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why would a store exist if you didn’t have to pay for stuff in it?
by olonn 4y ago
why would a store exist if you didn’t have to pay for stuff in it?
- mxkopy 4y agoNot the point of my argument "Some shoplifting shouldn't be a crime" != "You don't have to pay for things at a store"
- chroma 4y agoSo what do you think should happen if someone takes stuff without paying?
- mxkopy 4y agoSo what do you think should happen about exploitative-by-default corporate practices?
- dragonwriter 4y agoWell, wage theft is technically a crime in some jurisdictions, but almost never prosecuted even where it is, leaving only civil compensatory remedies. Treating far more minor (both in absolute value and relative to the wealth of the victim) cases of tangible personal property theft in the form of shoplifting, which has basically mirror-image class dynamics, the same way way doesn’t seem unfair.
- chroma 4y agoThat's like saying it's OK to pour your used oil down the storm drain because Exxon-Mobil pollutes in the Gulf of Mexico.