oh geez, that's just cheeky...

I know someone (an artist as well) who got robbed, they stole all his computer equipment. He was watching trademe (NZ equivalent of ebay) and found someone who was trying to sell it (he could tell it was his stuff because it was so customized). so he won the auction and bought the police with him and they nailed the seller. Unfortunately all the data was gone but he had a backup that was about 2 years old...

do you get charged if people get hurt in your house while robbing it?