A Letter
You many not know me, and I certinally don't know you, however on the 24th August between 7:15 and 8:45pm you decided to break into my car and steal my rucksack.
I don't know why you did it and to be honest I don't really care, this isn't about you, it's about me and the hurt your criminality has caused this one victim.
As you now know you didn't get much, a Middlesbrough football shirt, a pair of trousers and a pink linen shirt. Not much you'll agree. But I guess you were a little more suprised when you found in the bag a Prison Service ID card and a key chain and tally, so in fact I guess you do know who I am.
However the contents of the bag weren't important, dispite the bag being given to me by family in Canada I can even cope with that, but what I can't cope with is the fact you decided to take it upon yourself to vandalise my car which I work hard to pay for and steal something which you had no right to take in the first place.
I am a forgiving person on the whole, but the one thing I cannot forgive is someone violating another persons rights to a peaceful and happy life. Last night you violated that my rights and you cannot be forgiven.
As of this moment you owe me, my rucksack and its contents and £300 for a new window to replace the one you decided to smash, it's a small price to pay for the damage you've done.
Your reasons for your theft are not important and you arn't important. The important ones are your victims, victims like me.
So when the police do finally catch up with you and you sent to serve your sentence at Her Majestys pleasure, just remember this....I could be the one locking you up.
