I know I'm cross-posting all over the place, but I’m angry and disappointed with my/our friends and I want your support so these individuals can examine and hopefully correct their behavior and thinking.

You are thieves of the worst kind. You are stealing from your friends, whom you often refer to as family, or at the very least your community. It is not cool, not acceptable, and I will expose you publicly to the wrath of the community if I catch you or hear you talking about it again. Furthermore, if any of my friend’s coolers get raided in the future, I will lead them to you, so you better not have anyone else's stuff in your possession.

I had conversations with two different individuals whom I know and previously respected. I have lost respect for both of you. You know who you are. I was shocked at how casually you mentioned that you were going to go and steal from my/our friends. One of you said that buying a ticket and bringing some stuff and setting up a camp and providing a space entitles you to do “whatever the fuck I want”. Are you fucking KIDDING me? Paying for a ticket to an event and bringing some beer and setting up a camp does NOT entitle you to do whatever the fuck you want. I was totally disgusted and deeply offended that you thought I'd condone such behavior. I debated exposing you publicly at Elysium, and again in this post, but decided I'd give you the benefit of the doubt now that you're sober and can consider the principle of Respect. You guys aren’t new either. You should know better. Respect is a cornerstone of our community, without it we’re no better than a bunch of frat boys on Spring Break.

I don't know how or why you would get the idea that cooler raiding is fun or cool or acceptable, but I'm fairly certain that I speak for the vast majority of this community (Back me up, here, peeps!) when I say you need to get your heads on straight. There’s no excuse, there’s no explanation, you’re just wrong. Respect your family; respect your friends; respect your community. Please.

Thus endeth the rant. You guys are my friends and we've all done stupid things. I’m going to let it go and assume that this post will be enough for you to examine your behavior, please don’t make an ass of you or me.