Burglars still have boundaries
Working with juvenile offenders and exploring the young people’s offending behaviour, we were discussing the impact on people when their home gets burgled.
’How do you think it feels to discover that someone’s come into your home and made a mess?’ I asked.
Jamie spoke up and became upset.
‘I would never make a mess! That’s someone’s home!’
On exploring this, in his world it was OK to take possessions (in this case TV, stereo, etc.) - because after all they’re covered by insurance – but it was crossing the line to make a mess.
I was intrigued – and learnt a lesson.
Snippets of conversations can be useful to:
- Tell people something about your background and insights.
- Demonstrate how we all make assumptions.
- Show that we all have different boundaries and see things differently.
When a conversation intrigues you, note it down. You never know when it will be useful.
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