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If you do it once, good for you. If you do it repeatedly, also good for you. But if you "used 510 times, and more than 7,400 gallons of gas were pumped for free"( in only a 7 month period), I don't know what you expect. You're going 2-3 times a day getting 14gal every time.
The article says she let another person use her card for a fee.
That should be the illegal part. Taking advantage of a loophole should not be illegal. Charging other people so that you can take advantage of the loophole, on the other hand, is a scam.
Pretty sure that was the illegal part and the title left that step out.
In which case she would be charged with racketeering or something not theft.
No, charging other people so that you can take advantage of a loophole is called Tax Preparation
It's still a scam though. Just, unfortunately, a legal scam.
There it is. She got greedy. If she would have just minded her own business and not told anyone and kept it on the down low it would have probably never been figured out. Regardless, this is 100%. The business is responsibility and should not be blamed on anyone else.
There it is
So what? Why do we cheer when regular people get caught abusing the system while the ruling class does it every single day?
I think most of ya'll are just jealous while thinking you're "so much smarter than her" because you wouldn't have been caught.
Children, the lot of you.
How about people shouldn't steal, no matter who?
I am 100% cool with stealing from rich people since they only get rich by abusing others.
Fuck'em.
Yeah, okay, the rest of us aren't criminals
Sure you are.
Ever jay-walked?
It's not a criminal court issue, you only get a fine for it.
Stealing tens of thousands of dollars is a jail time issue
It's still a crime, which makes you a criminal.
Okay, let's concede I'm a criminal. I'm not a thief, though
Who cares, though?
Unpopular opinion: being a thief is bad
Depends on who you're stealing from.
I don't think you're capable of understanding this, though.