A California thrift shop owner set up a vendor stand at a market in Los Angeles over the weekend. However, while there, she noticed that a young woman stole a purse from her stand. Chasing down the alleged thief, who ran away on heels, she documents what happened.
Maya (@maya_zein) owns a vendor stand where she sells thrifted goods, like vintage purses and clothes. While at the Silverlake Flea Market in California, she noticed that a woman walked off with one of her purses without paying. Maya took off after the alleged thief, who was walking quickly away from her in heels. Maya records the woman, shouting after her, “Give me back my purse, I know you have it!”
Maya continues following the woman, telling her that she sees the purse inside the bag she’s carrying. At one point, the woman slows down, but Maya still doesn’t make a move to take her purse back. By the end of the video, Maya picks up speed and aggressively reaches for the woman’s bag. Things get a little physical and heated for a few moments, with the women screaming and fighting with each other.
In a follow-up video, Maya commands the woman to “open up her bag” and show her that the purse isn’t inside. She won’t do it, despite a security guard standing right next to them. The guard watches the argument but does nothing to step in. Maya keeps telling the woman to prove she isn’t “guilty” but she makes no move to defend herself. In the end, Maya says in another video that the woman “got away” with her bag, despite not paying for it.
Commenters immediately reacted to Maya’s video, with many joking about how slowly Maya chased the purse thief. One commenter quipped, “You obviously didn’t want it back that bad.” Another stated, “It’s yours. Just grab it!”
Another commenter understood why Maya wasn’t heavy-handed when taking back what was hers. They mentioned, “I get you have to be careful with assault charges even though she is the thief. But you couldn’t grab the bag? Rip it so the things fall out and grab your bag?” Another added, “This pmo so much. I used to vent at MTP and it’s happened to me. As a young seller, too, it was so discouraging because it’s not easy work!” Commenters continue to share their opinions and similar stories on Maya’s video.
