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Are we talking only about theft of physical property, or are we also talking about fraud and/or identity theft? My general feeling is that poor, desperate people are more likely to steal physical things, but the more well-off who just want more will typically go for fraud of some sort. Also, if the well-off want something physical stolen, they will pay a poor person to steal it for them and pay them only a fraction of what the goods are ultimately worth (as you would purchasing any stolen goods in general), thus insulating themselves from most of the consequences. I know that part because my friend's shop was broken into by just such a steal-to-order operation.
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Aug 4, 2014 14:22
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Popular Thug Drink posted:There are a lot of different kinds of crime. Obviously Bernie Madoff was not motivated by a desire to feed his children. Yeah, I think this is all that really needs to be said. Does anyone really thing Madoff or Martha Stewart were acting out of desperation? More to the point, a good amount (I don't know if it's the majority, does someone have stats?) of fraud and theft is committed against people from a similar or lower economic stratum than the offender. Poor people are, from everything I know, vastly more likely to be the victims of property crimes than the rich, so even if it's done out of desperation, don't pretend it's even the least bit just.
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Aug 5, 2014 01:35
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GROVER CURES HOUSE posted:Desperate people go after easy targets. I agree. But let's not pretend they're all Robin Hood, even if they're legitimately desperate.
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