[Moses]

Last year a 14 year old kid stole something valuable from my son at school. I called his mother who reassurred me that her son would return the item the next day. I told her that was great, but my son required an apology as well. She said she did not think it was reasonable to subject her son to the humiliation or an apology. I told her that was fine, but without the apology, the theft would be reported to the local sheriff. She replied "But your son is getting his stuff back!" I reminded her that the primary role of the sheriff in these cases was not to recover stolen goods, but to apprehend the thief." My son got his apology.