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[NotTheGuyYouKill]

By that, I mean more this:

than this:

Try not to incriminate yourselves if you choose to answer the question.

 

[Akahige]

yeah sure

 

[Evolution_1ne]

people do it all the time, they're called bankers and stock brokers, and CEOs, etc

 

[KHarvey16]

Of course that depends on what it is but I think it's safe to say most people commit and get away with multiple crimes of varying degrees throughout a year, and certainly over the course of a lifetime.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Only if it is ethical.

 

[LaserBuddha]

Have and would.

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Ocean's Eleven type stuff? Absoutely. No more of a crime than what CEOs and Bankers and---

Beaten, but you get the point.

 

[Dereck]

Maybe

 

[EightBitNate]

Why wouldn't I rob a casino?

Getting away with it is just a plus.

 

[Violet_0]

sure

 

[Envelope]

Do you know how many gaf users take illegal drugs OP

Hint: it's a lot

 

[weekend_warrior]

Heck yeah!

 

[captmorgan]

Any reason why it has to be non violent?

 

[hym]

No, I value peace of mind over wealth, even if I got away with it I would never be able to convince myself of that and constantly expect to get caught.

 

[Violet_0]

Any reason why it has to be non violent?

thread could get ugly

 

[Currygan]

to be honest, McCauley and his band didn't want the shootout, it was just that fucking Hugh Benny mole


anyway, of course. It kind of always been my dream

 

[Kusagari]

I'm pretty sure 99% of GAF has done a non-violent crime in the past month.

 

[coldvein]

definitely.

 

[samus i am]

I'm pretty sure 99% of GAF has done a non-violent crime in the past month.

I do rolling stops at stop signs all the time. I'm such a badass.

 

[timetokill]

I'm pretty sure 99% of GAF has done a non-violent crime in the past month.

Probably more like the past day.



Anyway, more to the OP's point, yeah if I could steal millions of dollars and get out from under my student debt, damn straight I'd do it.

 

[SnakeswithLasers]

Sure, but who exactly is going to be paying my way through Chicago-Booth?

 

[DrSlek]

Only if it is ethical.

Ditto

 

[zoku88]

I act more accordingly to my ethics than I do the law.

So, it depends on what the crime.

 

[RawkHawk2010]

Depends how much enjoyment and amusement I get out of it.

 

[Buddha Beam]

I stole a jar of cinnamon from the grocery store a few weeks ago. Forgot it was in my cart in the self checkout aisle. I've also walked out with 12 pack of pop or cat litter on the bottom of the cart when the clerk didn't notice them.

I'm a bad man.

 

[FairyD]

What the hell is the point of committing a crime if it isn't violent.

 

[Falcs]

Pirating? I'm sure most of gaf has done it.

 

[revolverjgw]

Honestly my ultimate fantasy would be to be some kind of gentleman cat burglar that steals from museums and libraries and rich people and the like. I would totally do it if the technology existed to get away with this stuff with ease. Gets my heartrate up to watch heists onscreen. I could never use a weapon though.

(cue avatar quote)

 

[Ultratech]

What the hell is the point of committing a crime if it isn't violent.

This sounds like a silly question. (Seriously...you WANT to hurt people?)

Besides, wouldn't you want to steal Millions of $$$ or get lavish goods?

 

[Currygan]

What the hell is the point of committing a crime if it isn't violent.

ask it to this guy

 

[Golden Slumbers]

I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence

 

[Cosmonaut]

Who wouldn't/hasn't?

The question is general enough to encompass the entire GAF community.

 

[FairyD]

This sounds like a silly question. (Seriously...you WANT to hurt people?)

Besides, wouldn't you want to steal Millions of $$$ or get lavish goods?

Money will come and go, but giving up a one time free pass just for material goods seems silly.

I interupt the OP as asking, if you could experience something which is highly illegal what would you choose.?

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

What the hell is the point of committing a crime if it isn't violent.

I would commit such a crime (assuming I won't get caught) but I'd need good ethical reasons. What's the point of all that money if you can't live with yourself?

 

[Escape Goat]

only if the OP is the recipient of my non violent crime.

 

[JordanLMiller]

I suppose it would depend on the crime. Are we talking like... piracy?

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

only if the OP is the recipient of my non violent crime.

 

[K.Sabot]

The internet forum version of 'Bait Car'.

 

[Currygan]

I suppose it would depend on the crime. Are we talking like... piracy?

I'd risk my arse for something worth millions, not some crap torrent mate

 

[Pagusas]

I dont know, i realize i do a lot of stuff like rolling stops, but I dont think I could take millions from someone, no matter how terribly rich they were. Not because of them but rather the guilt would eat at me. I accidentally didnt pay for a belt once when going through self checkout and drove 10 minutes back to the store just to go to customer service and pay for it. I dont know if i could do it and feel okay about it.

 

[ZaCH3000]

Would stealing the 32 trillion in offshore accounts count as a crime, or be considered justice? If a crime, then yes I would happily steal that money.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I dont know, i realize i do a lot of stuff like rolling stops, but I dont think I could take millions from someone, no matter how terribly rich they were. Not because of them but rather the guilt would eat at me. I accidentally didnt pay for a belt once when going through self checkout and drove 10 minutes back to the store just to go to customer service and pay for it. I dont know if i could do it and feel okay about it.

What if that person is an asshole? Would you be willing to do it if that person was a "bad person"?

 

[Escape Goat]

Its just a dumb thing to ask. it may be non violent but somebody is still going to be impacted negatively by it. Thats why its a crime in the first place.

 

[Rentahamster]

Given how it is much easier to make new laws than to remove old laws, there are loads and loads of laws on the books that make much of our everyday life illegal. Countless numbers of us do illegal shit all the time and don't even realize it. We also like to lock people up for the most minor of shit, too.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19450_6-laws-youve-broken-without-even-realizing-it.html

http://www.bookwormroom.com/2013/03...ws-is-effectively-a-country-without-any-laws/

http://www.economist.com/node/16636027

 

[kittens]

Yeah, I'm not talking about this on GAF.

 

[GRIP]

I'm pretty sure I've gotten away with several non-violent crimes. Maybe even 1-2 violent ones as well.

I'm not a bad person.

 

[equap]

been there, done that.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Its just a dumb thing to ask. it may be non violent but somebody is still going to be impacted negatively by it. Thats why its a crime in the first place.

Well, it's just to see how far people might be willing to cross certain lines and under what circumstances.

I swear, I ain't 5-0 or nothing.

 

[Pagusas]

What if that person is an asshole? Would you be willing to do it if that person was a "bad person"?

No because its not about who they are, its about who I am. I dont want to be a bad person or an asshole or a theif. Just because someone is bad doesnt mean you should lower your self to there level, or even lower your self at all to do anything to them.

 

[krioto]

I'm doing it right now