Well, in that case you just stole his idea. You didn't pay for it.
Stealing is stealing.
So you think that they can not do anything according to the law without the reason?
I think that all judges and lawyers need that example with hookers so they will finally figure it out.
So, stealing is fine because you've taken bad deals in the past?
Buying something is an agreement. You agree to take their thing for your money. So, you've had bad deals, so you'll steal. Here's the solution: don't buy or steal the fucking snake oil if it's that bad of a deal.
EDIT:
Prophet said:
BakuFunn said:
QUOTE(Prophet @ Jul 9 2010, 11:04 PM) Didn't a thread like this one just end recently? I see the same immature justifications too. How about we just admit that people are imperfect and piracy, though immoral, allows a high yield of pleasure for a relatively low cost. The "cost" being the slight burden of remorse our actions place upon our conscious. Unless of course you don't even feel remotely bad about being a pirate, in which case you are a douche.
I call that the "douche clause" in my arguement. Thank you and you are welcome.
Would you shoplift?
Depends. Would I shoplift a game? No. Would I shoplift food if I were hungry? Yes. To be honest, I have done so in the past.
There is however a third variable that must be accounted for. In addition to weighing potential pleasure against remorse, we must take "consequence" into account. Consequence and remorse are unpleasant affairs that people like to avoid. If the sum of consequence and remorse totals a "displeasure" greater than the enjoyment we stand to gain from an action, then we abstain from said action. In the case of piracy the probability of consequence is extremely low and although the amount of remorse varies, it is rarely much at all. Hence, the pleasure of playing that new game and saving money far outweighs the total displeasure.
Shoplifting is of course different. The consequence is perceived to be higher, due to physical theft being a crime people are regularly prosecuted for. Through social conditioning the likely hood of feeling remorse is also higher, especially if you are stealing from a small establishment with which you can personally identify. It becomes hard for us to justify shoplifting because we perceive that it is probable that we might lose more than we will gain. Of course if you are poor and hungry this becomes easier, as you already have very little to lose to begin with.
This Is how the mind of man works. At least I pray it is.