Have you ever stolen anything?

[Dis]

I stole a couple of toys with my friend at a supermarket when I was about 10. I got caught too .

Other than that, online music is about the only thing I have stolen. I did take a couple of things from my decommssioning navy ship, but we would have just thrown all that stuff away- so that's not really stealing . I may have stole a few little notepads from the other navy ship I was on.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Osweld
Only form my friends.

And software companies, if you call that theft... er, and television/movie studios, too.


When I was young I stole a few G.I. Joe figures from a friend of mine. I don't know why, since I didn't even like those...

remind me not to be your friend . My G.I. Joes are mine, and mine only!!

[Arrian]

No, I really don't recall ever stealing anything.

I have, mind you, once broken things that were not mine to break, and I still feel bad about that to this day (got away with it).

-Arrian

[st_swithin]

No, but according to Lars Ulrich, yes.

[Adagio]

I have never stolen anything, but my brothers did, and brought me along... I was about 5 years old back then...

Do you remember those small things were you put in a coin, and out comes some candy? My brothers just melted the plastic, and emptied this thing... and it was during the day, just infront of the only store in town

[Buck Birdseed]

I'd have to disagree with the cashier giving too much scenario, whether the law claims it's stealing or not. A transaction is a transaction, lack of information doesn't come into it.

[JCG]

Not in my adult lifetime and certainly nothing of even remotely substantial monetary value.

[Heresson]

Well, I used to steal cookies and chocolates from my sister - as well as she used to steal them from me too. Sometimes we just exchanged.
I've stolen my grandma's clipses (don't know the word in English. It's kind of like earrings, but You don't have to have your ears pierced) when I was a child as well. They weren't costy. I just found some plates of thich they were made suitable for my robot construction. I never managed to make it, though. You should be happy about it; imagine a dreadful powerful robot in hands of 5-year old boy Heresson...

[Solver]

Nothing material. I just hate stealing, and I wouldn't be able to steal anything from a store, even if 100% confident I wouldn't be caught.

At the same time, I have pirated software...

[alva]

I had a period when I was 12 or 13 in which I stole quite a lot, then eventually I got caught and was glad for it. Was propably seeking some attention although they never told my parents. Didn't do it again (ok except for a few porn mags, hey, we didn't the pornshop of all pornshops that is tha internet availlable at the time )

[Kuciwalker]

Re: Have you ever stolen anything?

When I was four I took a squirtgun from a grocery store checkout line, but my mom noticed and made me give it back

[Brundlefly]

Originally posted by Buck Birdseed
I'd have to disagree with the cashier giving too much scenario, whether the law claims it's stealing or not. A transaction is a transaction, lack of information doesn't come into it.

When you walk into the checkout line, there is a tacit understanding between you and the market: They will add up the prices of the items as marked and advertised and in return you will pay them the total amount of those items. If they overcharge you whether intentionally or not, they are breaking the agreement. That is stealing and you would not be happy about it would you? Likewise if they undercharge you as in the example above, you are stealing.

Could a lawyer succesfully defend you against taking the extra change? Sure. He could say that you weren't aware of your actions, that you just put the change in your pocket without noticing the error. Now you would be a liar and a thief. Let's not play around with semantics here. You know in your own mind that by accepting the extra change you are taking advantage of the store by taking something not rightfully yours.

Read some of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. His position on ethics is summed up in his "Categorical Imperative" : "Act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at the same time will that it should become a universal law. " Test each maxim by asking yourself two questions: 1) Can I conceive of a world in which everyone follows this principle? ; 2) Would I be willing to live in such a world?

[JohnT]

Weed

You stole somebodies stash? Now I KNOW I don't like you!

[JohnT]

From the Godfather:

A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than 10 guys with guns.

Just wanted to throw that in there. Imran.

[atawa]

Except from about 200GB in music and DVD's not that much.


Oh, I kidnapped some garden gnomes once