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Ok, on further investigation, he managed to break into my spare room. He slashed up my bike seat, stole my MacBook, slashed a poster, destroyed a 3D Printer I got as a gift, and destroyed a resin 3D printer I also got as a gift. I'm going to call the police, but I want to wait for the locksmith to come let me into my spare room first because that's where I kept most of my valuables
I'm really fucking sorry for what's happened mate. I really am.
What an absolute piece of fucking shit.
This is also on the people running the house. Speak to your worker about being reimbursed for what's been destroyed.
It's their responsibility to provide a safe place for you and your stuff.
Don't let them off the hook.
And I would be demanding someone stay at the house with you for the next few weeks at minimum. Your safety is their responsibility.
Thanks gibsy, I appreciate it. Already in the process of doing all that. Apparently my org is trying to put the responsibility for my stuff onto child protection and their placement coordination unit for moving him in, since they said he wasn't a good match. I don't really give a shit who pays for it, as long as somebody does and in a reasonable timeframe. But tbh, my org has the ability to refuse referrals, the pathetic sponge of a man running the show was just too scared to say "no" to PCU and accepted the referral anyway.
I told them I don't feel comfortable here on my own, they've said they'll ask for supports. But I'm going to raise hell if they refuse. Completely agree with what you've written - they've screwed up not just once, but about a dozen times in a row. They've had so many opportunities to prevent this, but they kept making bad decision after bad decision and now I'm paying for it.
Good on you for standing up for yourself!
From everything you've written since I've been here, these people are happy to abdicate responsibility at the drop of a hat. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, and considering everything that's happened ie: you having to live in a hotel, what this moron has done to your stuff and the house, it's a very reasonable request to not only have everything replaced, but to have either a couple of workers, or in the least they could hire a security guard of some description.
I haven't been through what you have, but I know how shitty government beuracracy can treat you when you're young. How your needs can be ignored repeatedly.
They don't get to get away with the incompetence that has led to these circumstances. Fuck all that.
That aside, I have to say, if I was in your shoes, at your age, I wouldn't be handling this half as well as you are. I really mean that.
Good on you for keeping a level head and being systematic in how you're going to resolve this!
Can you report the macbook theft to apple?
I marked it as lost and sent a pin code. I don't think you can report MacBooks as stolen to apple, but you can to the police who I think then contacted apple. It hasn't been connected to the internet since I last used it, so the lock doesn't help much if it's already been wiped
What an absolute knob. I'm sorry this is happening to you mate
Ah, shit, mate. ๐
Bloody hell. This is a nightmare. I hope it gets sorted for you quickly and they get the help they clearly need (and leave you alone)
Iโm so sorry. What an awful thing to happen. I donโt know why people are like that. Do they feel good to trash someone stuff? Why??? Hopefully police will be helpful. Even if they arenโt, youโll be doing the right thing to report it.