I don't understand why is stealing wrong

I don't fully understand why stealing is wrong. I mean yes I understand the basics and get that you must pay for stuff but if your Like say 14 and don't have a job and your parents refuse to but you stuff what do you do?? I'm not talking about iPods n electronics I'm talking about clothes for example my mom was in target there were some leggings that I could wear under my jeans to keep warm since its winter. If I were to ask she would've said no and before you say you never know yes I do know. She would've said no. So I stole them. How am I supposed to by them for myself. I don't get an allowance and no I can't ask for one she would just say no. I don't have a job since you can't work till your 15 and it not like i can do babysitting jobs or anything else like that. What am I supposed to do? Freeze to death. I really don't understand why this is wrong.

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  • dappled

    What if people steal stuff from you?

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  • you will soon find out why stealing wrong

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    • Littlebadgirl

      if she keeps doing it, probably yes.

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      • he will

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  • NotStrangeBird

    You will soon be posting about how prison rape is wrong.

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  • Shroot

    how about i steal your virginity?

    Then you would know why stealing is wrong

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    • 1000yrVampireKing

      What a twist.

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  • q25t

    There are certain cases when stealing is understandable, such as if you will die without the item. You may be more comfortable with the leggings in winter but they're not a necessity. Certainly you could make a case that they are if you live in the Arctic or another extremely cold area, but that doesn't sound like the case.

    In a different way, you can realize why it's wrong by looking at the formation of society. In the days of cavemen, if you wanted something, you could take it. However, who you took it from could also try to kill you and so you would probably realize this was a bad idea.

    This idea then spreads to the rest of the village so that everyones' things are protected and there isn't conflict.

    By stealing, you reject society and, if caught, lose all of the benefits that come with it, so now people would be able to take your stuff.

    Didn't mean to turn this into a novel.

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  • KnightNigelWellingtonXXI

    So if you don't get leggings to wear under your jeans, you'll freeze to death. Makes sense.

    Signed,
    Knight Nigel Wellington XXI

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  • manii92

    "I don't know why stealing is wrong"...(steals money)*gunshots*.. *dead*
    Do u get it?

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    • wigsplitz

      That's not why it's wrong though, just a potential reason why you shouldn't do it sometimes.

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  • Beanbag10

    I believe somebody has stolen your knowledge of grammar. This is certainly a problem.

    But seriously...you're insane.

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  • ohplease

    First world problems

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    • 1000yrVampireKing

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2p5svFJ9cQ That it is.

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  • Avant-Garde

    If you keep this up, eventually you'll find yourself in a world of trouble and a tarnished record. Think about it this way... How would you feel if someone used your logic and stole something that belonged to you?

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    • RoseIsabella

      Precisely!

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  • meowith

    Here is the thing. You are just one of those people society calls "fuck ups" because we aren't afraid to do shit like take from some greedy as
    Company that probably spent 50 cents to make those. Don't worry, I'm one too.

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  • iheartu2013

    Do unto others as you want done to you.

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  • 1000yrVampireKing

    Ok I guess if you dont get what you want as a kid you should steal. How about I steal something like a tv from someone elses house since I was bored and did not have one. Yeah that sounds normal. You are just a ungrateful punk and trying to justify your actions. When the robber comes into your house and steals everything in your house are you going to say "Dont call the cops they need to steal my things". Their parents would not buy them a bed or a coach". I know why my house is empty." Yeah you deserve to be locked in jail.

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  • kyanviado

    "Turns head in shame"

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  • Stormshadow271

    Ignore my improper grammar.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    Stealing is bad yes yes yes it is.

    Don't steal from other people. They bought these things slaving away at their jobs to buy what they own only to have it taken do you know how horrible that feels.

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    • 1000yrVampireKing

      Not to mention the things they buy for their own family and kids are things they went out of their way to get.

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  • Ldizzy1234

    Its wrong, because you're taking something thats not yours, and without even asking if you can take it. How is that not wrong? You probably wouldn't want it done to you, so don't do it to others.

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    • Beanbag10

      Perhaps if we all just stole each other's stuff we would all be happy???

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      • Avant-Garde

        We aren't living in the Dark Ages anymore....

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  • ReiTakeda

    I think to steal from a big company is not as bad I have done this in younger times but its not good, to get caught would be bad and dont steal from a person or small business, they will struggle for it.

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    • Beanbag10

      "to get caught would be bad"

      excellent advice *sigh*

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      • ReiTakeda

        mmmh~~ sorry is it incorrect English? ^^;;

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        • Beanbag10

          No not incorrect, it's just the moral argument against theft should not take into consideration being caught or not

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          • ReiTakeda

            I just mean to be caught is also another reason it is bad.. its not good to pay a fine or go to jail

            I dont mean to say its ok

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