this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2023
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Shoplifting

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exchanging tricks and experiences. discussing trends and events. connecting shoplifting to politcal theory and praxis. also memes.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Both. Both are crimes and harm everyone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not really at the same level, though.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Credit to @cerement for uploading the image

Image description[Image description: A graph comparing the relative costs of different types of theft represented as area of a rectangle, with categories and dollar amounts in text:

Wage Theft (when employers steal from employees)
Minimum wage violations $23.20 billion
Overtime violations $8.80 billion
Rest Break violations $4.0 billion
Off-the-clock violations $3.20 billion

Other types of theft
Larceny $5.30 billion
Burglary $4.10 billion
Auto Theft $3.80 billion
Robbery $0.34 billion

* all $ amounts are per year
** all data is for the U.S.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seems like the discussion started early in this post, usually that results in more comments. Please keep the rules in the sidebar in your mind before you comment. I would like to point a some that might be relevant:

  • be constructive & empathic
  • do not derail discussions with your concerns about morality or ethics

You can always use the pinned post Why a(nother) shoplifting community to talk about why you think stealing is wrong.