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There is nothing immoral about stealing from big brand stores like target or walmart
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Anonymous 7w

I’d definitely agree that Target and Walmart are greedy ass corporations. But if we didn’t treat theft from these stores as a crime then everyone would just steal from them and they’d be unable to operate. And then who would want to be in the business of selling groceries or other essentials? I don’t blame people for stealing food from these stores when they can’t afford to feed themselves or their families, but I also don’t see how it’d be better for everyone if we didn’t treat that as a crime

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

How about the local business that Walmart destroyed that people are upset about losing? Thats partly WHY people think stealing from them is ok, beacuse they rob communities of resources and independence

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Anonymous replying to -> nya_nya 7w

Stealing is still wrong. You’re claiming ownership over something that doesn’t belong to you and wasn’t given to you willingly. Are big companies greedy? Yeah (although the generic store brands are pretty cheap). But that doesn’t make it OK to steal from them.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

Walmart would cease to exist which would be phenomenal. They don't exactly treat workers well and companies who treat workers poorly should be shut down.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 7w

Walmart employs like 1% of the entire American labor force and millions of people are reliant on them for essentials. Walmart just randomly closing up shop one day would be really bad for a lot of people actually

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Anonymous replying to -> nya_nya 7w

I just don’t see how stealing from Walmart actually would help anyone who ran a small business before Walmart came to town though. Frankly stealing from Walmart because you were “upset you lost a local business” is far less acceptable morally than doing it to survive imo

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Anonymous replying to -> nya_nya 7w

You’re not owed a small business. Why would people choosing Walmart over a local store justify stealing? You can argue it gives communities more independence by selling a larger range of cheaper goods. If you rlly don’t want Walmarts in your community get your community together and pass something at your city council.

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