[dragonwriter]

Well, wage theft is technically a crime in some jurisdictions, but almost never prosecuted even where it is, leaving only civil compensatory remedies. Treating far more minor (both in absolute value and relative to the wealth of the victim) cases of tangible personal property theft in the form of shoplifting, which has basically mirror-image class dynamics, the same way way doesn’t seem unfair.

[chroma]

That's like saying it's OK to pour your used oil down the storm drain because Exxon-Mobil pollutes in the Gulf of Mexico.