POINTER94
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I am a member of a club. We have a place we go to with an honor bar (lets call it a clubhouse). One of the members was caught on the surveilance camera making a drink and placing a 10 dollar bill on the register, and then making change. Later he came back and took the ten off the top of the register. Some would call this stealing and have this member thrown out of the club. By any definintion it is stealing. But if it was simply an accident on his part, which he claims it was, and stealing in my opinion involves intent, is he a theif?<br /><br />Be advised that this member has given hundreds of hours of volunteer time and there has never been any previous indication of theft of any kind from this or any other member. (the camera was a pre-emptive tool for those with suspicious minds) This has become a real political football at the club and some went as far as trying to involve the police. The board has found him guilty based on the tape from the camera and a meeting of the entire membership has been called to decide whether to throw him out of the club. They need 3/4 of the membership at the meeting to vote yes he should be removed to throw him out. Not really relevent but this member has Multiple Sceroyosis, is 53, never married.<br /><br />What do you do?