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0 pointsspinach6y ago0 comments

> Essentially everyone has stolen at some point in their lives

Isn't this a fairly wild claim? I've never stolen anything and can't imagine doing so. That's a pretty dismal view of the human race isn't it.

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culturestate6y ago

I don’t think they’re suggesting that everyone on earth has purposefully become a thief at one point, but that sometimes it just happens.

I’ve definitely walked out of a supermarket with a bottle of water that I picked up while shopping and forgot to pay for - I still stole it, even if unintentionally.

journalctl6y ago

How often do you unintentionally walk into someone’s unlocked house and steal something, though?

tlb6y ago

In the Canadian North, it's traditional to leave your summer cabin unlocked over the winter so that if someone is lost in the woods they can come in and warm up. It wasn't unusual to come back find that someone had used it over the winter.

input_sh6y ago

I've unintentionally stolen dozens of lighters from the houses I've visited while I was a smoker.

kelnos6y ago

That's... not what the parent upthread said, though.

csomar6y ago

> I’ve definitely walked out of a supermarket with a bottle of water that I picked up while shopping and forgot to pay for - I still stole it, even if unintentionally.

You only steal it if you realize it and don't return back to pay. Happened with me a few times, the cashiers will really appreciate it.

freeflight6y ago

Does that also apply when the cashier gives you too much/not enough return cash?

A while ago my to-go order from McD somehow included an extra cheeseburger.

Was that maybe a "present" by the company to a loyal customer? Should I have gone back and paid for a cheeseburger I never ordered? But if I give it back to them, they would just throw it in the trash anyway because they can't sell it to another customer.

_carl_jung6y ago

I did this with an entire rucksack full of groceries once when I was tired and used the self-checkout. When I came back the cashiers expressed surprise that I even did!

nitwit0056y ago

You complained about the theft claim, but not the trespassing claim, so it seems I still need that lock to keep you from wandering in.

You probably have stolen something, even if it's just a failure to return a book you borrowed from someone, or office supplies that wandered off with you (pens vanish like you wouldn't belive).

userbinator6y ago

Digitally, I'd say yes (depending on your viewpoints of IP.) Physically, no.

benj1116y ago

Ikea pencils?

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