The thefts that he admitted he was involved in (I'm sure there were many more) and which apparently started in Oct 2011 according to AM, happened while AM was still living at home. He had only been living at Maplegate for 5 weeks prior to the murder. But he did claim to hang out with DM at the house at least 3-4 times per week prior to moving in.
So he felt "protected" from the law when doing missions with DM because DM had likely been doing a LOT of illegal things for a very long time without being caught because of who he was and his family connections. LE don't seem to focus on what rich kids are doing because they associate crime with poverty and need. This case should be a wake up call to them IMO.
MOO
My biggest beef with our police is that they simply do not care to investigate theft (unless it's like $1,000,000). If anyone you know has had a car stolen, bicycle, computer, etc., you'll know that the last thing police want to do is "open up a case". They'll do anything to pass you along, frustrate you, have you simply give up and walk way dejected and disillusioned. "It's not a police matter, call your insurance company, blah, blah, blah...."
We had a theft from our business (over $2,000) and when we called the police I was amazed at how little interest they had to come to our place of business to take our report. I literally felt like I was bothering them.
Truth of the matter, however, is that theft is a serious crime. In fact, I personally find thieves to be only one level removed from murderers and other hard criminals. I know most won't agree with me, but this is my personal opinion about thieves.
Thieves are also IMO, a nascent form of sociopath/psycopath. Thieves seem to be completely insensitive to the hardship and financial damage they cause individuals and businesses (which are run by individuals with families, not some anonymous entities!!!) Just like seasoned psycopaths, they have no remorse, no regard for the suffering of others.
Dellon the Felon is a byproduct of a system that seems to turn the other cheek when bobcats and trees go missing, and unfortunately only seems to kick in after the sociopath/psychopath has escalated along from seemingly "minor" thefts and conquests, to sadly and tragically even more serious offences such as abduction and murder of innocent people.
If we want to stop monsters like DM (and his gang of hooligans) from terrorizing normal hard working innocent civilians (and businesses), then we have to change how our police go after crimes of theft. I understand that police cannot investigate every single incidence of properly loss, but I have to disagree that it is not acceptable nor should it be acceptable for police to ignore "less" serious acts of theft. The definition of serious is a matter for discussion. But I strongly believe that lack of deterrence in our current system creates monsters like DM. We need to recognize the evil that lurks in thieves, and it's potential to affect all of society if left unchecked.
