We have no personal relationship, same as that woman and the store didn't, amirite?
I only ask because . . . HEY, LOOK, IS THAT A BALD EAGLE FLYING OVERHEAD?!?!?!? . . . (me swipes wirednuts $5 sandwich and makes my escape.)
No crime, right? If you catch me, sure, I'll pay you for it then, but otherwise, wheeeeeeee!
For all the rest of you saying, "Lighten up, it's only a $5 sandwich," I say, "Back it up, each and every one of you, by sending me $5 by paypal right now. And I might just be back tomorrow for another $5. Plus, I'll tell all my friends of your apparent generosity."
PETTY THEFT and shoplifting add up, $5 by $5 by x, to a multi-billion dollar tax on the honest. It's no wonder stores have adopted a zero-tolerance policy.
And please, wirednuts, before you think I should be arrested for stealing your $5 sandwich, I'M PREGNANT and have my daughter with me . . . that's why it's OK for me to only pay if I'm caught in the act!