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> Consider it a payment for my wasted time and doing the work that used to be handled by the cashier. These types of justifications seem bizarre to me. Do we s

> Consider it a payment for my wasted time and doing the work that used to be handled by the cashier. These types of justifications seem bizarre to me. Do we steal fuel because attendants no longer pump fuel? Or rob banks due to ATMs? Do we steal software due to frameworks and automation tools? If you just want to steal things, steal them. The high horse angle seems crazy to me though. I doubt you shopped at the national chain supermarket you probably shop with minimum wage workers in mind previously. But it's a good moral high ground to hold because you now steal as it's easier.

bombela 3y ago
When the machine doesn't work, I have zero recourse. And the single attendant, if available, has none either. Cashiers used to be able to manual pass an item. not anymore. So I can either leave the store without the item, or steal it and leave with what I came for. I choose the second option because it is more convenient. It only happened a couple time so far. The first time the attendant couldn't help me, so I just took it as it was for an urgent repair. The second time I didn't even bother the attendant. I did this in front of the cameras. I would pay if the system let me to.
- averageRoyalty 3y ago
  > So I can either leave the store without the item, or steal it and leave with what I came for. I choose the second option because it is more convenient. This logic is the part that confuses me. It's more convenient to steal a car when you're walking, or mug someone than work a shift at your job. If I walk into a shop with an attendant and their point of sales system is down, I don't start taking whatever I want. Inconvenience doesn't justify crime.