I have no respect for people shoplifting non-essential items (like makeup, etc) but essential items like food is a different story.
Makeup is an essential item for professional women. I'm not saying it's right that it's essential, I'm just saying it is.
What about all the women who get by without wearing make-up?
Lots of people get by without wearing glasses too, but that doesn't mean that my blind eyes don't need them.
Lots of people get by without a therapist, but that doesn't mean my crumbling mental health doesn't need one.
Everyone needs different things to lean on -- don't shame others for having their own needs, even if you don't understand what it's like to be in their head. :-)
I personally have to lean on my private yacht to get by, so im glad people who judge me for it are in the wrong
This is my emotional support 4090. I need it.
They don't get jobs as flight attendants. If you already work in an industry that mandates make up use, and you're doing it tough, shoplifting make up seems like a smarter financial choice than getting fired over a lack of make up and having to find work in an entirely new industry.
As someone who currently doesn't even own a single article of make up (unless you count tinted zinc), yes, you can get by without it, but not everyone can, and loosing your job over other when you're already struggling financially isn't ideal.
Good for them, but a desperate person is going to look for any edge they can get.
The world is burning down around us, and the only people with the power to make an actual difference are throwing gas on the fire. Why the fuck should I even notice somebody shoplifting? Save your disrespect for the real criminals of society.
Reminder Wage Theft has by far the greatest total value compared to all other kinds of theft
(legitimate question) why don't people in need use food availability programs like food stamps instead of stealing for essentials?
Because if you make over $1400/month then you don't get food stamps. That isn't even rent where I live.
The median STUDIO apartment costs $2100.
when you have children to feed and you're hungry yourself - standing in line to fill in a form and wait an interderminate amount of time to be potentially denied something that comes with a huge amount of restrictions it's just easier to steal.
There is enough food and wealth to feed and home everyone. Theft is a service issue.
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The difference between stealing luxuries and necessities.
We judge ourselves by our motives, but others by their actions.
That's a lot to say in 11 words.
holy fuck
Here people are stealing expensive cheese and meats to sell to pay for drugs
I'm not particularly sympathetic towards that.
The fuck? How/where do they sell them? Who in their right minds would buy cheese or meat from a sketchy source?
Streetfood vendors mostly don't care about sources as long as the goods are good. I had a favorite place before that sold chocolate bars with no markup compared to nearby stores, and I was wondering why they'd even sell them given that chocolate doesnt really go well with their main offerings. Until I witnessed a junkie carry a box to them from the nearest supermarket and it all fell into place. Selling stolen product right across the road might've not worked in their favour though as the place changed hands not long after.
They sell to people they know. And they're still in their packaging and you know they've recently stolen it, so why not. Really cheap too
If I see someone stealing food, they could be stealing to sell it for drugs or they could be stealing to feed their hungry family. Why should I worry about the former when the latter is also a decent possibility?
If you're gonna steal cheese why wouldn't you steal the best cheese?
Right, especially if you're going to sell it. It used to be that you could sell the cheap stuff to Russia but even they aren't buying it anymore.
I'm certainly not a snitch, but my respect only goes towards people who are stealing what they need rather than what they want - the former is surviving the struggle, the other is kleptomania
Stealing Pasta and canned veggies = necessity.
Stealing Nike TNs when you're already wearing a pair = yeah fuck you.
Exactly, exactly - though I wouldn't judge people taking non-food items like soap, detergent, and other basic hygene products either. They're low cost goods most people need but might not be able to afford.
What's your opinion on stealing name brands?
Whenever I mention groceries being expensive, I have a few people comment that it's my own fault for buying name brands, and I agree, name brands aren't worth it when you're pinching pennies.
But I have allergies, and I have to be careful with shared equipment. I've had allergic reactions to certain brands of oats but not others, so even a cheap staple food like oats I may end up paying way more than the average person because I can't risk certain brands.
Sometimes that works in the opposite direction too, in a quest to find a brand of veggie stock powder I wasn't allergic to, I ended up riding my bike to the next town to try their asain grocers and found a huge 500g tin of stock powder for like $4, easily 5 times cheaper than any other brand at my usual store, and I wouldn't have gone hunting for it had the previous brand not changed their ingredients as part of a whole shrinkflation/cheaper ingredients for the same price end product initiative.
But I often wonder if people saw someone like me stealing, or using food stamps today buy name brand products, would they prejudge me as being superfluous without knowing my allergies already severely limit my diet, brand restrictions limit it even more.
It’s not my job to care or judge what someone else needs.
At Walmart, or at least the one I worked at, every single case and jar of baby formula was tagged with a security strip that sets off the alarms at the door, on the inside of the container to make it difficult to remove. Baby formula was the most stolen item in the store. It's also one of the most expensive food items in the store.
Coincidentally, I would also find empty packaging with the security strip still attached in the handicap bathroom that was far away from the front doors and the alarm sensors.
How fucking depressing is it to live in a country where people have to steal baby formula just to feed their babies?
Sounds like the education system should be improved to inform people of just how expensive and time consuming it is to procreate. All the time you see people do it who definitely do not have the means, and then being forced to steal and/or just suffer for years
What about someone who helps and teaches others how to shoplift effectively?
stealing a loaf of bread? good
stealing silver from a bishop? also good because he'll also give you some silver candlesticks too
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