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Wondering... Why did he steal from friends?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 538803" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>You know your son best but I'm not sure a juvenile understands the consequences of shoplifting are less than stealing from friends. Most juveniles start by shoplifting because their friends do it and they see things in a store they want and don't have money. Shoplifting from stores and reselling the stuff to pay off gambling debts takes a lot of effort. I am not sure he thought about the consequences of stealing from his teammates or the effect of the team before he did it.</p><p></p><p>I am convinced that once someone starts stealing they dont stop. If you don't have the voice inside you telling you it's wrong then it just progresses and takes on different forms. I doubt whether he stopped at stealing from friends. If he had gambling debts he probably has stolen from all avaialable sources. An addict has no friends, everyone is fair game. Whether it's a drug/alcohol or gambling addiction the addict needs money for his habit and sports team members are no exception. It's no different than the well respected businessman or minister or politician or doctor or athlete or bum in the street. They all need money for their addiction and they steal from wherever they can get it. I've sat in many AA meetings where addicts say just that.</p><p></p><p>You were posting at the same time I was Sig and I agree with everythign you said. My difficult child stole from stores because she wanted the merchandise. She stole from family, friends, employers because she needed the money. She stole because she could and when caught it didn't stop her. And yes it infuriates me also, I could never steal anything ever, I couldn't live with myself. But then I have that voice inside me and I am not an addict.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 538803, member: 59"] You know your son best but I'm not sure a juvenile understands the consequences of shoplifting are less than stealing from friends. Most juveniles start by shoplifting because their friends do it and they see things in a store they want and don't have money. Shoplifting from stores and reselling the stuff to pay off gambling debts takes a lot of effort. I am not sure he thought about the consequences of stealing from his teammates or the effect of the team before he did it. I am convinced that once someone starts stealing they dont stop. If you don't have the voice inside you telling you it's wrong then it just progresses and takes on different forms. I doubt whether he stopped at stealing from friends. If he had gambling debts he probably has stolen from all avaialable sources. An addict has no friends, everyone is fair game. Whether it's a drug/alcohol or gambling addiction the addict needs money for his habit and sports team members are no exception. It's no different than the well respected businessman or minister or politician or doctor or athlete or bum in the street. They all need money for their addiction and they steal from wherever they can get it. I've sat in many AA meetings where addicts say just that. You were posting at the same time I was Sig and I agree with everythign you said. My difficult child stole from stores because she wanted the merchandise. She stole from family, friends, employers because she needed the money. She stole because she could and when caught it didn't stop her. And yes it infuriates me also, I could never steal anything ever, I couldn't live with myself. But then I have that voice inside me and I am not an addict. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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