What will you do when you caught your neighbor in the act stealing your things?

Well, it happened in many of my friends. Not to me yet but am just wondering of what will i do if it happens to me. I've seen it with my friends.

This is really tough because you love that neighbor just like he is already a member of your family. How would he react if you will not talk to him first before you report to the authorities? That is kind of hard to me. You have a very good point here. It is not good to tolerate somebody dong wrong. But is there any other things you could do, to let him realize what he did prior to reporting him to the authorities? that's what I want to know.

I understand what you are saying but did the neighbor think about the love they had for me before stealing my things. See I have been robbed and not once twice! I had my house up for sale and though I empty almost all of it. Someone decided it was free for all and stripped my house. First they stole my brand new stove and my dryer. After reporting to police and re-securing my home, someone came ONE week later and robbed every single copper pipe from my home. Though I do not have actual proof, my gut tells me it was my neighbor, reason he watched my every move for 15 years, there was not a day he did not know I came and went and could describe exactly what I was wearing. Funny how the stealing occurs in broad daylight and he sees nothing. But others did see him in my house one day. Well my point being, is that did the neighbor care enough about me while stealing my stuff, did the neighbor love me enough not to hurt me. All that being said, why should I think about how the neighbor feels. Surely unless one has actually gone through this it would be hard to speculate, but my personal thought is, why would I spare the neighbor when I was not spared. By the way, all the damages to my home incurred me $20,000 dollars. I am not a heartless person, in fact quite the contrary, it is because I am way too nice that I have been taken advantage of and surely a person who loves me would not want to hurt me, but unfortunately it happens and I cannot spare and love someone who viciously did not spare me.

Ouch!! that's too much for a neighbor to do that. I don't blame you.

It is really tough because you don't want also that your friendship will be affected. You are right, it needs careful consideration. But how?

Oh!! that was a sad ending of your friendship. it is true that when trust is broken, friendship also goes with it.

Well, being angry might create a gap between you and your neighbor as a friend. Your relationship will be affected if you get angry and threat them that you will report to the police next time. Do you think your relationship as a neigbor will not be affected?

What's the use of a friend, if he cannot be trusted. It's better that such act be nipped in the bud. That way, the neighbor will have second thoughts of doing something not nice next time, because they now know that you will not tolerate wrong doing.

That's a good idea too.

That is simply what I mean my friend. They assume that they can just get anything from your yard because you are too close as a neighbor and they felt no need of asking you anyway, it is just ok because you are friends but that is wrong. I agree with what you said about RESPECT. We all need to be respected. It creates a bad feeling inside us when our neighbors do that to us and we can not express to them what we feel because it might create a gap between us.

Oh!! that's a good point!! This might let the neighbor realize not to do it again because you know about it and he just fortunate enough you did not report to authorities. A good reminder for the neighbor.

Correct!! so what are you going to do if this happens to you?

I agreee with you, a neighbor should respect.. Well, definitely, he just get it assuming that it is just alright with you. But this is wrong.. he should know how to respect the properties of others.