By Jim Hagarty
There are people in this world who like to borrow money and not pay it back. I have encountered these strange beings three times in my life and I have detected a pattern.
Even grifters have some semblance of conscience, I guess, but their worldview differs a little from yours and from mine. Like you and I, those on the take believe you should repay a debt to a nice person. However, while you and I think a debt is a debt and should be repaid no matter the relative wonderfulness of our creditor, some grifters believe it is not only permissible but entirely understandable that you wouldn’t need to repay an asshole.
So here’s the plan: Take the nice guy to whom you owe money, antagonize the hell out of him somehow and turn him into a raving lunatic. Now only a fool would repay a crazy person, right?
I am not entirely so cynical as to believe this is purposely done. But it works, it’s final, and if it happens to you, your money is gone for good.
You can toss and turn in your bed at night all you like.
The grifter is sleeping like a baby.
