Saturday, October 31, 2009

Would you sympathize a thief under certain circumstances?

what if a little boy went into a liquor store and stole a bag of cookies because he and his little sister is starving on the streets? and what is your solution to this if you were the owner of the liquor store after the little boy told you his situation?

some might say a thief is a thief, and that no sympathy should be felt for them. but sometimes we have to understand the thief's situation and forgive. If I was the owner, I would forgive the boy and would even offer him and his sister a job at the store, and probably would try my best to find a shelter for them.
Answer:
there is no excuse for any crime in this world. As much as a certain political party would want you to believe that every crime does have a reason and the person committing the crime is a helpless human being and needs a 500th chance this just isn't true.

I would tell the little boy he will be working a weekend at my store breaking down boxes, cleaning up the outside of the bldg, taking out trash, etc and is to be checked for items every night....or I can call the police.

No excuse at all, you pay for anything and everything you take.
there are no absolutes in this world...as a rule though,if you try hard enough,you can justify almost anything..even murder and rape...self justification is amazing.."she really wanted it"...in the deviants mind,its perfectly OK to do what he wants.......so as a general statement...no
Depends
The boy could've asked me for a job, or simply ask for food instead of stealing, which is wrong no matter how you look at it, and I would've surely helped him.
I would forgive him if I would caught him stealing and he was in this situation - we are human.
Well first I would say this. If the kid was hungry or starving why a bag of cookies? Why not some bread or a bag of peanuts. Its like that old saying, if a man steals bread for his starving family its ok, but the minute he puts peanut butter on it, its wrong, becuase then its not a neccesity to eat now it becomes a treat. I understand the situation.
Kids get more of a break from me, but they have to listen to the lecture after.

Lots of time you get BS'ed by them. But once in a while they actually listen and maybe some good comes out of it.

We can't just throw the book at everyone.
yeah,i'll forgive the boy,alright...but not without makin him realize that stealin is still stealin,and no matter what,it is never somethin that people should resort to.if i think he got that part right,then sure i'll give him the job...that way,he wouldnt end up to be just another Henri Young of this world.
It depends on who's stuff they stole.

If they stole someone's elses stuff, I'd at least listen to his sob story.

But if it was MY stuff stolen, I don't give a rat's **** what his story is, he is getting a beat down.

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