AIO for kicking my BIL out of my house and talking to the police about Grand Theft Auto charges?
When I graduated high school, I also graduated with my Associate’s Degree and received an academic scholarship to finish my Bachelor’s. My parents had saved for my college tuition, so since they no longer needed that money for school, they bought me a car instead and helped me with a down payment on a house.
The car was a 2000 Monte Carlo SS Pace Car Edition. It meant a lot to me. It wasn't your traditional sports car or anything. But again, I loved it and it was fun to drive.
Two years later, my dad got cancer and I sold the car to help my family financially. I loved that car, but family came first.
Recently, I finally found another one. Basically brand new. Only 4,000 miles on it, still had plastic on parts of the interior. I had it shipped from Canada.
I drove it exactly once.
This past weekend my wife and I were out of town. My brother-in-law is currently staying with us temporarily (which is already a point of stress). Without my permission or knowledge, he allowed my niece and her boyfriend to take the car to prom.
I didn’t even know they were getting ready for prom at my house.
The boyfriend wrecked it. Totaled it.
Now my wife thinks I should “let it go” and just accept the insurance pay out because “they’re kids.” The insurance has offered me quite a bit more than the KBB. But I am furious and honestly heartbroken.
I genuinely cannot understand how someone thinks it’s okay to hand over the keys to a car they do not own, or have authorization to lend out to an 18-year-old kid for prom pictures and a joyride.
To me this wasn’t an accident involving borrowed family transportation. This is more than "just property". They knowingly took something that wasn’t theirs without permission. That feels a lot closer to carelessness and theft than a simple mistake and lapse in judgement.
Link for example but not my car......https://www.rkmotors.com/vehicles/4697/2000-chevrolet-monte-carlo-ss-pace-car-edition?srsltid=AfmBOooWP7WKmJG1sJnSEetWCWvREb5kXOOouQ9dudz7DIVTAoVC5ELS
Am I overreacting against both the boyfriend and my brother-in-law? I am kicking him out of our house and have talked to detectives about Grand Theft charges.