That's real touching man

And remember everyone, always ask, What Would Jesus Do?

thats touching guys.

What would Jesus do? What the heck, why would you bring a religious point of view into this? You guys might not agree with me maybe some will, but anyways why would you bring a religious point of view in here

Well, let's consider this carefully:

Break the Law with regards to theft. (accessory after the fact, as dnemiller points out)

Obey the Law with regards to theft.

Now, which one is right?

And I personally would be hard pressed to call anyone that I knew that brakes the law my friend, but maybe that is just me.

You love creating a stir, don't you?

And I thought we were talking about not handling jokes a little while ago!!!

You know, I wish I could be surprised by some of these opinions. This thread has been very revealing about some posters, and not in a very good way. Maybe it is the Napster effect, where stealing is viewed more and more as a victomless crime. "Don't be a rat" is the biggest pile of crap I have ever heard. Where does it end? What crime is bad enough that you should be a "rat". Friendship is good and all, but I honestly regret not ratting out a friend on his pot habit. He may actually be around to enjoy this game, which as my main Star Wars buddy, he would've loved. There is no reason this theft is in anyway justifiable, and if you like the LGS, it should be reported.



I feel sorry for all those who share this point of view. Doing nothing is the cowards way out. Having some moral courage. Sure, in the long term, a pack of minis is not worth considering. Stealing is still stealing, and dishonesty is still dishonesty, and should not be tolerated. Forcing a friend to see the true consequences will only help him.

Thanks for the support Darth Jim. It feels good to know that you think well of us down here even though we don't see you frequently.

But yeah, I think stealing is morally wrong, especially when you are stealing materialistic objects like SWM. Like billiv said earlier, if we were talking about food or another neccessity for survival then we might have a discussion, but SWM is far from that.

If the guy was actually a close friend of the OP, then I could understand hesitation on "ratting" the guy out, but he seemed to be just an associate of his rather than one of his inner circle of friends. Either way, I believe providing an opportunity for the individual to redeem himself is the most appropriate before telling the store owner. But making sure the owner knows he has a problem is very important. Not just because the LGS provides you with the environment where you can enjoy youself, or provides you benefit in long run, or because you are afraid of legal reprecussions if you don't. But because it's just the right thing to do.

Guilt trip your friend into either fronting up or returing what was stolen. get him to take 18 dollars down to the LGS and talk to the manager and pay for the booster. I think the manager will be understanding and wonrt see a need to get the law involved howerver your friend will probly be banned from the store

Well little guy then obviously you know nothing about business. The retailer and the manufacturer never... ever... ever pay for theft. We do. I think after retiring as a Chief of Police I am little closer to the necessary knowledge than you are. Do you even know what it costs wizards of the coast to produce a booster of minis???? $3.00 and that is rounded up for this conversation. It is actually under 3. Every company that produces anything for sale on this planet covers losses from theft. How do they do it??? Their price. It is built into the price. When I gave my seminars to retailers what they did not know is the actual costs of theft. I arrested a man back in 1993. He was part of a group of 4 people. Do you know how much those 4 people had ripped off in 1 year from retailers???? 16 millions dollars in merchandise using credit cards. Do you have any clue how many thieves there are out there????
Retail theft is in the hundreds of millions every year. If these company's claimed the loss on insurance it would force them out of business. They could not afford the premiums. If they just took the loss they would have to shut their doors. They are there to make a profit. So what do they do. They pass that cost on to us the consumers as a cost of doing business.

I am reitred from law enforcment now. Do you know what I do now??? I coordinate the Loss Prevention for Missouri's Largest Tractor dealer. Why do I have this job??? Because they need me to make sure their tractors are getting paid for when they leave the lot. I am cheaper than paying high insurance premiums and my yearly salary is about half the cost of their tractors.

Do you think a little game store owner dependent on people who apparently think theft is ok needs $18 bucks????? I would think so if you are endorsing being so freakin cheap that you cannot pay for a booster. Your stance makes you look like a moron. I amazed that young people today have so little morals.... but then again I saw it for the last twenty years.....

I promise you if the guy has stolen from this store and told you about it... well it wasnt his first time. Most people start by stealing from their friends before moving on to retailers that are guaranteed to prosecute. So for all those giving advice to watch your minis when he is around... my guess he has already gotten something from the original poster. It might have not been minis but I promise you he got something.

Yeah the whole collage thing kind of blew me away. Chase is a junior at Oklahoma State college of Engineering and he cant spell worth a lick.... but college that is an easy one.

You know the real shame here is I have always bragged on the Star Wars community. I always tell people you dont have to worry at Gencon about theft in the Star Wars area.

But after reading this thread and the other thread about the dad who took his son's minis. That was just as sad. There were some of the posters there endorsing violence against the dad.

It is a real shame to see that some the posters think that stealing is ok and violence against their parents. Wow!! Just sad.