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Originally Posted by supremus
When this isn't a consistent policy for someone, there is no logic in that statement whatsoever.
I don't agree with the idea that you should have to face the person you turn in, and I wouldn't want it to come across as if I in any way condone cable piracy, I'm just saying it's an extremely minor issue, far less significant than many other crimes people turn a blind eye to or commit on a daily basis. As for being the victim of theft, my business is the subject of copyright theft every single day, and although it's not something we encourage, it's also not something that is a financial burden to us. In moderation, it actually benefits us, just like a degree of piracy benefits the cable companies, which is a complexity few people seem able - or willing - to grasp.
This statement is contradicted by the cable companies' relative indifference to the supposed problem, and furthermore by the fact that nobody has apparently been successfully prosecuted for such an offence, unlike stealing cars, so the "theft is theft" mantra is really quite meaningless.
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Well now it's bad enough that the CPS filter out cases that they don't think they can win without the general public deciding to filter reporting crimes because some cases aren't as important as others.
Too many people feel alone and lost in a society that seems to have given up and accept reprehensible behaviour as the norm because it isn't much of a crime.
There are too many such crimes joining the list.Like shoplifting...only the big firms are affected and it's a victimless crime.However you and I are the victims because the big business's just put 10p onto the cost of their products to cover their rising insurance premiums.All those 10p will eventually add up to millions that you,I and everyone else pays extra across the board.
The truth is there is NO such crime as a victimless crime.Someone somewhere has to pay.I'd rather it was the crook who does the paying.