EmperorHenry ,
@EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I guess it depends on what you're shoplifting and who you're stealing from.

Like, stealing a gaming rig from a mom-and-pop style PC building/repair shop wouldn't be okay

el_abuelo ,

To me, shop lifting is taking small value items.

What you described is, to me, theft.

IANAL

MacNCheezus ,
@MacNCheezus@lemmy.today avatar

Here's the deal: as long as you're not being an asshole about doing any of these things, I'll probably overlook it.

Start acting a fool however, and I'll have the cops come collect you.

ZeroTHM ,

Precisely correct.

The_Tired_Horizon ,
@The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world avatar

I'm working from inside to ruin the corps clearly 😂

RizzRustbolt ,

I never saw so many people shoplifting when I worked at Hy-vee.

antidote101 ,

Why not buy some under water drills and an underwater propulsion device then go down to the marina and sink some expensive yatchs? How about slashing some police tires?

Why not study an industry you wanna take down and figure out how? Or gather an online flash mob and invade a conservative website or institution. How about running for office at your local council? Or sending letters to good and bad politicians saying what you think. Contact the media about something you believe but make sure it's the right level for what you're saying.

Or go read some leftwing theory.

Cowbee ,

Some of that is adventurism, so I would say organizing comes first. Sinking yachts does little without a mass leftist movement to take advantage of the damage.

Theory is great too, it makes your practice sharper.

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

a tent in the woods

That's where tents belong, though. It's called camping.

boeman ,

I thought people only went glamping nowadays.

jagungal ,

No, people only post glamping to social media. Plenty of people still go camping.

cumskin_genocide ,

I never snitch, ever. If my neighbour was a serial killer, I'd just move instead of calling the cops.

lseif ,

i'd give him a shopping list...

glouriousgouda ,
@glouriousgouda@lemmy.myserv.one avatar

I remember being told that an adult could sleep in a car, but with a child, sleeping in a car is considered "endangerment". Doubly so if you're a CIS gender male with a female child.
This was a Texas CPS social worker. We just had a flood and were brainstorming ideas for temporary shelter for folks.

buzz86us ,

And we pay to keep them homeless between shit charities with stocked boards making $100k yearly, ER visits, and arrests/enforcement.. This system of capitalism is totally ducked build dense affordable housing, and watch America become actually great again.

werefreeatlast ,

Totally!.... At the home Depot if someone shoplifts a drill, tell them where the drill bits are. Chances are they won't be able to come back to home Depot again for a while. They might as well have all they need.

lemmylem ,

What if they're shoplifting at my store?

explodicle ,

Then direct them to Walmart because your owner-operated store with no employees is too rare already.

KillingTimeItself ,

i genuinely can't believe there are laws around sleeping in vehicles these days. You want me to pack up and fuck off after a day? Fine, i'll do that, i can live with that. Fuck you for making it illegal though. Actual bullshit.

ThatWeirdGuy1001 ,
@ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world avatar

I only lie to three people. Cops, judges, and my parents.

cordlesslamp ,

I know people who are shoplifting for "fun" or for "the thrill". They don't even care about the items and they definitely don't care about the shop owner. They just do it when they see the chances.

samus12345 ,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar

Unless it's a small business, I don't care about the shop owner, either.

nathan ,

Won't anyone think of the shareholders!

samus12345 ,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar

Many will, but I won't be among them!

Kusimulkku ,

Gas Station Encounters is a great channel to see shoplifters in action.

Pays 100$ for gas, 50$ worth of scratch tickets, 20$ worth of soda

Steals a 50¢ candy bar

Some people are just... lmao

flora_explora ,
@flora_explora@beehaw.org avatar

But who are we to judge when shoplifting is appropriate or not? Also, if you are shoplifting to spite the capitalist system, you are doing society a favor. If you are shoplifting in a small self-owned store that is struggling itself, this would be less than ideal. But all other large corporate-owned shops are ethically OK to shoplift imo.

Kusimulkku ,

But who are we to judge when shoplifting is appropriate or not?

Seems like that's the whole post.

flora_explora ,
@flora_explora@beehaw.org avatar

Yes, but the person I was commenting on judged people who were shoplifting for "fun"

Maggoty ,

I sleep outside just because sometimes. So anyways homeless people don't exist right?

Rocketpoweredgorilla ,
@Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca avatar

I'm just a tool of my own design.

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