I was recently the victim of a burglary. The person who did this to me is in jail, and I have had a huge mix of emotions about it. No one in my life seems to understand this. long story short, I set this man up to be caught and he is facing several felony charges and a lot of jail time.
The problem is, I feel terribly guilty for doing this to him. I don't want him to go to prison. I feel very sorry for him. Is this a normal reaction to being the victim of a crime like this?
It is a very long story, but he was someone that worked on my house and I got to know him somewhat. He is a Meth addict among other drugs. Why do I feel bad for him? I don't even want him to have to serve time in prison. I think he would be better off to receive drug treatment.
Keep in mind, this incident will be after he had already had 6 other felony convictions in his past, and some of them not so nice.