Absolutely it is not ok. The Robin Hood idea isn't the right way to think.
Stealing is a crime even though you are taking from someone who may have more than you. It doesn't make it any better either by saying you are giving it to the needy. Life is hard enough to make a living without it being stolen.
There are a lot of charities who have wrecked this idea as the money donated doesn't end up at the promised place. Most charities are funded by large donors and normal people who do normal work. The problem is the admin and directors of the charities have to live a normal life but it is a ruse.
They are living off donations and are living the high life and is no different as they are stealing under a false pretense. the ones who suffer will suffer more as the donations will stop altogether. This is a modern day Robin Hood that takes some of the rewards.
Morals and ethics need to be applied to this idea and it just isn't right whatever way you look at it. If you want to make a difference then do it the hard way and collect donations and in an organised way donate to the needy. i have stopped giving to charities as I don't trust them anymore.
In South Africa you can lease a blind man to collect money at traffic lights. criminal gangs are doing that so who do you trust anymore. If I see someone down and out I will buy them some food but otherwise my money stays in my pocket. the days of receiving hand outs have long gone and the needy are suffering because of this.
No there is no justification for that. Two wrongs don't make a right and just because you're doing it for the right reasons doesn't make it right in any way.
If you steal from from someone to give to another person then you've only succeeded in making one person poorer and another person richer. Stealing on its own is a vile act which deprives a human being of something that belongs to them, something they may have worked hard for, something that they may treasure so irrespective of the reason I can't support this.
In my country Nigeria, corruption is rampant and it's common belief that every government official steals money. I imagine that these officials justify their theft by telling themselves that they have mouths to feed, kids to send to school and so on, and to them what they're doing is ok, but we all know it's not. It's exactly the same if you deprive someone of their money because you feel there's someone else that needs it more.
Stealing is wrong and cruel, you never know what a person is going through or what they've planned to do with their money, no matter the circumstance, you have no right to steal money from anyone.
Stealing is illegal in almost all parts of the world.
Two wrongs don't make a right
The end does not justify the means
That is like asking if it is OK to murder for the right cause if it benefits the needy
There are laws in place for a reason and whether you agree or disagree with them, hey are the LAW and should be followed in order to maintain society. If everyone simply did what they wanted and justified it with Oh it was for the needy, where would be as a society?
We need to strive to better each day, not sink to the lowest common denominator and say well they did it, so I will as well. It doesn't matter if its government, local, officials or banks/retail as the other answer states, there is NO justification for stealing.
You are always hurting someone somewhere when you steal. Just because others have more than you does not give you the right or the moral high ground to take from them
Yes! In my country, and in most of the world, those in power steal from the "little" people to fatten their pockets. Thus, the act of stealing to help those in need is a good justification and could even be seen as noble if the funds were stolen from banks or gold and jewlery shops. They make astounding profits on the cost of the rest of the society so, stealing from them to build houses for homeless people is in my opinion a good deed.
Absolutely it is not ok. The Robin Hood idea isn't the right way to think.
Stealing is a crime even though you are taking from someone who may have more than you. It doesn't make it any better either by saying you are giving it to the needy. Life is hard enough to make a living without it being stolen.
There are a lot of charities who have wrecked this idea as the money donated doesn't end up at the promised place. Most charities are funded by large donors and normal people who do normal work. The problem is the admin and directors of the charities have to live a normal life but it is a ruse.
They are living off donations and are living the high life and is no different as they are stealing under a false pretense. the ones who suffer will suffer more as the donations will stop altogether. This is a modern day Robin Hood that takes some of the rewards.
Morals and ethics need to be applied to this idea and it just isn't right whatever way you look at it. If you want to make a difference then do it the hard way and collect donations and in an organised way donate to the needy. i have stopped giving to charities as I don't trust them anymore.
In South Africa you can lease a blind man to collect money at traffic lights. criminal gangs are doing that so who do you trust anymore. If I see someone down and out I will buy them some food but otherwise my money stays in my pocket. the days of receiving hand outs have long gone and the needy are suffering because of this.
No there is no justification for that. Two wrongs don't make a right and just because you're doing it for the right reasons doesn't make it right in any way.
If you steal from from someone to give to another person then you've only succeeded in making one person poorer and another person richer. Stealing on its own is a vile act which deprives a human being of something that belongs to them, something they may have worked hard for, something that they may treasure so irrespective of the reason I can't support this.
In my country Nigeria, corruption is rampant and it's common belief that every government official steals money. I imagine that these officials justify their theft by telling themselves that they have mouths to feed, kids to send to school and so on, and to them what they're doing is ok, but we all know it's not. It's exactly the same if you deprive someone of their money because you feel there's someone else that needs it more.
Stealing is wrong and cruel, you never know what a person is going through or what they've planned to do with their money, no matter the circumstance, you have no right to steal money from anyone.
No
Stealing is illegal in almost all parts of the world.
Two wrongs don't make a right
The end does not justify the means
That is like asking if it is OK to murder for the right cause if it benefits the needy
There are laws in place for a reason and whether you agree or disagree with them, hey are the LAW and should be followed in order to maintain society. If everyone simply did what they wanted and justified it with Oh it was for the needy, where would be as a society?
We need to strive to better each day, not sink to the lowest common denominator and say well they did it, so I will as well. It doesn't matter if its government, local, officials or banks/retail as the other answer states, there is NO justification for stealing.
You are always hurting someone somewhere when you steal. Just because others have more than you does not give you the right or the moral high ground to take from them
Yes! In my country, and in most of the world, those in power steal from the "little" people to fatten their pockets. Thus, the act of stealing to help those in need is a good justification and could even be seen as noble if the funds were stolen from banks or gold and jewlery shops. They make astounding profits on the cost of the rest of the society so, stealing from them to build houses for homeless people is in my opinion a good deed.