Quote Originally Posted by emg
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.
This is a pretty common misconception. Yes, companies can write off their losses but as anyone who actually pays taxes and takes deductions knows, you don't get 100% of it back. For example I can write off my daughter's day care but the govt only gives me about 30 cents back for every $ I spend. The other 70 cents goes to Iraq and George Bush's butt plugs.

As far as insurace is concerned, it don't come for free either. If there is enough theft that a store needs insurance for it they are going to pay out the ass. In the end it all just means higher prices for the honest folks who don't steal.

So maybe you just steal a cd from Walmart. No biggie right? Well, think of all the other folks out there who think the same way as you do. That's gonna be a lot of cds. That means a lot of money, even after write offs and insurance.

Now think about somebody else, they are honest and hard working, but poor. Their little girl wants nothing more than a Barbie doll for X-mas. They go to Walmart to buy it but can't because Walmart has had to raise their prices due to theft and now that honest hard working person can't afford the Barbie Doll. So, how 'bout you go to their house X-Mas morning and explain to that little girl why your stealling, simply because it gets your tiny little dick hard, is more important than her Barbie.