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We all know it is, but can you list ten reasons why? I had to do this for school. a lot tougher than you think.
it doesnt do any good for the economy
tax payers (like your mum and dad) have to pay the government to make up for all the money lost when people steal
its a crime that usually leads to more seriouse crimes
and sealing something small often leads to bigger more expensive things
those stolen things are sold on the blackmarket to fuel other illegal crimes
the person stealing doesnt learn about the value of money, and if they steal reguarly they completely waste a life they could have otherwise spent made worthwhile
sometimes poeple who steal drag there friends into helping them, which creates even more people stealing
apart from stealing something from a store there are also other types of stealing, like internet/atm scams that steal peoples money from there bank acounts and use the money for other illegal crimes
thats all I can think of, hope it helped :]
I think jazlovestoskate has got most of them. I was caught stealing recently and you can read about it if you look up my question. I would add:
You get caught, it is really humiliating and embarrassing to be made a prisoner of somebody else in front of a whole bunch of other people.
You get caught, you may get handcuffed. That was scary and kind of painful.
You get caught, you may have to go to jail. (More of the same.)
You get caught, you get punished. (I gotta pay the store a fine of $235 and I don't know how bad my criminal sentence will be yet.)
You get a criminal record, I hear it's going to be hard to get a job.
So, aside from all the moral issues, it's wrong for yourself.
You may not know what the value of that object was to the previous owner... This is interesting. I used to steal little things from houses we went to view when moving house as a child. I started shoplifting yet more silly tatt when I was 12 - 14. I stole from my first jobs - money from the tills, free coffee compensation vouchers, coffee grinders, sacks of coffee, books, anything I could slip in to my bag. Free stuff. I love it. I think it's the triumph I get at the end after making a clean escape, hands full of loot.
