Peace77
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Post by Peace77 on Jun 2, 2015 19:41:09 GMT -5
There are professional thieves that take advantage of when people let their guard down at places such church, funeral homes and work places. I once had my wallet stolen from work on MLK day.
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debthaven
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Jun 3, 2015 17:58:41 GMT -5
Post by debthaven on Jun 3, 2015 17:58:41 GMT -5
There are professional thieves that take advantage of when people let their guard down at places such church, funeral homes and work places. I once had my wallet stolen from work on MLK day.
This is so true. DH's cousin got married in the UK about 8 years ago, in the church hall next door to a church. The kids were all invited and the groom's brother's kids (and others) were very little, so there was always a family member on "guard duty" to make sure that the kids stayed in the hall or garden and didn't go out into the street. While I was on guard, an American woman and her partner said she desperately needed to pee, could she please come in to use the toilets? It was just too weird ... who crashes a wedding to use the toilet?! I was sympathetic but I said no, I'm really sorry but you can't come in, it's a private party, but I'm sure the church next door (literally next door but a separate building) has toilets. They weren't happy but they moved on.
I told the bride and said that I thought it was weird, but she laughed and brushed it off.
At the end of the evening the bride, her MOH and her mother all realized their purses had been stolen at some point during the evening. Turns out there was a second door to the hall, but since there was no garden there and the person "on guard" was watching the KIDS rather than the door, nobody had been watching that entrance.
Obviously I have no proof, but I am SURE it was the same couple. Clearly it wasn't the first time they had done that. It must have been a pretty lucrative gig for them: people celebrating, getting gifts and feeling "safe" with close friends and family in that church hall.
The couple were leaving for their honeymoon that night, they declined to press charges or file a police report that night. They may have filed one later, I don't know.
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