What image does stealing portray?

Question

What image does stealing portray?

Answer 1

I stole some paper towels and a sharpie from school today.

But then again, stealing does portray a negative aspect to society, because it is an endangerment to others.

But like white lies, you can say there is white theft, you know that pen someone let you borrow but you never gave it back.

Yeah, you might have forgot, but that is technically stealing. And the paper towels don't make it any better.

But in the end, it depends on what harm you are causing, it's a big difference between joking around and taking paper towels than being someone who stole a a T.V., because that person is portrayed as untrustworthy and not be someone who should be at any type of job or enviorment where you need trust.

Answer 2

Lack of motivation...meaning they aren't willing to make their own money to buy the stuff they steal.