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the pervasive internet attitude that "it's just stuff, who cares? it's insured" certainly isn't helping matters either.
by jrnichols 5y ago
the pervasive internet attitude that "it's just stuff, who cares? it's insured" certainly isn't helping matters either.
- manuelabeledo 5y agoIt is just stuff. I would like to see more approaches like "why are people stealing stuff?", and I lean towards thinking that these people just don't have their basic needs fulfilled and they resort to crime.
- jrnichols 5y agoIt's not just stuff and that is a cavalier dismissal of what is a huge problem. > I would like to see more approaches like "why are people stealing stuff?", and I lean towards thinking that these people just don't have their basic needs fulfilled and they resort to crime. They have their basic needs fulfilled. Crime is a way easier means to an end. They can make more selling stolen merchandise than they'd make in a 40 hour work week. They steal stuff because it's thrilling and it's easy money.