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Why should you not steal from stores, or any other private/public places?
You should not steal from shops/other places because stealing is a criminal offense, can ruin your reputation, may affect your whole life, and you may have your picture posted, and be known as a thief, as well as ruining your career (if you are a retail worker, police officer, journalist, or other).
Stealing is a criminal offense throughout our entire country, if you are caught, you may be jailed for a maximum of 6 months (for goods under £200), be jailed for up to 7 years (for goods worth over £200), or be fined, as well as receive a criminal record.
If you are a journalist (private/independent, or not), your reputation may be completely damaged, and the word will most likely get around about what you did, especially if you reported against stealing, as you would be a hypocrite. This could also attract the attention of major news outlets, for example, #BBC #News, or #Sky News. This would mean people would know, and think of you as a thief.
You may lose your job. Most organisations have an anti-theft policy, which means you may be fired, or made to resign, you may also struggle finding a new job.
You may receive a criminal record. If you receive a criminal record, this can ruin your future, and/or life, as most job will refuse people with previous convictions, cautions, or criminal records.
You may be banned from a store, or have your picture posted. Shops may issue with a ban, and/or post a picture of you in their shop, warning retail staff, and police/security that you are a thief, and are banned from the store. This would affect your reputation.
Stealing harms stores/other places, and costs taxpayers money. Stealing effects the store's profits/revenue, and costs the taxpayers money because taxpayers have to pay economical costs in relation to crime, and crime includes stealing/theft, if the public didn't pay, stores would have very few ways to regain lost revenue/profits.
Don't be a thief, shop smart!