Quote Originally Posted by ChickensEvil View Post
The store never posted a sign saying no shop lifting, and since noone ever caught me/stopped me, that must make it ok right? It is only wrong when you get caught! (For the record: people out there actually justify their terrible actions with this method, this isn't some pie in the sky example, and it is totally the same thing. You are being jerk and justifying it by saying "the system isn't stopping me from being a jerk, so therefore it must be ok")
Most shops actually do have warnings all around saying that shop lifters will be prosecuted. Whereas in this case not only are you not punished for abusing the system, you're actually rewarded with full tomes for a fraction of the work.