Is my friend lying or should I believe him?

Ex
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Yesterday I loaned my PS4 and games to my friend. We met and put it in his backpack. Then we went to his house to set up the console, but he forgot his keys.
That's why we went to a playground and talked and waited there. He said that he should go to his grandma quickly (his parents didn't know he was outside, he was under house arrest)
He said that he can only go to Grandma. Then I let him go to her (didn't know where she lived, but he said that she lives very close). I went home.

In the evening he wrote to me and said that when he went home, two guys hit him in the stomach and stole his backpack.
The thing is… He has tried many times to convince me to buy the console from him for money or things. I don't know whether to believe him because it all seems too suspicious to me.

br

That sounds like an excuse.

st

Sounds very suspicious and I would strongly recommend that your parents have a conversation with his parents and if that doesn't work I would (if he's 14 or older) even file a report with the police.

Theoretically, if his story was correct, he should have already placed an ad against unknown persons.

Al

For me, that seems very implausible. You shouldn't suspect him from the start because there's still a chance that he's telling the truth, but you don't have to believe that either! On the other hand, he would certainly have acted if that had been true.

If the games are important to you then don't let up. Try to ask him about what happened. If he no longer knows exactly what "happened", the chances are high that he is lying. Tell him that you don't believe him and that you would like your games back because you would call his parents or something. How old are you? Depending on the situation, you can also call in your parents, which is usually more useful if the parents talk to each other or the parents talk to the boy.

Also make it clear to him that you have the right to call the police because this is about theft. Let's see if he's still that cool then. And keep a close eye on your games going forward.

Ex

We're both 13

Al

Okay, then he would not have come of age. But then the ad would hit his parents, you can also make him aware of that because then you buckle more quickly.

if he doesn't get it out himself, please talk to your parents. Games like that are worth little and I find it impossible to just steal them (and that's nothing else). Maybe you can make out he's borrowing a game, but he can't just take it with him. Especially not with such an absurd lie. I wouldn't entrust my games to someone like that

Is

I think he's lying.

fo

Trust is one of the most important things in friendship so trust what he says.

Believe him! XD

Ex

Who are you?