You'd be amazed how easy it is to walk out of a place like that with a massive television and no one blinking an eyelid. All it takes is confidence, a couple of simple tricks and a little bit of luck on your side.PumpItUp said:
Poll: Is it culturally acceptable to steal from walmart?
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I don't believe in moral absolutes. There is very nearly always a grey area or situation (I say 'nearly' because I'm assuming there's always gonna be something I can't think of) in any ethical problem. Just sayin'. And without that, I've just never been able to be convinced of the serious harm in shoplifting. You endanger no one but yourself (unless you do it in a situation where a staff member can be directly blamed and thus punished) and no matter how great the losses, it's still a drop in the bloody ocean. Employees keep their jobs, one or two less Wal-Marts are set up a year, execs keep their massive salaries. The world goes on.PumpItUp said:
Doesn't matter where you steal from, it's not right. I work in a little shop and I nearly battered this teenager I caught nicking a Mars bar. I mean a Mars bar getting stolen certainly isn't life or death but it's pretty disheartening for staff when they see things going missing.
Don't look at Wal-mart as a big picture, but think of it as simply another store. Don't make things any more difficult.
Don't look at Wal-mart as a big picture, but think of it as simply another store. Don't make things any more difficult.
Sweet, since to you stealing is ok, when can I come over to your house. Do you own a console system? Next Gen or Old gen?fullmetalangel said:
The higher ups that make WalMart evil won't pay for it. Stolen merchandise is usually paid for by the people WalMart is exploiting.
If you're like...Robin Hood. Then no, stealing is fine.
Actually, it's strange. For me, sometimes good people have to do bad things. If such a thing requires stealing from an awful organization/store chain, then sure. I'm not going to, but go right ahead.
Actually, it's strange. For me, sometimes good people have to do bad things. If such a thing requires stealing from an awful organization/store chain, then sure. I'm not going to, but go right ahead.
Now I'm overtly anti Daily Mail outrage, but this could be a sign of the problem we have in society, a growing group of people who think it's ok to break the law if they can get away with it, can break stuff, abuse people etc, can even beat people up so long as they win...
Maybe you can steal from Walmart and get away with it, but it's not right, it's that simple.
I admit I've pirated a few cds, movies and games in my time, too, but I know it's a bad thing and I should have bought them. I think it's not so much the problem that people are stealing now, but that some people think it's acceptable to, so long as they don't get caught.
Note: I'm not trying to start a piracy is theft topic here, just pointing out that I know piracy is wrong and so is theft. I certainly never thought I was striking a blow against 'the man'.
Maybe you can steal from Walmart and get away with it, but it's not right, it's that simple.
I admit I've pirated a few cds, movies and games in my time, too, but I know it's a bad thing and I should have bought them. I think it's not so much the problem that people are stealing now, but that some people think it's acceptable to, so long as they don't get caught.
Note: I'm not trying to start a piracy is theft topic here, just pointing out that I know piracy is wrong and so is theft. I certainly never thought I was striking a blow against 'the man'.
I really don't know what to think. I would never actually steal from a store, but I don't really see the big dead with downloading music and movies and such. I don't think it's culturally acceptable though. I mean, you don't go to Walmart and see a bunch of people taking whatever they want off the shelves and stuffing it in their pockets. In fact, I've never seen anyone actually steal anything from Walmart.
And the Walmart hate is just silly. Hating a store because it's big corporation is an idea I've never understood. Just watch Penn & Teller talk about it.
And the Walmart hate is just silly. Hating a store because it's big corporation is an idea I've never understood. Just watch Penn & Teller talk about it.
