Reply to Andrew Heaton (Hied)

What Andrew said -
Well for some people, it gives them a fucking huge stiffy.The PG version of that above sentence reads: It excites people and makes them feel alive.Why people do it is subjective. But the obvious answer to this question is that if the opportunity arises for one to steal something chances are most people will take that chance. With on-the-spot fines / punishments being carried out it seems that shoplifting has a more lenient attitude. So have at that George summer blouse and those bottles of Irish Knights!Another reason people do it is they could see it as a form of anarchy. To be honest I have yet to come across any scenario whereby a young juvenile has dashed out of a local Tesco supermarket with a bottle of gin cradled under their bomber jacket screaming at the top of their lungs "Down with the establishment!"I think the whole anarchy side of shop-lifting is a ploy. Face it, you wanna get wasted on cider and copydex that you just couldn't be arsed to pay for...

My Response -
Yeah i agree. People do do it for that feeling. It excites them and makes them feel like they've 'got one over' on that shop or something stupid like that. Although i have to admit when i was little and i'd get pic 'n' mix, if i managed to steal one i felt like i was sooo cool.
But to be honest i think it's stupid to steal things. Maybe that's becasue i have a stupid thing called guilt inside of me. Some people don't give a damn. To them it's no big deal.
To comment on your disbelief of the anarchy theory, you've made me agree. You're right. No one runs out of tesco with stolen drink and says 'this was to fight the good fight'. I think when people say that they mean they did it to rebel. I don't know what against. The growth in prices? "That was only a pound last week and now it's £1.10! The madness" or possibily their parents or someting. Kids get in trouble just to get caught so their parents notice them. Then again it can just fall to the age old -i coulnd't be bothered to pay for it. Yes, i think that is the route of all stealing. Unless someone can't afford food. Then i think it's okay for them to steal. It's not fun to be hungry.