what will u do if??

If one day, u own a supermarket or just a groceries shop and someone steal in ur shop, what will u do???
if that question goes to me, honestly i don't know what will i do...probably i will catch them and scolded them, eventually i will let them go after they promise not to do that anymore.. cliche?? i think so...

when me and Tony were shopping in Asian Grocery and we were about to finish, i heard people screamed and yelled in the same time.when i looked into the crowded, i saw the staff caught up someone stole in their shop..the theft was an old Chinese lady, around 50 years old i guess... she was saying sorry while the staff hold her body and scolded her badly and saying call the police to come in...she tried to get out from the back(as they took them to the back so won't distract the other customers) , yet i still can hear clearly what they were saying since i understand mandarin. the first thing passed on my mind was should i help that theft and help her to pay what she stole?? i feel like my heart was squeezed and all i can do was nothing..they kept screaming at the back, saying u are theft, u shouldn't steal anything, we call police and u deserved to be in jail, while the old lady kept begging to be released and apologizing and i can hear she was crying....i don't like to hear that, and i closed my ear when i had to get something at the back and rushing back to the counter.. i left the shop just in time when the police came...

still, i felt so so so so so terrible.. it is not my business, but why my heart is so weak...i kept hearing those conversation. it was like a broken radio in my head...she begged and cried...and i told Tony what i felt..he felt the same way too. that we both feel so sorry and feel so awful as we can't do anything...

back then, i was reminded the same scenario..i wasn't there but my bro told me about this. it was happened in the basketball court. someone stole a mobile phone i guess..it's ended up by caught the theft and bashed him up plus took him to police and they bashed him up again...what a story..when i heard that, for some reason again i felt so weak and coward. i felt so bad...my bro felt bad too as he did nothing (which is, i'm glad to hear that, he didn't bash or get involved with those guys). but when he said one of his friend said the theft deserved to get bashed, i was thinking like...hm...was it the normal answer that all thefts deserve to be bashed?? i know that STEALING is a WRONG and no excuses for any of it, it is a crime. however, indeed i always believe there will be a reason behind the crime.. and mostly i believe they steal cos they have to, for helping their living.

as i never mention before, i was a theft victim too. my mobile phone was stolen and secretly said there was one moment when theft broke into my home.. well.. no matter how angry i was or how scared and upset i was, i never fully blamed them. again, i know i sound so stupid and naive. of course i felt so angry about that, but i never have any intention to investigate it. instead i prefer to forget it and consider it was my bad luck. even i still thank to Buddha i am okay, i am not hurt and nobody was hurt for that crime.

this is just my opinion of how i see something bad happen. of course just in this case, theft. will be different for a killing or rape or terrorism....then again, i like to ask this scenario to someone closed to me just to know what are they indeed...

the first people i asked is someone closed to me before, the different story but same scenario about what would u do if someone stole from u.. the answer was definitely will punch the theft, dragged him to police. hm..pretty harsh reply i guess. i was a bit disagree with it, then again i knew the answer would be like that..
the second person i asked was about what would u do if someone got bashed and u were there. the answer was like" i don't know, nothing i guess.. i don't really care, maybe he just deserved.." still, i don't like the answer....and the third people i asked i gave them all the scenario i gave to first and second people, and he as like.."yes i would be so angry to the theft, i may be just chased him up, punch him a bit, but i would let him go after i make sure he was sorry. i would not call a police or saw everyone bashed him badly. i always believe there was a reason behind the crime..i would feel so bad after all.. and if i saw someone bash others, of course i would help esp when it was a minority." and i am so happy to hear his answer. i agree with him

what i can sum up for this, is, every one has their own perception. of course my opinion will be different with yours. perhaps, u will say i am too stupid or pretend to be nice, well i admit i am a bit stupid and coward. i always feel coward when i see someone fight each other.or  i always feel insecure whenever i see a group of people in the city. the funny thing is, on the other hand, when ever i know someone pick on or hurt my family or friends, i never scared to fight back. no matter i love peaceful, but once u hurt someone i care and love, u'll regret,, this is called "heroic".. funny but it's true.,. i can't stand or jut let it go if my friends got picked on..
i remember when i was in high school i always so emotionally protect my friend, not too heroic though... esp when the strong bullied the weak.. i'm not saying i am a good person when i was in school, sometimes i accidentally bully the others (and im not the popular gang, i consider i am in the middle)... lol

even when some bitch tried to hurt one of my family members, of course i came in and i pushed her away and was so so emotionally hate her. i never thought i would go so far either..at least i know now, i have a bit heroic heart, not being so cocky but i will never let someone to hurt my family and friends..

long stories, short question, what will u answer if i ask u the same question like above??

this is an interesting question, isn't it??well, try little time to think about it....and u will know what you are really are indeed...