# 3

This week was the best week in a long time because we had two snow days in a row ( that must be a world record ).  This week in sociology we learned about theft and what determines whether the thief will get away with it, or if he will be stopped by the good civilians surrounding the victim.  Their are many variables that determine whether or not a theft will be stopped. The victims age, looks, gender, race, the item that is being stolen and the thief's appearance, play a big role in determining whether the theft will be a success or not.

My brother and I went to Portillos on Thursday to conduct an experiment ( my uncle is the manager and he was ok with it ) ( we entered at different times).  The experiment that we conduct was something similar to the experiment that we saw in class. In the first attempt, I was the victim and my brother was the thief.  I Left the table where I was sitting and went to the bathroom, leaving my phone and wallet out in the open.  When I got back to my table, two costumers came up to me and told me that I should be more careful where I leave my stuff because someone had tried to steal them. Before leaving, my brother and I told the good customers that it was all just a school assignment ( they were a bit skeptical).   I was surprise that people actually stopped the theft from succeeding even though I didn't try to have a conversation with anyone.

On the Second experiment, my sister and I went to McDonnalds to conduct the same experiment, this time my sister was the victim and I was the thief.  The results of this expirement were the same as the ones at Portillos, customers stopped me from stealing her phone and purse ( I was scared for my life, I thought that I was going to get beat up ).  When she came out she got a lecture, and we had to tell them that we were just doing a homework assignment.

P.S. The customers took it seriously so I was a bit scared. 

At the end of the day, both theft's were stopped and I finally came to a conclusion, that no matter what happens, Earth still has some good people. That makes me feel a bit more safe.