Someone Got Their Camera Equipment Stolen

Maybe you heard about the guy who got his camera equipment stolen while he was shooting at Nathan Phillips Square last weekend.  My original response was to post to Twitter to help get this guy's equipment back. But after thinking about this for a day or two I have a sh*t tonne of questions.

Why was he carrying all his gear? (Like EVERYTHING including laptops [as in more than one?] and hard drives. If I took all my gear with me I would have to lug a full size suitcase! My external hard drives and laptops don't leave the house. I leave with two of my camera bodies [one mirrorless, and one DSLR] with appropriate lenses attached with one of my trusty 40mp camera phones in my pocket and maybe one of my tripods)

Why did he leave it unattended? (My camera equipment is as precious to me {and likely as expensive} as some people's personal vehicles. Leaving my camera bag anywhere would be the equivalent of you leaving your vehicle parked out front with the keys in the ignition. So maybe to say he deserved it is a bit harsh.  But, if this is for real, he learned a valuable lesson.)

Why did he just stand by and watch it being stolen … Are you kidding me? You don't even hear him grumble about it as he's recording. Trust me you'd hear me grumble and then some.

Then for him to say he didn't file a police report, yet, if someone sees his backpack anywhere to reach out to him. What is he going to do? Without a police report he will likely end up in hot water with those very police he wishes to defund.

So why doesn't he set up a Go Fund Me page with a list of all the stolen equipment. I would have contributed. He's getting all donations in cash sent directly to him. He has posted to his Instagram stating in writing "I’m not doing a go fund me, but I’ll do some discounted videos" to, as he explains, replace his laptop. Well what's he going to shoot them with?

​No worries. I'm just gonna hang onto my extra cash. Buy myself some new gear.