Reply #168: Sometimes the item in question may point towards intent

[LanternWaste]

"Why is it that many put so much importance on the VALUE of the item stolen..."

Sometimes the item in question may point towards intent. Ofttimes intent is due to simple desperation-- much like stealing a loaf of bread when one is hungry. All other tings being equal, I see that less as a matter of values and more as a matter of hunger.

Other times, intent may be merely malicious and greedy-- much like stealing a comic book or computer game-- all other tings being equal, that in fact does seem to go directly towards the question of value and morality.

I happen to perceive a precise, relevant and moral difference between the two.


"Sure, the store owner may have used TOO MUCH force, but that is another debate entirely..."
I see them as completely intertwined-- one wholly dependent on the other in this particular case.