| Stealing from AA
I was at a meeting recently where someone stole money from the basket. The man sitting next to him was determined that the money be returned and words were exchanged during the meeting. The two men finally went outside and the admitted theif refused to give the money back and yelled at the AA group member. There was an altercation but someone started sharing and the meeting finally started. There was much discussion about the incident. Some people thought that if the man needed the twenty, why not let him keep it. Some wanted to call the police. Some thought the man should be invited back to the meeting. I thought the man had a need but stealing from the collection plate wasn't cool, as it appears he does this regularly. The theif ended up calling the police as he felt the AA members had roughed him up, even though he did end up with a twenty, just not the one he stole. The group thought didn't seem together and I just wondered what would have happened at other meetings.
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