We would never advocate for violence or vigilante justice on Sick Chirpse, but a lot of people seem to be getting some satisfaction out of this clip of a man in West London dealing with a thief he caught breaking into his work van.

Safe to say, it’s not an address he’ll want to visit again:

Happened in west London a guy caught a thief in his work van pic.twitter.com/C9zDC0mxyZ

— London & UK Street News (@CrimeLdn) December 15, 2023

There’s some debate to be had over whether he and his son (or whoever the other lad was) were justified in beating the crap out of this thief, but you’d hope they also called the police too so this may have a chance of getting dealt with appropriately (although that’s never a sure thing these days). I wonder if the van owner would also catch a case, after beating the guy up so badly?

Either way, it’s nice to see a thief get caught in the act, knowing that pretty much every tradesman in every UK city has had their van broken into at one point or another. Hopefully this prat learned his lesson and will seek out a real job rather than risk another beatdown of this magnitude.

Meanwhile over in Doncaster, a home owner got slammed through a wall after trying to stop a thief stealing his car. Doesn’t always go your way, unfortunately.