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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Worth noting that this data is voluntarily self-reported.

Rich people might be more willing to self report because they aren't afraid of the consequences if they're caught.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure but this isn’t really new research, there’s been several that suggest “wealth” is more likely to cause bad and cheating behaviour

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok, but that doesn't mean you stop critically evaluating the quality of publications.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Absolutely!

The results aren’t surprising, but the methods are so bad that they should ask for a refund on their education 😝

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Because being rich always comes from theft

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I did assets protection for target from 2000 to 2004 and a huge portion of my shoplifters were middle age white women that typically had the money to pay for the stuff they stole. Next on the list was kids and I worked in stores in some pretty rough neighborhoods. It’s been a while so I think behaviors have changed a bit but bored housewives were always my biggest problem.

A lot of them stole so often they even knew the dollar amount to keep it a misdemeanor. In Massachusetts at the time 250 or higher was a felony.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I honestly think they don't see the big deal because the amount is trivial to them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some people are so poor, all they have is money.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because they know they have plausible deniability - why would I steal, I'm rich! And it gives them a thrill.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Also if somehow they do get in trouble for it they can afford the consequences

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Rules are for peasants.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They even moreso feel like "It's not my fucking job, I already have a job, so suck it." than the rest of us.