Realistically, somebody who is the victim of petty theft is not responsible for the circumstances that led somebody to become a thief. Expecting people who were robbed to feel ashamed that they were robbed is absurd. They are a victim. Not to mention that most people do not have the resources to relocate themselves to a country with less crime. Greggman expecting these people to feel ashamed that they have been unable to flee their country is worse than absurd; it is patently offensive.
If the thief can be said to be a victim of circumstance and therefore not responsible for their actions, then the same can be said even more strongly of their victims.
My response wasn't to the victim. It was to the commenter that basically suggested it should be common sense the victim shouldn't have left his stuff out.
That shouldn't be common sense. It's shameful that we think it is.
Re:This girl in SF stole my MacBook Air
by dragonwriter on Sunday April 06, 2014 @01:35AM
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> If the thief can be said to be a victim of circumstance and therefore not responsible for their actions
He can't, fairly, so no conclusion can rest upon this premise.
Arguably, the attitude that this is senseless -- that, IOW, people have no responsibility for the qualities of the broader society -- is part of the problem.