Is shoplifting as bad as other forms of theft? Essentially theft is theft so it sould be. Yet shoplifting is often carried out by 'normal' people who wouldn't usually steal.
Some shoplifting is carried out by people who can't afford to buy things, or in order to make money. This articel shows razor blades as being the number one shoplifted item - and I have seen people go round pubs selling these alongside joints of meat also stolen (I have never bought any from them!).
However some people who can afford things also shoplift. Celebrities like Winona Ryder and Richard Madeley have been in the news having been caught shoplfting. The question is what compels people like this to shoplift? I think they get a rush from having done it. OR maybe a cry for help wanting to get caught. (I found it funny that when I typed 'shoplifting' into Yahoo search engine it automatically brought back Richard Madeley's name. Society must enjoy seeing celebrities behaving badly!)
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