# Picture of someone stealing a chair on Facebook **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 30, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061 "2013-04-30T01:35:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061/1 "2013-04-30T01:35:21Z")
A friend of mine posted a picture of one of her friends stealing a chair from a bar. My friend seemed to think it was funny (I suppose this was the reason for posting the picture on Facebook.) What would you do if your friend posted a picture like that? ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061/2 "2013-04-30T01:41:54Z")
I’d think alcohol must be a helluva drug. I’d also feel relieved I wasn’t hanging out with them at the time. Not because they were stealing. Petty crimes can be kind of funny. But I can imagine it won’t be too long before they get caught. Wouldn’t want to see myself in that photo with them. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061/3 "2013-04-30T01:44:14Z")
I think I’d post something like, “Dude, that’s probably like a $200 [or whatever] chair you’re stealing. This is why we can’t have nice things. Take it back, ferchrissakes!” ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061/4 "2013-04-30T02:08:31Z")
I don’t know that I’d _do_ it, but I’d be _tempted_ to send the picture to the bar in question. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061/5 "2013-04-30T13:01:10Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > I don’t know that I’d _do_ it, but I’d be _tempted_ to send the picture to the bar in question. I don’t actually know what bar it was. I’m not a fan of people stealing stuff, although I don’t think I will actually do anything about this picture. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061/6 "2013-04-30T13:06:11Z")
Honestly? I wouldn’t do anything. Unless I was there, I wouldn’t know if the photo was staged as a joke, or if it was an actually robbery. I mean, how do you steal a chair?! Pop it under your jumper and hope no one notices? ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061/7 "2013-04-30T13:12:15Z")
I would ignore it and think my friends were idiots. As described in the OP, this is a friend’s friend who’s doing the stealing, and I’d probably care even less in that case. Just roll my eyes at the immaturity and move on. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061/8 "2013-04-30T13:12:38Z")
Stool pigeon comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061/9 "2013-04-30T13:19:44Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > Honestly? I wouldn’t do anything. > > Unless I was there, I wouldn’t know if the photo was staged as a joke, or if it was an actually robbery. I mean, how do you steal a chair?! Pop it under your jumper and hope no one notices? It was from a bar’s outdoor patio area (called a “terrasse” here in Montreal.) ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-someone-stealing-a-chair-on-facebook/657061/10 "2013-04-30T14:46:47Z")
I vote for do nothing, but agree they’re idiots. My problem would be that I tend to be friends with the bar owners around here, so in that case I might take it a step further. Although you could post something like “I’ll remember this the next time they raise prices or lay someone off.”