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In addition to this obvious point is the fact that most people who shoplift something do it because they can't afford to buy it. How does charging $320 fix tha
by Intermernet 12y ago
In addition to this obvious point is the fact that most people who shoplift something do it because they can't afford to buy it.
How does charging $320 fix that underlying problem? If anything, it makes it worse.
- vasco 12y agoCan you provide a source for that?
- matthewmacleod 12y agoIn addition to this obvious point is the fact that most people who shoplift something do it because they can't afford to buy it. Is that actually the case? It seems intuitively obvious, but I expect there are actually quite a few other reasons people end up shoplifting.
- jacquesm 12y agoFactors that cause people to shoplift: peer pressure to possess an item they can't afford (teenagers need brand 'x' stuff to fit in), thrill seeking, mental issues (kleptomania), simple poverty.
- mercer 12y agoI know quite a few people who have admitted to shoplifting in their past, often regularly, and almost exclusively from their own employer. It was often a way to express dissatisfaction with the work, or to 'compensate' for low pay. And according to them, all of their colleagues did the same, and often involved their friends too. As a teenager I worked at McDonalds for a year. We had pants without pockets, and I was told that this was primarily to keep employees from stealing.