In his defense it was technically at the curb unattended. That usually equals discarded. I don't think he actually had intent to steal on this one. And he was scared as shit once he was accused of stealing it.
Yeah, and taking it to use as a toolbox is seems legit too, he answered straight away, it’s not like he had to think of a reason for why he took it, he just saw a box and figured it was trash and it might make a decent toolbox. I think he’s legit.
yup I think there's also some kind of law (idk exactly which and probably not in all states) if you leave stuff close to the road it's considered trash by default (could be a brand new tv doesn't matter, and if someone takes it cops can't do anything about it)
I believe it varies from state to state but the general rule is, if it's by the curb it's trash. Now granted I have seen brand new looking mowers and the likes by a curb and you know from just looking at them they're not trash. Or the person has screw you money and decided they didn't want the "old" model anymore
@@sailyuiTennessee is one of those states. If you leave something next to the highway. It is considered trash Kentucky as well. I believe even the virginia's As well
@@sandyv4819 all of my mowers have been from those people theres like 6 people in my neighborhood that buy new mowers every year. they always start first pull and have super minor problems like the drive belt being out of adjustment
I grew up in small town Michigan, we always left stuff that we didn’t want anymore by the trash and mailboxes and people would come and pick it up a few hours later. I honestly think his intent was not stealing. The simple fact he even messaged you back or showed up makes me feel that way even more.
I grew up in and live in small town Indiana, about 15 minutes from Michigan and that is still how we do it here. If you are done with stuff and think it has use and dont want to trash it, you usually put it out by the road, assuming its not absolute garbage.....furniture, appliances, bikes, you name it....usually people will put a sign saying "free" so that people dont think that they are stealing, but I bet I could go down the road today and find one place with something sitting outside waiting to be picked up like that.
In my part of TN you dont put things out at the street unless its there because its trash, its being given away for free, or you need to make content for your YT channel. I appreciate the fact the guy brought it back as well as the generosity and good heart of Whistlin Dixie
@@Aldoisunhinged IMHO He knew it was stolen. You may not realise the startling array of plausible Bullshyt that these sensitive intellectual scuzzball types can conjure on a spot. Not all Baddies wear masks and clothes like the Biggles Boys. Not all bad cowboys wear black hats. Wake up an' smell the Sewer. He wouldn't cut you a break. He's pissing himself laughing at your pissweakedness.
Definitely can see how the guy thought it was free. I live in a small town where people leave stuff out by the mailbox and everyone knows it’s free. Some people decide to leave a sign and others don’t. So it was good to see that he let the guy keep it. Just a misunderstanding
In my town once a month the government sends out trucks to pickup anything left on the curbs. That greenbox would have been "stolen" in my town by the city.
LMAO that poor guy. I'm glad you let him keep it, I'm sure he'll get really good use out of it. I've met many people in construction that remind me of this guy and given that you DID have it at the end of your drive it really is possible that he thought it was something that you sat out for the trash. We'll never know for sure, but I'd like to think that this guy genuinely didn't think he was stealing. Clearly English isn't his first language and the fact that he was so candid and DID return it does speak volumes. I'm not sure what you recorded that you didn't put in the video, but most thieves aren't going to be so calm and cool AND return your stuff on their own volition on terms that you set, regardless if you have a tank and/or homeland security. (though I'm sure this gentleman didn't know about or expect either) Great content as always though, I was hoping it was going to be more in line with the damn near senior citizen that lied dead to your face saying he had 1 beer and some kind of pill and said he felt like a wild ass kid again. Those kinds of people I crave to see justice brought upon for their misdeeds because they know what they're doing is wrong and only hope to save face (or jail time) when you confront them.
well, It's not about poor guy, since this is under a mailbox - this ain't a trash for me. If it's 1m near the closest road - this is 1000% trash and you could take it
I think he could've actually thought it was trash if it was just sitting next to the mailbox, where some people put their trash cans out to get picked up. I'm glad guy was honest and he was able to keep the box. Cody has like 2000 of them lol
I think that if you have a crate out for package deliveries and stuff like that, you should make an effort to secure it down, spray paint MAIL on it, do ANYTHING to make it seem like it's not just trash that you're putting out. Good on you for being understanding and empathizing and saying out loud that this is a common thing for someone to assume it's just garbage that could be repurposed for someone else. But yeah, drive down two piles through the crate or however the hell someone smart would secure it and use a bit more effort to make it seem like it's not garbage. Totally understandable - especially on back country roads - to go "oh yeah, that's beside the mail box, that must be for larger packages to not get damaged by weather, dirt, etc." BUT also equally understandable for someone to drive by and be like, "oh shit, that's a cool crate, is he throwing that out?" and taking it like A LOT of folks from all states, countries and walks of life feel that the curb is the community donation bin. Shout out Trailer Park Boys.
In my area, if it's at the end of your driveway it's usually just trash. So I can understand him thinking that. But, there is always the chance he didn't think that.
How to make Cody go broke. Step one: Steal from Cody. Step two: Get threatened by Cody. Step three: Meet Cody and keep what you stole. Repeat until Cody has nothing left.
I always leave stuff out for people. Scrap metal, Logs, old appliances, old glass vases, people will literally take everything and anything. Its quite handy
I actually appreciate you handling it with grace. Where I’m from, if stuff is set out by the road it is typically free to give away or trash. Considering he doesn’t sound exactly from around these parts he may have assumed the same. Good on you Cody
Ya, I wanted to mention that as well. Stuff being placed out like that is usually being thrown out and the guy just wanted it as a box for his tools. Seems like he didn't have any ill intent on selling it for money or anything.
@@miipastill, just because it’s the norm for things on the side of the road to be “free” doesn’t mean you should just take it and go. At least knock on the door or something. Never just assume.
he def does. lame as hell tbh. baited the box leaving it near the road looking like it was discarded. and intimidated a working guy for no reason lol. @@notanopp5053
I believe he thought was garbage! Where I'm from if something out by mailbox where trash usually sits it's what they call a curb alert "free" . Scrappers and anyone with trucks collect anything sitting out at a curb. The fact he brought back and immediately admitted and thought was trash was very realistic. Good on you tho for considering that and letting him keep. At least you again showed that you can find anyone attempting to go on property to steal.
I instantly felt bad for the guy. I actually believe he just thought it was trash. I also think he tried to deny it originally bc he was just spooked. Cody handled it perfectly minus the tank 🤣
Anybody with common sense would think it's trash. Moreso if that's where the garbage bins go for trash pickup. Kind of common knowledge that stuff left out by the street and of your driveway is likely to be trash.
Honestly, I believe him. Stuff by mailboxes on the end of gravel driveways usually means free, but not always. The fact he brought it back and had the courage to chill with you by your effing tank and whatever cop car thing you got there makes me actually believe him. Alot of people leave free stuff at the end of gravel driveways by their mailboxes. Put a sign on the next one or chain it to the post if you don't want it taken. Anyway, that was super cool of you to give it to him. You should invite him back over and let him drive the tank for having the balls to flip a bitch and even stop. I would have thrown it out the car a block away and told you to get it there while driving away at 100mph lol 😂
so if you ordered something online and it didnt fit in your mailbox and they left it beside it that means its free ? americans are weird ye have these little things that nowhere else in the world has.. unless i see a sign beside it saying take it if you want it you should not take anything.
@@deanmalone1568 well most houses have the mailbox around the door and no package company is going to leave it on the side of the road. they would bring it up the street and leave it at your house door. people put furniture at the curb they want to get rid of all the time where I'm from in Canada. Same thing as leaving your garbage bag at the curb for the garbage truck to pick it up.
@@deanmalone1568 Well considering the garbage truck will probably grab it anyways yeah, that's what that usually means. Believe it or not, its not just an "Americans are stupid" kind of situation, A lot of people aren't fortunate enough to buy stuff new, so they dumpster dive and look around for free stuff to fix up. its pretty common all over the world with the exception of third world countries, where people can't afford to throw stuff away. Also I don't know how things are done in your country but mail trucks deliver large packages to your door for that exact reason.
Man Cody you've got an amazing heart truly and I'm same way it takes alot for someone too admit they messed up and stole something muchless bringing it back and I think he learned a lesson this time for sure and the humility alone would be a crappy feeling for sure... lol
To be fair, here in Australia people specifically put trash that they don't want anymore out on the curb in front of their houses so anybody can come by and take it, so I wouldn't be surprised if his story about him 'thinking it was trash' was actually genuine. I mean if it was something you genuinely cared about, why would you have it laying unattended there like that? So I think it makes sense that somebody would think it is trash.
But Cody is not in australia! It all depends on how the culture of a country is! Sometimes people do the same in my country, but then they would put up a “for free” sign on it with cardboard or something
@@Mark-vn7etpipe down the same thing occurs in america what are you on about, you leave stuff at the curb that you don’t think is garbage but can be used by someone else stop crying
@@Mark-vn7et im certain thats a thing people do in damn near every country. i wouldnt leave something of importance to me outside of my house unatended unless it was bolted down
I really believe that he thought it was trash because if I see something at the curb set out like trash that somebody's throwing away and I can use it or need it then I'll pick it up off the curb so I genuinely think he wasn't stealing it he just thought you were throwing it away in like they say one man's trash is another mans treasure
I feel bad for saying this but i love it when people are stealing from you Cody because yet another absolute banger video comes out on your channel about catching that person. I love these.
I cant believe the things that you come up with for content Cody. This was crazy. I am not saying that its not real, but dang, this was good. And the mercy at the end. I have to remind myself that all the time. I need it just as much, so I should be even more willing to give it to others, its just SO HARD TO DO sometimes. Good job on being a good example of that, we all need a reminder sometimes! And the lesson that he learned was good too!
Honestly I can understand how someone would think it was trash many people do put stuff on the curb that is usually trash whether it be in a trash can or not especially because there was no sign on it specifically saying that is wasn’t trash but if that was the case why didn’t the dude just say my bad I thought it was trash so idk
Giving him the crate back was priceless. If the guy told the truth and was going to use the crate as a toolbox for his job. Been there, I know the construction "employee" struggle and pretty sure Cody knows it well too! Bunch of people think construction guys are living the dream... The boss sure! The employees, not so much. That crate probably meant a lot for that guy too and giving it back to the guy to help him. Big thumbs up
Honestly I can understand how someone would think it was trash many people do put stuff on the curb that is usually trash whether it be in a trash can or not especially because there was no sign on it specifically saying that is wasn’t trash but if that was the case why didn’t the dude just say my bad I thought it was trash so idk
I believe the guy 100% he thought the box was discarded and unwanted so he took it thinking he can put his tools in it. This wasn't theft and i liked the way Cody handled this, blurred his face, spoke nicely and let him have the box at the end.
Maybe its different elsewhere, but we leave stuff on the road for pickup, so its pretty much up for grabs. Either someone will come pick it up or the city will but it always gets taken. But talking to the guy like he was stealing it was crazy tho.
People often put trash at the end of their driveway to give away. That was extremely normal where I grew up. I feel so bad for this dude, he was probably terrified
yeah I was gonna say, where I live people only put stuff at the end of the driveway they want to give away... Although usually we throw a (FREE) sign next to it, but I get Cody's point even though where I live this is acceptable, that's how I get rid of furniture and crates I don't want anymore lol just throw it by the road and some redneck will pick it up for their shop.
@@andrewferguson8032 To be fair, I live in a place that looks very similar and we never leave things at the end of our driveway. And if we did, it wouldn't be expected to be stolen.. Just kind of a respect thing for us, but It is a really small town
As someone that's worked construction I totally get him seeing a nice box by the end of the road that looks like its trash and taking it to use as a tool box. Its always better to ask and make sure its trash and that they don't want it anymore.
Literally my home area and everything you said is accurate, especially about the car meet in Gallatin's parking lot that consists of a bunch of rusties with no mufflers
In the UK we leave unwanted shit outside our property lines for anyone to have... Unlike the last guy who actually stole from you that got away without punishment and probably did it again I think this guy has a legitimate reason for thinking it might have been free.
Thieves always say they thought no one wanted it. I've heard that one so many times when thieves steal food and personal items from other AirBnb guests and from guests at holiday parks. "I thought no one wanted those deck chairs outside your tent." "I thought no one wanted that fresh piece of salmon and the $50 worth of groceries."
This one felt a bit off. Leaving something by the roadside is a pretty universal sign that it's unwanted and up for grabs. Then when it's predictably taken, you low-key doxx him by showing his car and his general area of living and have a literal tank pointed at him when he returns it. Seeing you wreck G-Wagons and whatnot is fine, you're punching up. But this is an individual guy you were pretty intimidating towards for what likely wasn't ill intent on his part. Tougher to enjoy this one
He wasn't "low-key" doing anything 🙄 The only images he showed were vague, unspecific, and with no identifying information. He showed just enough so people can see that it looks like he's legitimately locating the person who actually took it. And yes in the suburbs or city it can be common for people to leave things for free on the roadside, but it's different out in the country. The guy had no business taking it. He also clearly said that he knew about Whistlin Diesels RU-vid Fame, and that he had watched the videos. (Even though he claimed he "thought it was a scam" for some reason ...which makes no sense whatsoever... but whatever.🤷) So he shouldn't have been surprised by the sight of the tank. Plus the tank was basically just parked there... it was a prop, nothing else. There was no threat whatsoever made with that tank. ...at least not shown in that video anyway. You have every right to your opinion of course... As do I. Mine just happens to be that yours is baseless in this case.😜
All the info he used was publicly available, if the guy didn't want anyone seeing where he lives maybe he shouldn't post it on social media for the world to find lol
Glad you gave it to him. Pretty sure he sincerely thought it was trash. I honestly would have taken it too if I drove by thinking it was trash. However I would have immediately said that when you contacted me.
As a Mexican, I can understand where he came from. It’s normal for people to leave shit out they don’t want. And for us anything that is or looks like army style stuff we just absolutely love. And we also do love our toolboxes😭😭😭
True but this was placed on the other side of the mailbox. If you wanted to give it away it would normally be placed all the way at the road or at least closer to the road. This is just up on his driveway.
@@channing8129 How was it fair game? Just because you don't know why it was there does not mean it was "fair game", and obviously it wasn't fair game? Does he need to put notes on everything telling ppl to leave it alone? Anything being given away "free" should be signed as such. It's an entitled attitude that people have that makes them think anything not nailed down can just be taken because they believe "it's free" even if there isn't anything written on it that says it's free.
Where i live it's a tradition to put unwanted stuff on the curb for anyone to take. When the college kids graduate or go home for the summer. They put their old furniture on the side of the curb. I would have assumed it was free if it was in my city.
It was at the end of your driveway. I would of thought it was free as well. I think he was genuine. Thanks for giving him the benefit of the doubt. Merry Christmas my friend
That's what we do out here in Missouri too. If someone doesn't need the item anymore, they'll put it along the road hoping someone picks it up before the trash truck comes and destroys it. Like free hand me downs I guess. I believe this guy is legit.
its one of those things where you spend all day being upset about it, then the person who wronged you turns out is just a person and seems nice enough, humbly apologized, the sense of the need for justice, or just plain anger just fades away with a similar feeling to when a sneeze goes away
10/10 on the tank surprise attempt. That's probably a public nuisance in my State. Junk is required to be 300ft from the street to not attract crime, or a 6ft privacy-fence of any type is required. You could argue that it's yard-art but even if you secured it by the roadside it'd be another safety hazard. Mailboxes are suppose to be crushable so that teens don't get too injured when making mistakes, so we allow Judges $250k worth of authority to get your mailbox fixed by the person who damaged it.
As a general rule stuff on the side of the road is trash, but the fact he denied it at first is suspicious. He seemed really cool and the fact he did come to meet you and give it back speaks volumes of the guy. Either way, nice of you to give it to him.
If that happened to me I'd immediately think it was a scam. Wouldn't be the first time someone tried to extort someone for money by claiming something they gave away was stolen.
@@thegoon3088 seriously this fanbase is blood thirsty. hes an older guy too not really familiar with the internet and he did in fact LITERALLY get stalked lmao not to mention an empty crate was put out on the end of the driveway/mailbox which usually means trash.
@@tylerwestendorf9798 he claimed to not know anything about the box and to not have it in the beginning, which screams the word "liar" to me and at the end saying that he thought it was free. usually honest people keep their stories straight, could be that i'm wrong but really seems like hes lying
@@BigToro to be fair if some random guy with a million followers started making thinly veiled threats to you I would probably say anything to get the guy to stop bothering me.
@@historynerd2373 yeah i agree, though the best thing would be to be honest from the very beginning, which would most likely resolve the conflict quickly
I understand his mistake. Where I live it’s common practice to put stuff you don’t want on the curb for people to take. You’re awesome for letting him keep it!!
Same here. People in my neighborhood leave stuff out by the street when they're giving it away. One evening, I left my old bicycle out by the curb and it was gone by the next morning. I can see why that guy thought someone was junking it.
One thing that I really noticed about Cody and I like about him is he is really nice to the general public when that guy took the bots and the other video where they took his bows and rifles he really didn’t mind it when he met up with him. I don’t know if he was just scared or something but he is a really good person when it comes to the general public.😅
I understand US laws to be generally similar to CA with respect to this: something left out on the curb like trash is legally "abandoned" and you lose rights to it -- including expectations of privacy. This is why anyone including PI's and cops can search garbage without a warrant, and why anyone can just take it. This is a very different situation from the other guy who went onto your property and into your containers (and even knew exactly who you were). In another universe Cody gets charged with harassment and/or mischief (or whatever the equivalents down there) for finding this dude and tracking what is now legally *his* property and violating f*his* privacy... IMHO if you want to leave crap on the curb fix it down or put a sign or move it back... Nobody stole from you if its reasonably expected that it could be trash left on the side of the road at your property line, and if it was empty it would only give confidence that it was indeed trash.
would it not depend on where cody's property lines are though? because trash on the curb is off your property but this crate looked to be inside his property lines. Just wondering, i could be wrong tho
Respect for showing that guy mercy. I think that was the right call because he was apologetic and brought it back. Stealing is wrong but he might really have thought it was just trash because it was sitting at the end of the diveway.
Much respect on how you handled it Cody. I’m the same way. No body steals from me but at the same time he very well could have thought it was trash. That’s how we give stuff away where im from. We set it next to the road hoping someone takes it so we don’t have to deal with it anymore lol. As always great content guys.
I disagree, something doesn't sit right with me about a guy with millions of dollars getting this upset about a box being "stolen" from him when he very obviously left it conveniently exactly where people usually leave free stuff lol its like he has a revenge boner
About a year ago, a guy in my neighborhood was cutting his grass and took a break with the mower sitting at the end of his driveway. A guy pulled up and quite slowly took his time loading it onto his trailer and drove off with it. If you watched the video, you would 100% believe it was mistaken for trash. If he was stealing it, he would have been in a hurry and would have acted more suspiciously... As around here, we put stuff by the road for the city to pick up. Many of us put it out a few days in advance to give people the opportunity to take it before the city trashes it.. Quite often people drive around looking for scrap metal. I no longer leave stuff out like that because the last time, I put out some furniture and some guy ripped it apart and scattered trash all over my yard and the road picking out the metals and throwing around the stuff that wasn't worth anything... Came home from work to see what looked like a dog went crazy on a sofa in my front yard. The city would of course refuse to gather the stuff(I wouldn't blame them!) and I had to gather it up, bring it into my garage, bag up the fabrics, cushion stuffing, box up the broken glass and set it back out on the curb the next week. For a week I had no room to park in my garage and each day I saw the mess and the extra work I had to do because of that scumbag who would rather pick through people's trash than get a real job I got angrier and angrier. Too bad I couldn't get his plate from my camera, but I know what he looked like
Took me 9 years to save up for a fishing boat. It was stollen from a gated storage facility by people who set up an account there. They used a car that they were seen in many times on video prior to that night and the manager of the facility knew exactly who they were. The police and detectives knew who they were the next day. The local DA refused to press charges. Couple months later my boat was found stripped on the side of the freeway. Insurance fk’d me. I have been fishing in 2 years since it happened. Having your stuff stolen that you worked your ass off sucks and when the law refuses to do anything it can leave you totally helpless. I like that you go and get yours.
It's very common here in the UK and honestly, I think in most places in the world, that leaving stuff unlocked, exposed, and not tied down outside by your mailbox or property unless stated otherwise is considered unwanted and free to take to a good home, It feels a little out of touch to not have registered that, you're basically deliberately setting people up to take things thinking it's free then claim it's stealing when it's clearly not, I feel pretty bad for the poor guys time being wasted, He absolutely thought it was just trash and had no idea who's it belonged to hence he thought you were a scam, it was enjoyable to watch, but also it really just wasn't stealing...
Bro, this was handled SO incredibly well. Like every single aspect was handled with respect, humility, genuine open-mindedness. I didn't expect it to end that way at all and totally applaud Whistlin for the way he handled everything. Whistlin deserves all the success he has, from my computer chair dude seems like a pretty fuckin standup dude.
Doxxing a man for picking up what looks like abandoned property/ trash that was put in a place where people commonly leave garbage or things they're giving away in some misguided attempt to feign thievery for views, is not respect. Its the opposite. The respectful thing to do is publicly apologize to this guy and delete this whole cluster of a video before RU-vid gets wind of it.
@@Nefville tbf the dude stole it, although it was just a misunderstanding. If someone stole something of yours you would do the same shit to find out who the person is to try and get it back, it was nice of Whistlin to let the guy keep it because it was a misunderstanding
