717094743164632012-01-08T22:53:06.705+03:002012-01-08T22:53:06.705+03:00A smaller version of this criminality happened to ...A smaller version of this criminality happened to me in December 2008. <a href="http://grumpygoat.blogspot.com/2008/12/season-of-goodwill.html" rel="nofollow"> Here, if anyone's interested.</a> <br /><br />I didn't want anyone sacked and deported over Dh40, but taking half the money certainly indicated an intent to deceive. In my case, I wanted the thief to drop the money into the charity box and receive a reprimand, but nothing ever became of my case. And I didn't call the Constabulary.<br /><br />I'm right with you, Mr McNabb, for having more testicular fortitude than I. Is it the case that had the thief owned up, he'd have had a reprimand from The Management and possibly not lost his job, his residence, and the chance ever to work abroad again?<br /><br />I'm going through the Police Good Conduct Certificate rigmarole in Qatar, and it occurs to me that the smallest criminal incident would make it impossible to live and working in such destinations as the Gulf, USA, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa (E&OE).Grumpy Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944514711900089561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-54821825565344563862012-01-08T19:20:28.814+03:002012-01-08T19:20:28.814+03:00Luke, I couldn't disagree more.
He was a thie...Luke, I couldn't disagree more.<br /><br />He was a thief. He stole my money. <br /><br />This wasn't a neglected wallet - it was my wallet, in my car that I had entrusted, necessarily unsecured, to the garage. A secure location with its own security guards.<br /><br />Only when it was clear he would be found out by the police did he confess to it - and I suspect this was by dint of peer pressure from colleagues eager to avoid Sharjah CID rooting about in their lives.<br /><br />I thought I was being stupidly clement in not pursuing the case against him.<br /><br />Split the money? You're way off-kilter there. <br /><br />I'm underpaid. We're all underpaid. We all want more. We don't steal it, we earn it.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-41734974956153098192012-01-08T19:07:46.320+03:002012-01-08T19:07:46.320+03:00I actually feel sorry for the guy who stole your w...I actually feel sorry for the guy who stole your wallet. I know it's wrong but at least he owned up despite knowing the consequences. I am sure he is underpayed yet still sends money home to his family. I would have split the 400 with him.<br /><br />On a similar note, I saw this the other day:<br />"A local Norwegian bank decided to test the honesty of Oslo residents by dropping 10 wallets full of cash and credit cards around the capital last autumn. All 10 of them were returned intact."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-86293640753684256652012-01-08T08:36:32.188+03:002012-01-08T08:36:32.188+03:00The average UAE thief does seem to be incredibly s...The average UAE thief does seem to be incredibly stupid. My neighbour had two mobile phones stolen while his house was being decorated. The police simply searched the accommodation of all involved, retrieving the phones from the room of my neighbour's employee, who had been asked to be at the house to make sure the decorators stole nothing! He had the temerity to beg not to be fired - which, of course, he was. Duh!Big Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-45420429290691611662012-01-08T07:20:21.759+03:002012-01-08T07:20:21.759+03:00Very glad that justice was served. A disgraceful c...Very glad that justice was served. A disgraceful cover up attempt by the garage.Toffee Princesshttp://www.toffeeprincess.comnoreply@blogger.com