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I would say that kids at my age are pretty spoiled indeed, especially when they are borned in a cocky family.
Slightly off topic here, there is this kid in my art class who would spend 30 min a class lokking into the mirror than help take out some paint, I just had to say that...

I had a paper route with over a hundred houses when I was twelve. I bought almost all of my 40k stuff.

Just wanted to throw my lot in with the 'shouldn't steal due to beliefs'.

I grew up nearly poor, and paid for my gaming items with money i earned. For years, when i went to a store, i would read whatever they had out, until sooner or later I had the money to buy it.

I didn't steal due to fear of consequences, or ability to restrain my 'want'. Only because it was wrong; the thought never even crossed my mind to try it.

I should say, that if you have a 'friend' who you know steals and do nothing to stop him, you are nearly as bad. Same goes for someone who doesn't remind the cashier he didn't ring up all your items, no matter how ridiculously overpriced GW's stuff is.

Not saying kids do this or that for any particular reason, but this has been my personal experience on the topic.

I grew up poor, and I nicked stuff.

Give a feth.

Where I'm from, pinching stuff is a rite of passage. Grown-ups who do it are just weird though. If they aren't smackheads, in which case it's understandable.

Heroin costs money.

I stole stuff when I was 13 years old or so.

Never got caught. Too sneaky, and I only did it at the safest of times. I didn't risk.

Weed wasn't as expensive as it was back then, but I still needed it 'till I was out of highschool. Never got caught with that either. It made me cool, while otherwise, I really was pretty boring, and it took away the endless taunting for being jewish, y'know.

Weed?I hate those, smells bad like hell

Different spin on this question:

As a kid yes, stole minor things in a local store because other kids I knew did it, it seemed like a game of no consequence at the time.
You realize later, potential consequence and the idea of "unnecessary risk".

Things that go through the mind when I think of the concept of stealing:

Criminal incarceration, fines, future job limitation, no crossing Can / Am border.
Trust is gold in any relationship, usually if you spend any time at all with a person being trustworthy just plain gets you better treatment.
Empathy, when you have been stolen from (and I have been) the shock and betrayal is very vivid.
I heard the definition of "conscience" is "The honesty of your selfishness".

If I was to be a cold calculating son of a gun it just plain makes logical sense to be honest, the potential benefit from the theft just does not seem to be enough.

I would trust someone more who understands the consequences of theft over someone who just lacks backbone, one day they will find their price.

Added note: Gave cash back to the same family/store owner of approximate value with compounded interest of 20% and an apology back when I was in college.

I stole some half/half from a bowling alley once. o.O

I heavily support nurture in the nurture vs nature debate. Doesn't matter *where* you are compared to *who you are* raised by.

I despise people who steal, there is only one excuse. To feed your family, any other attempt at justification, is invalid.

I don't have a job, nor many money acquiring chances a year.

I just get some models on christmas, then wait it out for the rest of the year.

Manchu wrote:I didnt realize how many usernames Steven Segal has on Dakka. I'll try to remember that "the Arts" are super serious business from now on . . . Meanwhile, a kid who paints zerkers with his own blood is a total badass no matter how you cut it.

Seriously though, who the hell is this kid?

Self control issues.

A few people commented, so let me explain my sons issue. Firstly he is not mentally deficient, he is a bright and generally good kid, he knows right from wrong, but he suffers from ADD, which is a slight chemical imbalance in the brain.

Simply put this means he has some self control issues which are helped, but not cured, by some mild medication. So sometimes he does things he knows are wrong but literally phsically can't stop himself. He is invariably wracked by guilt afterwards, which makes it so easy to spot!

We are all working with him to improve things, and now he is diagnosed it makes it easier to understand, but it's still just as hard for him.


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And by the way, not offended if you don't understand, it's taken me quite some time to understand myself, which has definitly harmed my relationship with my son, but that's something else I'm working on getting right.

I'll admit that I've stolen at least 400$ worth of Yu-Gi-Oh cards in my entire life (from people and stores alike). Never been caught because of how easy they were to take though. I'm incredibly lucky. After age 14, I decided that I would never steal again (I found....the value of good Karma) and I've been clean since then..I don't look back well on it,tbh. Such a stupid thing to steal..



I probably am a kleptomaniac though...I just 'borrowed' a couple tau battlesuits from my friend (to paint). He told me I could paint them before,but I didn't bother to ask later on...He also said we could build models out of his bits box, but I didn't finish the model I was making,so I took the pieces home without his permission. I'll give his models back (albeit painted 1000x better) when I'm done with them, but I just feel bad....:(

croggy wrote:i like stealing i often go to random games clubs int the area just to get myself a new army

i even wait around after its in my boot until the kid notices and starts crying he's eyes out

i lol till i wee myself

anyway its the best £10(in fuel) i spend

if you don't steal then you are just stupid - stealing is cool
it saves you money
and also provides you with a thrill that is only matched by crack
frankly if you claim that you don't steal i say your a lier - FACT

ADD SALT TO TASTE . I RECOMMEND ONE PINCH

No, stealing is the worst thing on earth, I suggest you get rid of this hobby of taking things without paying
Unless you were joking

alot of confessions going on here..

Tony the guardsman wrote:

croggy wrote:i like stealing i often go to random games clubs int the area just to get myself a new army

i even wait around after its in my boot until the kid notices and starts crying he's eyes out

i lol till i wee myself

anyway its the best £10(in fuel) i spend

if you don't steal then you are just stupid - stealing is cool
it saves you money
and also provides you with a thrill that is only matched by crack
frankly if you claim that you don't steal i say your a lier - FACT

ADD SALT TO TASTE . I RECOMMEND ONE PINCH

No, stealing is the worst thing on earth, I suggest you get rid of this hobby of taking things without paying


Unless you were joking

That was a JOKE, read the last line again.

It's good to let your inner daemons out once in a while. Especially to complete strangers!

Everyone has inner daemons, but my fear had conquered it

Tony the guardsman wrote:No, stealing is the worst thing on earth

i'd saying killing, chopping up and eating people is maybe just a little worse than stealing, but hey if we're all spilling our guts on the internet... well have i got some stories about fun weekends where i did somethings that are just a little worse than stealing...

Can't say I've ever stolen anything from my games store. If there are new people around I tend to watch them like a hawk when they're around others or my dead or reserve piles. That being said it would be very unwise to steal from the players at our store, don't screw around with army vets, they'll mess you up.

I don't know about everyone else but I wouldn't be willing to run the risk of having my reputation completely destroyed by stealing things I don't need, even worse if you're stealing from a GW store and suffer the humiliation in addition to that.



Also, moral superiority.

*Stands on top of the Moral mountain*

guess im the only one here who is proud to have stolen somethng. my friend and i got in a fight and we were both mad, but one day i went to his house and saw that he had a transformers toy with no pieces missing. now i had the same toy but was missing a leg, and i REALLY LIKED THE TOY. so....i grabbed it put it in my pocket and took it home. several years later, i find out my friend is not my friend anymore, cant take a joke, and is a stalker. but imo that was one hell of a toy...

i also once thought i put some paint on my pockets since my cell phone rang right next to the paint cans and when i went to put it in my pocket, i felt something hard....after 5 seconds of horrible fear, i realized it was my house keys >_>

I have stolen minor things before, most kids have at some stage. The difference is that whereas the vast majority of kids will stop, as they see it as wrong eventually, some don't and it's these you've got to look out for.
I think the worst kind of thief is the one with the skewed moral justification for it, such as "I'm sticking it to the man, this is a big company, they make tonnes of profit!"

I'm 14 and the worst stealing I've done is probably either 'stealing' a paper clip from the desk to do some pinning or accidentally putting someone else's paint in my paint box on the way out.

I work for my money!!! Serving food in a pub, roughly 6-10 o'clock on the weekends

Anyway, answering the original question, we once had a situation at the FLGW where a woman walked in and took some Sanginor sprue's of the shelves (about 5?) and went to the counter, asking for a refund. That's nearly £60!

It wasn't till later that the staff had realised what had happened and... well, they got a bollocking off of the manager.

It is quite wierd that some of my friends who used to steal food from my school cafe stopped eventually for no reason.Mental growth?Fear?Change in economic status?I have no idea, but they stopped eventually

Thats the beauty of human nature...

Does getting the employee rebate and a further discount on a very slightly damaged Realm of Battle game board count as stealing?
$120 CAD total paid for it including taxes.

And getting employee rebate (I never worked in a GWShop) for multiple orders too.
That's somewhat stealing isn't it? ;D


But other than that, I've done what the majority has done when they were young, stolen a few things here and there from lack of pocket money - candies~ nomnom.

When I was little I stole a toy. I dont even remember what it was but I remember the rush it gave me.

However I alittle later in life got a paper route, and part time jobs so I guess I redeemed myself.

I really find you guys hard to believe. "omg,the only thing I've ever stole was a paper clip!".Yeah right. Give me a break. I'm sure at least someone here has stolen a phone,or an iPod, or a wallet. I wouldn't be surprised if any of you stole a car,tbh.

The world's a tough place. I find it hard to believe that people like you exist in this day and age.

Well I found this wet gumball on the floor of a gw..... I ate it!

is that stealing?

no thats not a joke


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And I stole a Paintball magazine
then i got cought
and the manager gave it to me

People like me don't steal, we wait

Samus_aran115 wrote:I really find you guys hard to believe. "omg,the only thing I've ever stole was a paper clip!".Yeah right. Give me a break. I'm sure at least someone here has stolen a phone,or an iPod, or a wallet. I wouldn't be surprised if any of you stole a car,tbh.

The world's a tough place. I find it hard to believe that people like you exist in this day and age.

By minor, I meant mars bars and magazines, something most kids will have filched at some stage. Only a few people move on to stealing stuff that is actually worth something, I'd say.

Samus_aran115 wrote:I really find you guys hard to believe. "omg,the only thing I've ever stole was a paper clip!".Yeah right. Give me a break. I'm sure at least someone here has stolen a phone,or an iPod, or a wallet. I wouldn't be surprised if any of you stole a car,tbh.

The world's a tough place. I find it hard to believe that people like you exist in this day and age.

To be perfectly honest, the kind of crowd we encourage here on Dakka:- that is to say, literate, mildly intellectual, and the kind of person who plays with toy soldiers in a fantasy universe - is not really the kind of people who tend to do Grand Theft Auto in real life.

I mean, considering the kind of careers I know the regulars here have....let's see....soldiers, lawyers, businessmen, students, artists, etc, we don't seem to be comprised very highly of the 'criminal' element.