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Nicking something from Tesco because you'd rather spend the money on cigs and pills isn't morally justified, and is something I would condemn. I understand why addicts do do it, but lets not sit here and say that they are in any way justified in doing it.
I do think drug addicts should be able to get legal drugs to prevent the nicking, but hey.
Ok.
If the unauthorise overdraft was soaking up all the money, then talk to the fucking bank and get it sorted out. They don't *have* to keep piling on charges. That way they don't get into the situation of only having 2p and the ex doesn't have to go on any missions.
The fag ends I can let off because that's trash, and trash is public domain.
Morality would be the last thing on my mind. But aye, in any other situation, there's nae excuse.
You serious? Or just trying to be the devil's advocate?
Banks will always pile the money on, simply because they can. Banks = vermin.
I know what it's supposed to be mate. But the terms 'chav' and 'ned' are used for practically anything now - 1983's relpy just goes to show that. It's fucking stupid.
Apparently Spliffie is a ned now.
How saintly of you, Jesus.
And you think the bank would listen? Ha, do fuck off.
I fucking would.
A bit of both, to be honest.
Yea I know...it's hard not to be a "chav" these days.
I'm proud and I don't care
How does my reply go to show I use it just because it tickles my fancy and it's used for anything?
I live in the Scottish capital of Neds. He fits the type.
I can't believe anyone seriously thinks banks will listen or help.
My wage was very late one month, and one well-known bank that I won't name but has the initials HSBC said oh, tough shit, we'll still have our fees.
But when I rule the world I will have HSBC execs begging for death. Theft is always morally unjustified, and that includes the cunts that run the banks and big corporations.
Because your sense of morality and right / wrong is fucked up.
You seem to believe that because a corporation is big, it's ok to nick from. Yet somehow I don't expect that that would extend to someone nicking your drugs, or your tv, or your bike, because you happened to have a better one than they did.
It's bullshit to think that stealing from corporations doesn't have an effect. If everyone did it, then the corporation would go bust. The many people that the corporation employs would be out of a job. The farmers that the corporation might not pay very much to would get fuck all instead and would lose their farms.
Of course, if it's simpler for you to not bother to think about any of that, then fine, don't.
haha fuckin right i would
it's a bit harsh to say that, imo.
perhaps he could say you not wanting to do it was fucked up.
No morals?
Do you know him do you?
If you don't agree with him getting high or stealing than give him grief about that, I'd stop throwing around stupid insults such as 'ned' though - it seems everybody has a different interpretation on the term and it's fucking stupid.
Move it perhaps?
This was back in 1998/1999 before the internet and telephone banking. I was 19 and on state maternity benefits. It was all a big mess, way too complicated to go into now, but some money I was expecting hadn't gone into my account, and the rent had come out and somehow I ended up with an unauthorised overdraft - when I was expecting to find some money in there!! I realised this at 5pm on a Friday evening.
Banks / benefit offices weren't open on evenings and weekends then. I managed to speak to the bank on the following Monday and they waived the fees thankfully, but it still left me broke over the weekend and for a few weeks afterwards until it ironed itself out. They wouldn't give me an authorised overdraft due to other issues (poor credit rating, bad address & shaky employment record), they just stopped piling the charges on. Any money that went in just went towards reducing the overdraft, I wasn't able to withdraw it. I already had a loan with them that I was having problems repaying on my £50 a week so I wasn't their favourite customer.
I know it was wrong, my circumstances were a lot different back then and I wouldn't do it again as I have other options now
I disagree with everything written there.
Not to insult you spliffie, but I think your views are absurd (in this thread).
I need proof for the latter. 1983, go.
1983 just needs to stop being "realistic" - otherwise it's ok.
On topic: I just think you lot are looking too much on the usernames and not on the text.
No - I had exhausted all my avenues and I really didn't know what else to do. It was a really bad time back then, I had fallen out with my parents and hung around with generally a bad crowd who were even skinter than I was. Things are much better now, I don't even know how I managed to get myself in that mess in the first place really.
And if your lungs ever fail, I'll be there- "breathe boy, breathe. Your heart won't work if you won't breathe boy!"
I'd only really condone it if you HAVE to.
I wouldn't steal objects or money unless I was really starving and had no other way to get helped. And even then, as soon as I (safely) could, I'd give back the worth of however much I'd stolen (anonymously).
There is no excuse for being a pikey unless you are one and in that case if you are so skint that you have to ask for freebies everytime you try and buy something why don't you sell your luxury caravan 3000 along with your brand new tax-free 4x4 toyota. OR if you really wanna, ask your gf to shit out a sprog so you can claim child benifit and get a 4 bedroom council house all on the tax payers expense.