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<blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1811728" data-attributes="member: 5171">By this logic, I can stab you in the arm a few times per month.&nbsp; Sure, you'll bleed, but your body will naturally produce more blood and heal itself.&nbsp; Nothing's permanently lost, right?&nbsp; How about if I come out of the blue and punch you in the stomach once or twice a week?&nbsp; No long-term harm done.Knowingly, intentionally, and willingly hurting people without an appropriate extenuating circumstance is an evil act.&nbsp; Theft hurts people.&nbsp; If you don't believe me, please consider getting robbed and tell me how it feels.&nbsp; Let me know how much you enjoy working to buy back the things you already paid for once.&nbsp; Tell me about the joy of losing your sense of security and your faith in your fellow neighbors.I'm not arguing that things are more important than people.&nbsp; I'm not saying that it's as bad as murder.&nbsp; I believe it's possible to say that theft is bad without saying that it's bad as murder.&nbsp; I also believe that stealing somebody's boots as a joke is different from stealing his ATM card and using it to go to Vegas.&nbsp; Yes, degrees exist.But if y'all don't think that theft hurts people, then please, send me your money.&nbsp; I've got bills to pay and a kid on the way, and having my car's broken into because somebody playfully wanted my radio and everything I had in the backseat is not a petty inconvenience for me.The question here is whether the action had an appropriate extenuating circumstance.&nbsp; The only extenuating circumstance offered was &quot;I'm greedy.&quot;&nbsp; That doesn't qualify for &quot;Should get off the hook for a crime of convenience&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="takyris, post: 1811728, member: 5171"] By this logic, I can stab you in the arm a few times per month. Sure, you'll bleed, but your body will naturally produce more blood and heal itself. Nothing's permanently lost, right? How about if I come out of the blue and punch you in the stomach once or twice a week? No long-term harm done. Knowingly, intentionally, and willingly hurting people without an appropriate extenuating circumstance is an evil act. [b]Theft hurts people[/b]. If you don't believe me, please consider getting robbed and tell me how it feels. Let me know how much you enjoy working to buy back the things you already paid for once. Tell me about the joy of losing your sense of security and your faith in your fellow neighbors. I'm not arguing that things are more important than people. I'm not saying that it's as bad as murder. I believe it's possible to say that theft is [b]bad[/b] without saying that it's bad as murder. I also believe that stealing somebody's boots as a joke is different from stealing his ATM card and using it to go to Vegas. Yes, degrees exist. But if y'all don't think that theft hurts people, then please, send me your money. I've got bills to pay and a kid on the way, and having my car's broken into because somebody playfully wanted my radio and everything I had in the backseat is not a petty inconvenience for me. The question here is whether the action had an appropriate extenuating circumstance. The [b]only[/b] extenuating circumstance offered was "I'm greedy." That doesn't qualify for "Should get off the hook for a crime of convenience". [/QUOTE]

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