Both. Both are crimes and harm everyone.
this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2023
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Shoplifting
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exchanging tricks and experiences. discussing trends and events. connecting shoplifting to politcal theory and praxis. also memes.
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Not really at the same level, though.
Credit to @cerement for uploading the image
Image description
[Image description:
A graph comparing the relative costs of different types of theft represented as area of a rectangle, with categories and dollar amounts in text:
Wage Theft (when employers steal from employees)
Minimum wage violations $23.20 billion
Overtime violations $8.80 billion
Rest Break violations $4.0 billion
Off-the-clock violations $3.20 billion
Other types of theft
Larceny $5.30 billion
Burglary $4.10 billion
Auto Theft $3.80 billion
Robbery $0.34 billion
* all $ amounts are per year
** all data is for the U.S.
]
Seems like the discussion started early in this post, usually that results in more comments. Please keep the rules in the sidebar in your mind before you comment. I would like to point a some that might be relevant:
- be constructive & empathic
- do not derail discussions with your concerns about morality or ethics
You can always use the pinned post Why a(nother) shoplifting community to talk about why you think stealing is wrong.