Am I being weird and obsessive? Catching a thief?

Last week Monday, my daughter's iPhone was stolen from her bag at school. I was really angry & surprised that another kid would steal such an expensive thing, but then after speaking to some other mums, it turns out there have been lots of thefts at the school. My daughter called me right after her phone was stolen & as a result I was able to open a GPS tracking app & take screen shots of the thief's route home. I thought that the school was going to take care of the problem, but they don't seem to be.

In my opinion, people who have a routine usually do the same things like take the same route home at the same time. So as I saw the route & it's quite a specific way home this theif took, I was going to stand on what I know is the quietest part of the route & wait for someone in the school uniform to walk by, if they just so happen to walk back to the same location that the phone was taken back to then in my mind then that is quite a co-incidence. I was going to get a sneaky photo of them and give it to the school who are "investigating". The school apparently has interviewed students and looked at CCTV, but they're not being communicate, Other parents have said they're useless.

I think people are so accepting of bad behaviour, police don't ever do anything about anything. There don't seem to be any passion to stand up for what is right. It's not just that a phone was stolen, it's that someone is going to get away with gross behaviour.

My husband says I'm being crazy.

And what was your daughter's iPhone doing at school in the first place? You know they say not to take valuables to school for a reason right? And not to leave them in your bag unsupervised?

You also know you could get arrested for stalking and harassment via this method, right?

The liberal teachers unions think theft and bullying at school is all part of growing up and school life, kids now think dishonesty, cheating and theft( like shoplifting) are normal and OK

If you recognize the route, it's not a bad idea. You could even call your daughter's phone, or send a text, and if the kid answers at exactly the right moment, you would know it was him (or her), and just grab the phone out of his hand. And you would have proof too, because there would be a call from YOUR number at that exact same minute.

Why not? The cops and the school are not going to help you, it's just not a priority to them. But you better be sure, or else you're going to look like a crazy person who's just picking on a kid.

TO K:

See, you're what I'm talking about. Instead of thinking "yes, it's my right to go to school, feel safe and expect that a high price ticket item so t be stolen" you're victim blaming. My daughter walks home alone and needs her phone. End of. When I was a kid I wouldn't have dared stolen an iPhone. Some sweets or a hair clip from a shop but never something that expensive from an individual.

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