While I don’t do it myself, I don’t consider stealing from big name stores theft and am, actually, completely morally fine with it. Will not report somebody stealing even if I see them.
Let’s not forget the rampant wage theft across the entirety of the US, much less the ongoing grift they’re pulling on its citizens re: “shoplifting”, etc. being the big scary Evil — when wage theft stats completely destroy the charts in comparison to all other commercial/consumer theft, including misappropriation by employees! 😡
TL;DR: Stealing from big corps isn’t theft. It’s a civic duty, at this point.
While I don’t do it myself, I don’t consider stealing from big name stores theft and am, actually, completely morally fine with it. Will not report somebody stealing even if I see them.
The day big corporations stop stealing from the workers is the day I care about stealing from them. That day will not come.
Let’s not forget the rampant wage theft across the entirety of the US, much less the ongoing grift they’re pulling on its citizens re: “shoplifting”, etc. being the big scary Evil — when wage theft stats completely destroy the charts in comparison to all other commercial/consumer theft, including misappropriation by employees! 😡
TL;DR: Stealing from big corps isn’t theft. It’s a civic duty, at this point.