My buddy rolled his XJ last Sunday on a trail near Bountiful at the top of a mountain. It landed on its wheels and everyone inside walked away. It landed in a pretty rough spot and we broke the winch on the front of it trying to get it out. We had to leave it and come back for it today with the stuff we needed to fix the winch. We arrived at the site only to find that it had been stripped. Stereo, amp, speakers, CB radio... You name it, they took it. He forgot to take his tools out when we left it last week and the thieves used his tools to get his stuff. They took some of the tools with them and left the rest scattered under the hood with the carrying case. The most messed up part is they took the winch so we couldn't get it out. They also took the spare which is messed up because it has a flat. They took the battery, so we couldn't even start it to try and help the rig we tried pulling it out with. Now we're left with a totaled, completely dead rig that we couldn't get down the hill to the trailer we brought even if we had a way to get it out. People don't think about the consequences their actions have on other people. It makes me sick. If any of you know someone who just came into a winch with a broken off bolt in one side of the spool and a screw with a chewed up head in the other, kick them in the nuts for me. Hard. Twice. If the thief happens to read this, I hope you're happy with yourself. I also hope you find yourself at the mercy of a stranger someday and they screw you like you screwed us. Go steal yourself a dictionary and look up the word integrity.
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