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Can you get a DUI on a kayak? @Bob_Luken

Will she follow a budget if you set one up for her?

@Vision said:

@Stubble said:
@Vision

I changed my LOL to a WTF cause that is a ridiculous analogy you provided in your edit. A traffic infraction v. felony theft.

My point was that a law being broken is a law being broken. Stealing a dime is still stealing do you consider it as severe is stealing $20,000?

Intent….

Stealing is stealing.

It’s a mindset I don’t understand or care to understand, no matter the amount.

Not debating you but I can’t get past the act of stealing. I cannot justify an acceptable limit.

If you caught your son stealing, apply any amount of value, I think you would handle it the same, regardless, of the amount. Does that make sense?

@d_blades said:
How is it determined that I only stole $949 dollars worth? Is there a stolen goods checkout line?

They have a sign posted, duh....

@OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:

@OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:

@VegasFrank said:

@OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:

@VegasFrank said:

@OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:
@Vision …long winded analogies as usual, my friend. I do see where you’re going. However, I find you to be a very intelligent person (I’m gonna hear it from the forum on that note 😂😂). In the grand scheme…You know as well as anyone, laws are in place as general public deterrence from acting or engaging in breaking those laws. Much like parenting, you put in place laws for your child to shape and mold him into a responsible and contributing person and citizen within the community. Instead, perhaps, we should hold our elected officials accountable and responsible for enacting laws that makes sense to the community populous they represent…AND…then back the enforcement of said laws. Exceptions, sure. Exceptions then need to be reevaluated and amendments made to existing laws that reflect what people deem acceptable or appropriate in said society.

....he says with a long winded explanation 😂😆😆😆

LMAO… about damn time took you long enough. 🙄🤔😜

Some of us WORK during the day, ya know!

Cmon dude…work, what work?

I know you man… You’re probably listening to Nickelback right now trying to come up with your witty responses to all this nonsense

You are correct about the nonsense part.

All of you are right and most of you are talking past each other. That's just my non-stirring the pot observation (Who is going to man up about the T-shirt?)

My general observations are as follows.

No, the cops are not going to respond to a $4 theft. But the store can trespass them, and then once they trespass, they get a trespass warrant. I know this from experience.

Everyone's putting up the line drawing fallacy when we're talking about these Petty theft. Where's the line? Is it $4? Is it five? Is it 6? Is it 949? All of that nonsense is missing the point. Point remains that you can't put every $4 thief in prison or you wouldn't have enough prisons for the murderers. You can't let any million dollar thieves walk, or everybody would try to steal something worth a million dollars.

And like it or not, it's up to states to decide for themselves. I understand why some people don't love California's law. The only thing I can say to that is that California has U-Haul and Penske truck rentals. Put your destiny into your own hands.

It seems to me that the magats value what they think are free market forces and what they think are state rights. That is, until they disagree with a state's right or until the cost of something goes up for everybody Because a small group of people stole, which is one of the basic tenants of free market (shrinkage that increases COGS) .

Meanwhile, the liblabs crave equality and inclusion and all of the other kumbaya bullshït, until The petty thieves reach their suburbs.