Quote Originally Posted by UIowaHawk17
No, stealing random things does not make it ok. That company had to spend their money to produce that item, by which i mean they pay their employees and the other companies that get them resources. By stealing that item, you pretty much give the company a loss, which hurts(not in a major way) but when you combine all the theft that takes place in this country, it results in millions of dollars worth of merchandise lost. The company isn't going to pay for that loss, the people actually paying for it will by taking on the extra cost after they raise the price to make up for losses.
that's actually incorrect. when you steal from a company, they write off their losses at the end of the year, and they get that money right back. so companies don't really give a flying fuck. i worked at macy's for 2 years and i was pretty close to one of the "undercover security" and he told me all about it. he told me that most theft is internal and they only catch about 10% of thieves. these companies are insured so it doesn't really matter.