I agree Luanne should not encourage Howie if she’s not interested, but what did he do to deserve minimal courtesy? He didn’t do anything wrong. Perhaps he has OCD? Or might be on the Spectrum? I have a friend that always has to align his french fries by size before he eats them. He’s an awesome guy. Does he deserve minimal courtesy?
Could it be possible that Tara is guilty of having friends over that actually did the stealing? Is it possible that her “dumb” friends stole the TV and snacks and took it to her room? She would be guilty of not notifying security on her friends? I wonder because, if someone stole a TV and broke into a vending machine at my school, they would be arrested.
Perhaps Jack is gay?