The Word Alive are currently on a US tour with Starset. While in Michigan the band had some of their belongings stolen from them. Luckily @Philthelightguy had equipped the stolen items with tracking devices called Airtags. The Airtags allowed the band to travel to the exact location of their stolen possessions and attempt to retrieve them. What happened next was inspiring. The band bartered for their belongings offering the thieves a combination of marijuana, whiskey, and money ($20) in exchange for their own stuff.
The band has received some negative feedback regarding their chosen tactics, but the band’s frontman Tyler “Telle” Smith addressed the negative feedback aimed towards the band on Twitter.
Smith posted, on Twitter, the basic account of what went down once the band arrived at the assailants house. Some commented about how dangerous their approach was and wondered why the police weren’t called, while others disagreed with the band basically paying off the alleged thieves. Smith revealed that the band did try to involve the police, but they didn’t show up.
Smith commented on Twitter,
“To anybody confused: Yes we called cops, no they didn’t care nor did they come. We had to leave out of state to continue tour. We knew approaching them non-aggressively was smarter, we tried to make the most of a bad situation in hopes of getting our belongings and staying safe.”
Check out the entire Twitter thread here.
Started off today by getting robbed
Then tracking them with Air Tags
Showed up, and this is how it went
Thank god @Philthelightguy had air tags you beautiful man 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/bq32tI8yCl
— T E L L E (@tellesmith) November 29, 2021
We said we didn’t want any problems we just wanted our stuff back
They complimented my @ethika underwear 😂
We said it’s all good, gave them some weed some whiskey and $20 as a peace offering
— T E L L E (@tellesmith) November 29, 2021
To anybody confused:
Yes we called cops, no they didn’t care nor did they come
We had to leave out of state to continue tour
We knew approaching them non-aggressively was smarter, we tried to make the most of a bad situation in hopes of getting our belongings and staying safe
— T E L L E (@tellesmith) November 30, 2021
They aren’t our friends, they thought we were by the end and wanted a photo. Knew this would be one of the most ridiculous stories ever but shit
Glad we handled our own shit and everyone got out safely, that’s all I care about
A lot of internet tough guys in this thread lol
— T E L L E (@tellesmith) November 30, 2021
By the end they were trying to sign us to a label deal lol one dude said “we could use a rock band” 😂😂😂
— T E L L E (@tellesmith) November 29, 2021
