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No one has to steal, and it's insulting to honorable low-income people to claim otherwise.
by stewx 3y ago
No one has to steal, and it's insulting to honorable low-income people to claim otherwise.
- feintruled 3y agoYou sure the social safety net is that good?
- throwawa14223 3y agoNo safety net is require to say stealing is immoral.
- feintruled 3y agoI didn't mention the morality of it. The statement was 'no one HAS to steal' so I was taking it as a statement that no-one will starve without stealing which must surely be a comment on the social safety net. My three assumptions here are that some people are starving, stealing to eat is the canonical excusable crime, and that 'just get a job' is not a solution. If you disagree with any of those, then that's your opinion but we have nothing further to discuss as we start from a different premise.
- throwawa14223 3y ago>stealing to eat is the canonical excusable crime You're absolutely correct, we disagree on premises about the world. Have a wonderful day, I'm sorry for what amounts to a nonsensical response on my part.
- WXLCKNO 3y ago> No one has to steal Did a double take on this one. There are plenty of scenarios where stealing is honorable.
- WalterBright 3y agoBeing a thief isn't honorable.
- WXLCKNO 3y agoIt's not black or white. Stealing food from Walmart so your kids have the extra they need to grow is very honorable in my mind. It may feel shameful but it's honorable to me.