For the shoplifting thing, it depends which store it is. Big chain grocery store? Yeah, I couldn’t care less what someone takes. Small single owner shop? Fuck you for stealing from that guy. Those stores struggle enough just trying to compete with the Walmarts of the world.
Absolutely yes, but also, choose your targets. Walmart ain’t gonna miss it. The local bodega will.
People who shoplift are only considering a single factor: what’s the likelihood this store ends up caring and puts me in jail eventually.
Turns out, plenty of stores will NEVER stop you provided you dont exceed a certain dollar amount or try to walk off with large appliances.
Its not hard to find a stores policy around theft and prevention.
Its a coincidence that big box stores are stolen from more, not a moral thing.
When the food is multiple grocery bags full of steaks I’m a little less inclined to a charitable view.
That said, I’m still not going to do anything about it. Intervening on the behalf of a grocery store is insane, even if I were opposed to what’s happening. Not my monkeys, not my circus.
Wal mart is still the one and only store I used to steal from back in 90’s. Had to wear umbro shorts since they had that webbing in them and then grab a few CDs and beads to make necklaces that I would sell. By the time I got to high school I was over the shop lifting thing.
Much like pirating Nintendo games, it is morally correct to shoplift from Walmart, assuming you have the skill to get away with it.
Most stores don’t stop you. The security guards are just there for the police report and a description. That said, if you get recognized coming back to the same store, they will call the cops.
Wait, is sleeping in your car illegal???
In many cities in the US, not only is it illegal, they will charge you with DUI if you appear at all intoxicated, and the keys to the car were at all available to you. Available in this case can mean that you were in the back seat sleeping and the keys were in the front console, or one of the front seats. Don’t even think about running your car to stay warm/cool.
Is that whole sobriety test thing real in the US? Like, stand on one leg and recite the alphabet etc? I’ve seen it on TV but always thought it was pretty stupid. In the UK the police have breath-tested for drink driving since 1967.
Depends. Smaller townships without regular access to a breathalyzer, yes. Or cops trying to get you to admit that you are intoxicated.
I walked a straight line while touching my nose because the cop smelled alcohol in the car (rightly so, my wife, then gf, was smashed). Took about 10 seconds for him to go “So obviously that’s all her, have a good night!”.
So yes, it does happen.
It’s real, and it’s totally based on the officer’s gut feelings. Hell breathalyzers over analyze over 70% of the time. The entirety of the war on drugs and the tools to combat drunk driving are not entirely based in science
Oh they do both. And you can get what they call a DWI (Driving While Impaired) just on the basis of the circus act in some states. So the breath test comes back at say, .037, which is well within the legal limit. The cop can charge you with DWI anyways based on your bad balance.
It’s all really just an excuse by the popo to book you. Which is why you should always ask for the breathalyzer if you really weren’t drinking.
it’s real, and it does work pretty well.
We also do the breathalyzer, or blood draws, but those are a little more involved, and if you can’t do a field sobriety test then you definitely as hell can’t drive a fucking car lmao.
No but it is illegal to park in most places after hours. You will get hit with trespassing.
a tent in the woods
That’s where tents belong, though. It’s called camping.
i genuinely can’t believe there are laws around sleeping in vehicles these days. You want me to pack up and fuck off after a day? Fine, i’ll do that, i can live with that. Fuck you for making it illegal though. Actual bullshit.
I only lie to three people. Cops, judges, and my parents.
