you guys place far too much trust in this so called justice system..ive tried it...it failed me, on more than one occasion.."caught in the act" by the police force is the only 100% case everything else becomes he said she said.. im so f'ing jaded to the "justice system" after my past experiences that its hit first ask questions after..you want to rip me off then all i can do is quote dirty harry "go ahead punk....make my day"
as a back story to my anger and mistrust in the justice system..back in 89' im ridding a honda cbr, doing some tuning and riding with a friend, the carbs arent synched and its running like crap, at an intersection i pull over, step off, turn my back to talk to my buddy about going home as the bike is barely running, he starts yelling and pointing behind me, this guy has jumped on my bike trying to steal it right in front of my eyes, to his misfortune the thing stalls, i take two strides and head butt him in the face while wearing my full face..breaks his jaw, knocks him out, police/ambulance are called and I end up being charged for assault.
so officer what exactly was i suppose to do while beingbike-jacked...in complete sriousness he said "let him ride off call us with your license and registration and let police find/return your bike....ya right if that dude had made off with it she would've been parted out within the hour.
since then i now understand all those "protected by smith & wesson" stickers.
ultimately im glad you got your skiis back and after reading your tale..i concur,its confusing to no end lol.
tell the cops the truth and let them all hang, if the kid is truly innocent he has nothing to worry about..if not..he'll get what he deserves if not from the cops or you..then from his own crew.
put this behind you, get on your ski and go ride, that always makes a guy smile