Friend broke my camera idk what i should do?

tonight i was at a get togetherish type party with about 20 people
i set my purse on the couch and went outside to talk to people
i went back inside to get my camera out of my purse to take a picture and there were about 15 people sitting on the couches talking and messing around
i got in my purse and was walkign back out and noticed my camera and wallet missing
so i turned back around and said wheres my wallet and camera to everyone
i look over and some guy from school is going through my wallet and money in front of people
then i said who has my camera and everyone said josh did so he pulls it out and hands it to me and the lens are totally bent in and its broken like smashed
this is a 275$ camera that i saved up for for monthes
i didnt say anything but i went outside and started crying and walking home
i dont know if i should make the kid pay or what cause i dont want everyone to think im a ***** for making him pay cause everyone loves him
were all in 9th grade
what should i do?

it just kindof sucks that i cant leave my purse somewhere at a friends house without worrying about people going through all of my stuff...

I'd make him pay.. what an ***.. i'd be so pissed off to.. and i wouldn't care if people though ti was a *****.. don;t like me then dont talk to me.. thats how i think.. make him pay.. you saved money for that camera and you shouldn't have to lose it because of some moron


I know what you mean about leaving things at friends house and worrying... once somebody actually stole like $25 out of my purse when i left it for a little while.. this also happened at school to a friend of mine.. thats when i stopped carrying anything that was special to me or and large amount of cash.. anything i didn't want taken I left at home.. including cameras.. all my friends bring their cameras so i dont need mine.. they can send me the pictures.. it just isn't worth it because so many kids now a days are very rude and will take anything and not feel bad

Ya he may not be someone that goes around and smashes peoples cameras but he is the one who had it when it should have been in your purse so he is still in the wrong and should pay for it

if you got it recently you should see if the warranty stills covers it or if it can be repaired. as far as the guy that broke it, i would talk to him and ask him to pay for it, you don't have to be confrontational, just straight forward. or ask one of your friends to ask him with you.
btw, he shouldn't have been going through your stuff in the first place

you have absoltly everyright to be angry! make that a$$ hole pay for it!! Call him up right now and demand some money for it! hes not your friend if he's doing that to you

I think that you should make him pay because although you don't want to be mean if people think you don't care then they start to wreck your other stuff.

That is soo mean. Damn.

Make him pay you back or at least make him buy you another camera.

talk to him about it, and he is payable for the damage. talk to his parents.

Hmm thats sorta a tough one. I think that you should nicely ask him to pay you. And if he says again that its an accident tell him that it doesn't matter if it was an accident or not because it still cost you $275. If you confront him, no matter what don't back down from it and just keep thinking how much work you put in to getting the camera. Don't most of your friends back you up on this? Because you asking for your money back seems 100% reasonable.

Make him pay!!! Wow what an a** hole!!! Who cares if they all love him!!! He broke your camera and he shouldnt get away with it...no one is going to judge you and not like you just because you want him to buy you another camera because HE broke it...anyone would make the person pay...no matter what...i am going into 9th and if a guy broke my camera i would smack him across the head and make him pay!!! My friend had the same thing happen to her...our best guy friend took her camera after she JUST got it and she didnt want him touching it because it is like her baby and he took it and she tried to get it back and he swung his hand back and the camera slipped out of his hand and fell screen first onto the concrete...and it left a HUGE scratch on the screen...she was SO mad...i would deff make him pay or at least see if the store will give you a new one if you have a warranty on it...but idk if they will but i would at least try to...but if not dont just let this go...