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I have never said anything, but that is generally because I prefer not to get involved. Last year I saw a little girl steal a candy bar at the register of a big box store. She could not have been over 10. She was actually very sly about it and I am sure it was not her first time. I wish I had said something now, but at the time I was in a rush. I felt it was not my responsibility. I now wonder if I could have set the girl straight... probably not.
I see a lot of people implying that someone might need the stolen goods; so this makes it okay. There also seems to be an attitude that it is worse to steal from mom&pop shops. While I do believe more harm is caused to a mom&pop shop by theft; I do not believe theft from a big box store is morally superior. I think these attitudes are what breeds the kind of behavior that makes people steal without remorse.
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