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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The public pays for the shoplifting in the form of higher prices overall.  My nephew was caught shoplifting at a store. Something less than $10.  He had the money. I asked him why he did it.  He shrugged and said, "Because I thought I could get away with it".  He got caught by the store manager, and the manager was kind, called the parents to come get the kid and didn't press charges.  I don't know if nephew is still doing this. This was in HS.  The kid had other issues.

When I was in HS, the girls that were popular, had money, also shoplifted: earrings, and stuff.  I was shocked.  They had money.  I was poor but have never shoplifted.   I don't know why these affluent kids do it.  Are they just bored, and this is a form of entertainment?[/quote]

Because they're a bit entitled and spoiled and don't want to stand in line to pay, and all that hassle.

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I think it's also that they don't thank that something that costs like $3.99 is a "big deal" to take.  Like some people think it's okay to take one grape to taste from the produce, because the value of one grape is like $.05 or whatever. Or most people would not think it's a big deal to take a loose bic pen that they find on a counter someplace, but would never take a random ipad that someone left on a counter.   Rich kids often just have a different scale than the rest of us.  So they probably wouldn't steal a car or an iphone, but don't think that taking a couple donuts or a lipstick is "stealing."[/quote]

Sorry that's ridiculous. My kids are "rich kids" and know not to steal regardless of the value.

How do you know these were rich kids anyway? People are always so excited about the supposed socioeconomic diversity at BCC so maybe these weren't the rich kids.[/quote]

I was rather well off in high school, and knew not to steal -- and got into shoplifting for a while.  Don't bank on the fact that your kids haven't done it.[/quote]

That's not really the point. The PP implied that "rich kids" somehow view $3.99 items as free for the taking. My point is that my kids know that is not the case. Rich kids in Bethesda are pretty much normal kids, not royalty with butlers to carry their purses and deal with pesky things like money. My kids work summer jobs in retail and understand the value of money. They've also seen a lot of shoplifting in their jobs (not just teens) and have had to call the police on a couple of occasions.[/quote]

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