Who should pay for my missing headphones?

• Author: Galanes, Philip
• Position: What Would You Do? - Brief article

Two months ago, I left my $250 headphones at a friend's house. When I went there recently, she said she couldn't find them. I think she's being dishonest. Maybe she lent them to someone or broke them. I know I'm responsible for my own property, but if the tables were turned, I'd repay her for her loss. Thoughts?--Anonymous

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE that you're responsible for your own property, but you don't seem to mean it. We all lose things. But on discovering we have left a prized belonging at a pal's place, we should...