True or False...Most people would steal if they knew?

[Ceomoss]

they wouldn't get caught? I would have to say that's true in my eyes...sorry *shrugz* lol

[Anonymous]

i think false, because study shows that majority of the people who steals are more towards wanting the excitement than wanting the actual item being stolen.

so, if they knew they wouldn't get caught, then there will be no excitement in return, they will have lower temptations to steal.

If you consider our current world which you can get caught and be punished when stealing, suddenly allowing people to not get caught while stealing then yes, I will agree they will try to steal, but that's because the excitment has already built up from our previous restrictions, but in the long run, people will eventually lose interest in stealing and the numbers will be lowered.

However, if you consider a brand new world where people knew they won't get caught for stealing initially, so no one ever got caught in the history, then I bet most people will not steal.

it's the same idea as having an unlimited field for an animal to run, it will only go so far and it won't go to the further field even though there are more fruits there, but if you set a fence to separate these fruits, they will always want to break the fence and go to the further fields for the fruits

[arashmenalagha]

I would not do it, because it's not mine, and there are consequences for that. Even if there weren't any consequences I still wouldn't steal.

I see people getting in trouble because of it, and it causes me to not try it.

I would only steal my own things. That I own. and If I was starving or dying or what other situation that causes me to, I would resort to asking people.

I can support myself well enough to get myself the objects I need, so I don't steal.

[SavvyLynn]

Your question plays into a field in psychology actually! (: sorry to be a dork but if you look at Lawrence Kohlberg's study on stages of morality this is actually explained very well.

There is Preconventional morality Conventional morality and Post conventional morality.

The first is the "will I get in trouble?" thinking (the I won't get caught so I'll do it reasoning)

The second is "Is this right?" Or "Should I do this, if I'm being good?" thinking

The third is more of a look at morality in a global sense, considering whether things are just and fair.

I know this is probably way beyond what you were trying to ask for but I couldn't help myself (:

[Ceomoss]

haha Very Savvy Lynn! your really smart. I Love that answer.

[1022292057]

so, this is a support to FALSE, right?, because after the first thought "will I get in trouble", There will still be the second and third thoughts, so even if people knew they won't get caught, topic will only be true if most people negates morality, but I believe most people do still hold highly for morality these days

[SavvyLynn]

Haha thanks! And yes that is support to it being false that people would instantly steal if they knew they wouldn't get caught. If in their opinion it wasn't a huge crime then they still might, BUT if you had it instilled in you that all stealing was wrong then you would likely still not do it so long as you were sane and safe. Most Humans fall into the second category and the third category really only comes into play every once in a while.

Keep asking cool questions k? (:

[Ceomoss]

hahah you have a promise. Make sure your there to comment too! :) haha

[vishna]

No not necessarily well maybe 40/60. :D A lot of good people are out there that would be do it in a time of extreme desperateness but still many people wouldn't go it lol I always say "Mama didn't raise me that way"

[Ceomoss]

So if you were starving and was in a hurricane area. *no food* You not stealing out Walmart?lol cmon nah

[vishna]

Yeah but I don't think Wal Mart would mind, guess its the cray situation thing lol, I would feel bad about stealing but not really because it was life or death however if it was something nonessential and I took it only because I knew no one would catch me that's bad..still I would steal from Wal Mart if I needed to

[browningdoll]

haha yea I agree with you I mean I've stole a lot of stuff and only got caught once or twice but I thank most people are to much or a p**** or guddy two shoes to do it :)

[Ceomoss]

lol tell um doll haha

[Lights]

OR know stealing others peoples' belongings just isn't right to do.. Lol.. that doesn't make them a "p****".. rather, they are considerate of others and how they would feel.

[browningdoll]

or like I said their just Pussys!(;

[Ceomoss]

lol brown is so funny :) hahaha

[browningdoll]

lol(: thanks sweetie

[IdontWantToBeMe]

i probably would but then I would feel guilty

so maybe just one time lol

[Ceomoss]

lol just one hahahah niiiiice

[imperatriz]

False. I'd say all people would steal if they knew they would never get caught.

[Ceomoss]

hhahahaah Niiiiice impera. That was clever. I was like false? lol

[Xx_DRE_xX]

Its true, I've done it a few times for small items.

[Ceomoss]

Hahahahahahaha Say son Real sh*t! lol Its the truth dre.

[Xx_DRE_xX]

never abused it though I can't now anyways, I'm black, buff, wear to much black & tattoos Too many things accounted against me :D

[Ceomoss]

hahahaha Same here my nigg4h

[cheer4life9393]

I wouldn't steal because I like doing the right thing. And I would always feel guilty.

[Ceomoss]

you sure?

[cheer4life9393]

Positive

[Ceomoss]

So if you were starving and was in a hurricane area. *no food* You not stealing out Walmart?lol cmon nah ...so you would just give up?

[johnqer]

SO TRUE! MAN THIS SHIT DESERVE MORE RESPNDS OFF TOP!

[6Paul11]

So true. People do it everyday.

[palek]

The same goes for picking our noses.

[This_is_a_complement]

Fear is the mother of morality.

[palek]

And God is the father?

[This_is_a_complement]

Fear is the result of God, so he must be the mother.