A woman turned to an online community to ask if she was wrong for getting her friend sacked after he swiped some of her books.
It Happened On Her Birthday.
The woman had some buddies over to celebrate her birthday but quickly learned one of them was far from her friend.
“I have a book collection with some signed books by relatively famous authors. They’re not behind a locked shelf or anything, but they’re in my room. After they left, I noticed that a few of my books were gone, and someone mentioned that ‘Jay’ claimed I let him borrow the books.”
She Hadn’t Lent These Books To Him – He Stole Them.
She couldn’t believe her so-called friend had helped himself to her possessions, so she gave him a piece of her mind.
“I called Jay and yelled at him about lying and stealing my books. He tried to explain that he was taking them to his work (bookstore) to get them officially appraised, and it was supposed to be a surprise gift. I chewed him off and asked him how that’s considered a ‘gift’ and I wanted the books back.”
He Wouldn’t Cooperate.
She demanded her books back.
“He refused. I told him I will be calling the cops and his work if he didn’t, and he still refused to bring them back. I immediately called the cops to file a police report and waited until the morning to call his work.”
Payback Time.
The woman wasn’t taking this nonsense lying down, so she let Jay’s work know that they had a thief working for them.
“I gave them all the details, including the case number, and said I’ll be coming with an officer to get my books back from Jay that day. His work cooperated with me, and promptly fired Jay after I got my books back.”
He Demanded Money From Her.
Not only did he steal from her and refuse to return her property, he expected her to fund his unemployment.
“Jay claims that I ‘went too far over a few books’ and demands that I give him money until he finds another job. AITA?”
Nasty Piece Of Work.
Users agreed that the woman certainly wasn’t wrong here and that Jay was a garbage human. One person said, “He wasn’t trying to ‘get them appraised’ for you, he was trying to steal and sell them if they were worth real money. Glad you got them back.”
Shocking Behavior.
One person called out these actions as rather disturbing: “Jay absolutely isn’t OP’s friend. And not only did Jay clearly steal those books to sell himself, but OP was being far too generous by even allowing him the opportunity to return the books when confronted over his theft. And he REFUSED to?! This surely isn’t Jay’s first rodeo. And the audacity of this man trying to demand money for getting fired over his blatant theft!”
Con Artist.
Users agreed this man probably breaks the law on a regular basis.
“I’m guessing he had a nice little scam, where he would lie to customers about how much their books were worth and then on-sell them.”
They Are Flabbergasted By Her Question.
Users were shocked she asked that she was in the wrong here. “Dude, why are you on AITA? HE STOLE YOUR SIGNED BOOKS. Of course, you’re NTA. Jay’s just angry that his actions had actual consequences. My question is, why haven’t you blocked him on everything yet?”
Hopefully, He Is Gone.
The woman would be a fool to keep this man in her friendship circle. One person said, “Once he is caught stealing books from OP, he might as well try to gaslight her into saying it is her fault and she needs to give him money. Nothing to lose! OP, he will try to turn the friend group against you. It is almost certain. Friends can be replaced. Let him steal stuff from them instead.”
Legal Proceedings.
One person suggested she see if his behavior washes with the judicial system: “Tell Jay to take you to court. I’m sure the judge would have a good laugh.”
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