My personal opinion on shoplifting would be that it is wrong, and I for one would not be able to do it. The simple reason being that I would not want the humiliation of being caught and the fact that it is against the law. Although some people for instance, homeless people, stealing to feed themselves could be said to have a reason for doing so, even though there are other alternatives available, for example the Good Shepherd or YMCA are possible. Also drug users who steal to pay for their habit and are perhaps at the lowest point in their lives have an excuse for stealing, even though it is wrong. I think that there are certainly different levels of circumstances and excuses for which people steal, if you take the examples of homeless people and drug users against examples of people who do it for a rush or say people stealing the latest make-up accessories, then I could certainly empathise with the first two examples more than the last two. It is definitely wrong and everyone who shops ends up paying for it. I would not say it's the worst crime, it is certainly not as bad as armed robbery, where the person suffering in that case would be emotionally scared if not financially hurt.
I came across this on the Internet and found it quite funny!!
Shoplifter: Come and Get me!
A supermarket theft was reported to Berlin’s Police recently. when the police got to the crime scene they surprisingly found out the the 30 year old shoplifter has left his contact info for the police!
The shoplifter who was born in Liverpool, England, left a note to the shop assistant and then left the store carrying a full bag of shopping in one hand and a pack of toilet paper under his arm. The note was saying the following message in German:
“Call the police, I’ve just stolen…”
So the officers went to the address provided and surprisingly they found the shoplifter there! he admitted the crime with no problem and justified it by saying that he and his girlfriend(who was pregnant) were having cashflow problems because of a mistake by the social security office.
The police spokesman said this about the act:
“You don’t come across criminals like this every day.The man wouldn’t say why he tipped us off.“
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