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allmyown · 2024-06-22T20:39:33+00:00

I would. I would also steal from some individuals, like Sunak, or other multimillionaires.

MoonshineSon · 23/06/2024 00:38

Oh I would if I knew they had got their money from being bastards or were using their wealth to make the world a worse place.
For example Michelle Mone, Boris Johnson, Putin, Farage, etc

gillefc82 · 23/06/2024 00:35

allmyown · 22/06/2024 22:39

Hmmm, no, not personal, like something someone owned personally - maybe a diamond ring, in "impersonal" circumstances, such as they are transporting a big cargo of diamond rings across country and one falls out of their vehicle into my trouser turn up as I am cycling along side them...... no cctv - yes, I would certainly keep it, sell it, enjoy the money....

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With the level of sophisticated supply chain and logistics such companies would have in place, they’d know how many rings went on to the truck and would spot the discrepancy.

So whilst you’re enjoying your ill gotten gains, the poor driver of that transport vehicle probably ends up getting sacked and prosecuted for theft.

Toooldtoworry · 23/06/2024 00:35

Having worked for what I have (which is not 10s of thousands, let alone millions) there is no way I'd steal money from anyone. Money is too hard to come by.

Floralnomad · 23/06/2024 00:32

I wouldn’t but that is because I’m an honest person.

gillefc82 · 23/06/2024 00:29

As someone who spent over 20 years working for two FTSE Top 30 multinational companies in their risk management departments, their financial controls are very tight and you’d be amazed at some of the tactics they use to identify fraud and other inappropriate activities. Even if you were able to appropriate the money, an incident like that would definitely be investigated.

There is no such thing as a victimless crime either, which means the company could look to recoup the loss by raising prices or, more likely, determine that the process control failure that allowed you to steal the money could be prevented through increased automation and adoption of digital technology and AI at a more rapid pace, likely resulting in a load of obsolete roles and people being made redundant.

Opposum · 23/06/2024 00:21

Also the premise of the OP is 'most' of us would.
I don't think that's true.
If I wanted to be pedantic the definition of 'steal' involves 'taking' without permission.
I don't think being given it, and keeping quiet properly meets this definition.

Catsmere · 23/06/2024 00:19

If none of the employees would suffer for it, then probably. It would see me out for the rest of my life.

If we talked about pinching it from billionaires who'd never know it was gone, it'd depend who. Trump, Zuckerberg, Musk et al - hell yeah. Jo Rowling, absolutely not.

Opposum · 23/06/2024 00:16

There are 2 problems with this
a) Slippery slope - as PP said completely justifies poorer country people stealing from those in richer countries
b) 'Giving to charity' bwahaha a lie people tell to absolve themselves of guilt. Not only will you get the charity into trouble for potentially money laundering... But if you want to have a nice life, never work etc there won't be much change out of a million needing investment.

ShadesofPoachedSmoke · 23/06/2024 00:08

crackofdoom · 22/06/2024 23:03

I would, in a heartbeat. And give most of it away to small charities/ worthy causes. If we're talking hypothetically (as we are),I would do it again, and again, and again, too. I would steal a million from the guy who owns Pornhub and give it to Women's Aid and charities helping trafficked women. I would steal a million from a property developer and give it to Shelter and homeless charities. I would steal a million from an oil company and give it to organisations fighting climate change. Etcetera.

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Robin Hood 2024 Reboot.

Yes! I love this.

ShadesofPoachedSmoke · 23/06/2024 00:05

NoseNothing · 22/06/2024 22:46

Shell made £22.3bn in profit last year. £1m of that is 0.0045% of that.

To put that into perspective. I have about £50k in savings. 0.0045% of that is £2.25 I think. Literally less than a cup of coffee.

So yes, I would take it if I could guarantee I would never be caught. It’s pocket change to them.

Love this.

Really puts it into perspective.

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 22/06/2024 23:43

RubberyChicken · 22/06/2024 23:30

It's just wrong. You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow. And then steal it again!

I would

mjf981 · 22/06/2024 23:39

I absolutely would given the criteria in the OP. And I wouldn’t feel guilty at all.

Soonenough · 22/06/2024 23:38

And the rest.

ItsDifficult · 22/06/2024 23:34

I wouldn't steal it.

If it got paid into my bank account by mistake (for instance) and I knew nobody would ever find out, then it would be tempting!!!

GalacticalFarce · 22/06/2024 23:33

I wouldn't. If I did, I'd end up not being able to spend it on myself or my family as it would be 'tainted'
If you mean "stealing" in a more wink wink nudge nudge way like some insider trading tips then yeah, I'd do that.

LifeExperience · 22/06/2024 23:31

No. Thou shalt not steal.

RubberyChicken · 22/06/2024 23:30

It's just wrong. You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow. And then steal it again!

LaurieFairyCake · 22/06/2024 23:26

Of course I would

If no one was harmed by it and I couldn't be caught

Why shouldn't I also join a group of people who don't deserve their money 😂

justasking111 · 22/06/2024 23:22

Hahaha. No Catholic guilt.

I've known four women who did rob their business. Two women worked in showroom garages, two in building societies.

None of the cases went to court. One of the women her husband was also stealing from his place of work.

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 22/06/2024 23:21

It's a plan @OperationDinnerout. Jeff Bezos watch your back!! (And your bank cards)

OperationDinnerout · 22/06/2024 23:18

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 22/06/2024 23:14

Ha! Yes we'd have to create some kind of complex multi layered circle of trust wouldn't we. Although as anonymous randoms meeting on the internet this might be quite easy to do? The perfect crime if you will 🤣

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its like making a cuppa tea, a couple of people that know the full plan and everyone else has different parts eg

1, gets milk
2 gets tea bags
3 gets sugar
4 gets the kettle
5 gets the cup
6 gets the spoon

then at set times they drop the items off at x location
then someone collects the items and takes them to x warehouse etc

MrsMitford3 · 22/06/2024 23:16

It's a no from me

I do have a moral compass

itsprettyoutside · 22/06/2024 23:15

I come into contact with significant sums of money through work but no, I wouldn't. Firstly, it's wrong but secondly this stuff always has a way of catching up with you...even if you think you 'got away with it'.

I only want money that has come to me through honest means.

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 22/06/2024 23:14

OperationDinnerout · 22/06/2024 22:55

but how many could you trust, then how many would know the plan vs individuals knowing parts of the puzzle incase anyone got cold feet or got busted

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Ha! Yes we'd have to create some kind of complex multi layered circle of trust wouldn't we. Although as anonymous randoms meeting on the internet this might be quite easy to do? The perfect crime if you will 🤣

Guavafish1 · 22/06/2024 23:12

wrong