• cub Gucci@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago

    If you’re stealing a TV, that just makes you a thief.

    I can steal and sell TV and not be stealing food for the next two weeks or so. While stealing food is everyday effort

    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Look, I don’t get this need to cite exceptions to make oneself right. I can’t engage in pedantry or add endless footnotes to a general concept of what constitutes thievery or what every individual’s plan is for whatever they steal. It’s ridiculous to waste that time. You can steal a steak and sell it. You can steal a TV and watch it.

      The spirit of the discussion is the direct intent of theft is either for an immediate need of a basic necessity of food, or the non-necessity of a luxury like a tv. Leave it at that concept.