[bloomingkales]

People stealing is a side effect of something. I think the country is getting poorer and the chickens are coming home to roost. People have resorted to stealing because they feel poor. Shit, rich people feel poor now days. Imagine what poor people feel.

No excuses, but this a macro phenomenon that will always require nuance to understand.

Many poor people probably look at another poor person pocketing $100 here and $100 there on stolen items and realize there’s no point in being a good person. Life is hard, who is going to hand you anything. And so it follows, all of our souls now rot together.

Being poor has that effect on you.