Why do some of the same losers that steal music online have such strong convictions for other crimes?
California Native asked:
It seems that a number of people actually believe that stealing music and software does not make them thieves. Thieves that steal from stores at least display courage which is something that can not be said of online pirates. These losers somehow believe that they are “sticking it to the man” when in reality the only people that loose income and jobs are those in auxiliary roles; the rich stars still make millions and the big companies will find a way to recoup any loses. Even if the goal is to hurt major corporations all this does is affect our economy and the prices non-thieves have to pay for products. Another loser justification is that these products are overpriced and not worth the money. In my opinion the iPhone fits this category but that does not mean I will be stealing one anytime soon; even if I could downloaded from the internet. In reality these evil record companies are not quite that bad when compared to the oil corporations but I am sure that all the cowards stealing online are gladly handing over money to fill up their cars. It is hard to reason with this but I am sure parenting has a lot to do with this lack of ethics and integrity. It is unfortunate that some do not have good parents as role models.
Terry
It seems that a number of people actually believe that stealing music and software does not make them thieves. Thieves that steal from stores at least display courage which is something that can not be said of online pirates. These losers somehow believe that they are “sticking it to the man” when in reality the only people that loose income and jobs are those in auxiliary roles; the rich stars still make millions and the big companies will find a way to recoup any loses. Even if the goal is to hurt major corporations all this does is affect our economy and the prices non-thieves have to pay for products. Another loser justification is that these products are overpriced and not worth the money. In my opinion the iPhone fits this category but that does not mean I will be stealing one anytime soon; even if I could downloaded from the internet. In reality these evil record companies are not quite that bad when compared to the oil corporations but I am sure that all the cowards stealing online are gladly handing over money to fill up their cars. It is hard to reason with this but I am sure parenting has a lot to do with this lack of ethics and integrity. It is unfortunate that some do not have good parents as role models.
Terry
April 1st, 2009 at 12:10 pm
A thief is a thief, period. They steal music, they probably steal other things too. I myself never could figure out what gratification a person gets by stealing anything. You heard “monkey see monkey do”. Kids have a tendency to do that.
April 4th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Yeah well go fill up your SUV and continue to contribute to thievery, why dont you ride a bike to work and show some conviction yourself, sorry some of us little people dont have mommy and daddy to buy us our music, you wanna preach about change GET OUT AND CHANGE SOMETHING, until then you are no better!