Touching other people’s belongings
Touching other people’s belongings or property without their knowledge or ascent is described as stealing, which is not only a criminal offence but also unethical. The unethical component of touching other people’s property makes it immoral and can hurt the victim. Touching other people’s property is disrespectful to the owner and the victim. Since the thief does not seek the consent of the owner or the victim, the experience devalues the individual. The property being stolen, therefore, is made to look more relevant or valuable than the person, and therefore it makes the victim feel devalued.
Secondly, touching other people’s property without their consent harms then not only economically but also emotionally (Faillo, Rizzolli & Tontrup, 2019). When a property is taken away from the owner, the economic value of the property is taken away. The owner suffers a loss, no matter how it seems small or invaluable. Since touching people’s property always take away what is owned by the owner, the loss suffered can have a psychological effect. From a criminal and legal perspective, touching other people’s property harms the character of the perpetrator, which hurts their profile (Faillo, Rizzolli & Tontrup, 2019). By agreeing to touch a person’s property, the standards of the perpetrator are lowered and becomes untrustworthy. The heart is hardened, the soul is depraved, and conscience is scarred, which are all attributed to being a core criminal.
Thirdly, touching other people’s property has massive consequences that could ruin the life and future of the perpetrator. In the legal field, touching other people’s properties attract criminal fines which could be detrimental to the economic wellbeing of the perpetrator (Faillo, Rizzolli & Tontrup, 2019). The federal and state governments in the United States have theft laws that attach different fines to varying degrees (Faillo, Rizzolli & Tontrup, 2019). Higher theft always assigns more substantial penalties. In some cases, touching other people’s property can lead to jail and prison sentences. The jail sentence can increase or decrease in severity based on the amount that had been stolen.