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On October 12th I went through an experience I had hoped I would never have to. It was an experience that will take me a long time to forget, but I have learned greatly from it. This has changed my outlook on people and this society greatly. In the afternoon my dad went to put my car in the garage and out of the rain. He came back inside and then my mom asked me to come upstairs. So by now you're probably thinking that I had something in my car that would have gotten me in trouble. Quite the contrary, something was missing from my car. Sometime from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning, since I didn't drive my own car during the weekend, my CD stereo and case of approximately 26 CDs were gone. I live four miles out of town in a really good area. I have always felt safe and never had it crossed my mind that I would need to lock my car up in my own driveway, ten feet from my front door. I won't be able to collect insurance on the loss, which totals about $650, because we have a deductible equal to the value of the stereo and the CDs are covered under a separate insurance policy. So I'm out hundreds of dollars because I trust that other people will respect my belongings and the fact that I work hard to get much of what I have. Contrary to popular belief, money is not just handed to me, my parents don't pay for everything, and I work have money to get what I want for myself. It angers me to know that someone would have the nerve to walk right up in my driveway and steal my stuff. How can it be worth the measly $30-$40 that someone could make from my stereo? What are we becoming? I never thought it possible to feel unsafe here, but now I find my self-lying awake at night thinking about what will be next. Would someone actually walk right into our house to take something that isn't theirs and that they didn't work for? I get so mad thinking about this. How desperate was this person for money to do this to me. What would anyone need a few dollars for that they would steal something worth far more to replace than they could ever get for it? This has to say something about what our society is becoming, how can it not? What is wrong with this country that people have to resort to this. I never imagined I'd live to see the day when such extremes would occur in Glenwood. I feel sick to my stomach. Obviously a lot of people have their priorities out of order. When did it change that people couldn't just know that nobody would take his or her things? I don't take other people's stuff. Why do they have to take mine? If the person that stole my stuff is listening to this or if you know who did, please be sure he or she knows this: I want my stuff back! I have never taken anything from you! You owe me $650. That is a lot of money! Money I worked hard for! You now make it very hard for me to trust people. I can't believe this would happen in my driveway; in Alex, ok, at school, sure, but in my own driveway? You make me sick. You are incredibly shallow and disreputable. Do you seriously think that this would benefit you? What possibly could you have gained from what you have put me through?