What stops you doing illegal stuff?

Diapason

I'm a bit surprised to see so many people on the if time stood still thread saying they'd do something illegal. Is it only fear of getting caught that stops normally law-abiding people from stealing, etc?

Maybe I'm more naive than I thought.

phasers

I don't want to get shanked in the hooskow

Biggins

4 Children, a wife that knows how to swing a golf club and I don't wish to do anything that would bring shame on the family.

strobe

I do illegal stuff all the time.....

Basq

I can't even leave my house with this pesky monitor on my leg..

.. but if I could, I'd rob you, yore ma, yore ma's ma and yore ma's ma's ma!

Diapason

strobe wrote: »

I do illegal stuff all the time.....

Recording Major League Baseball without their express written permission doesn't count.

Sgt. Bilko 09

Biggins wrote: »

a wife that knows how to swing a golf club .

Best Answer ever haha

mikom

The Ludovico Technique

Kimono-Girl

my moral compass?:p



honestly? what stops me is my partner and my child...

Tigger

depends on the thing and why its illegal

drugs etc i never really worried about the law or whatnot only stopped because they can be an issue after your twentys

theft etc would depend on the circumstances as in i wouldn't steal from an old lady but if i found a bag of money with a bag of drugs in it i'd go look a bag of drug money and take the money leave the drugs as my moral code would allow that

bad thinks like sexually or violently assaulting people i don't do because i'm not a psycho

gsxr1

I like to provide a good example to my child

Sykk

The police?

Johnny Bitte

Moral compass, fear of prison, shame on my family! Thats it for me. Getting this problems fixed shortly with therapy so should be on the streets robbin in no time!

CreepingDeath

gsxr1 wrote: »

I like to provide a good example to my child

Of what ?

marzic

I may/maynot, alledgedly, have done some legally ambiguous things in my time. I'd love to be able to elaborate cos the sheer brazen neck that it took is impressive (even if i say it me self), and i would but you'd get the usual knobs who'd ruin the fun by saying "this is a public forum and you've just admitted to fraud or whatever blah, and shame on you and you are like the fcukin cnuts that got the country into this mess!"... so i wont.

I am now however not as likely to do these things cos I wouldnt be able to tell her indoors cos she have some kind of wifey 'sh1t attack-think of the children' type of conniption. I do skip the odd months cartax when its "off the road";)

ejmaztec

basquille wrote: »

I can't even leave my house with this pesky monitor on my leg..

.. but if I could, I'd rob you, yore ma, yore ma's ma and yore ma's ma's ma!

Are you Burke or Hare?

bluto63

Morality

Son Of A Vidic

Since it's not legal to do illegal stuff, I'm not into illegal stuff because of the fact it''s not legal.

FatherLen

fear of being passed around like currency in prison

Sharkey 10

Nothing stops me i do things i want unless i beleive them to be wrong , I never agreed to abide by the law of this land. I break the law on a regular basis and i suspect most others here do also

Sharkey 10

bluto63 wrote: »

Morality

Maybe there is times you may break the law in an action that is morally correct

AnonoBoy

My ma makes her disappointed face when I get in trouble.




























Go crazy with that one AH!

fizzynicenice

I always break the law. But only stupid laws. Like drug laws. And graffiti laws.

Sharkey 10

fizzynicenice wrote: »

I always break the law. But only stupid laws. Like drug laws. And graffiti laws.

I agree about the drugs but i dont agree about graffiti , for example if everyone disliked the graffiti bar you, then its not a stupid law unless its your property .
Damn i sound like a libertarian .

scientific1982

Diapason wrote: »

I'm a bit surprised to see so many people on the if time stood still thread saying they'd do something illegal. Is it only fear of getting caught that stops normally law-abiding people from stealing, etc?

Maybe I'm more naive than I thought.

Depends what the illegal stuff is. If it hurts myself or other people I dont do it because I have a sense of self preservation and empathy. Having said that ive done a lot of illegal things in my time.

Mint Sauce

I dont want to find out what happens if I drop a bar of soap in the shower block.

Pherekydes

Time.

It won't stop for long enough.

Princess Peach

The fear of prison rape.

I don't like cucumbers.

jimthemental

I break the law all the time. But I would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for those pesky kids!

hobochris

There's this midget that follows me around and punches me in the nuts every time I think about doing something illegal.





Luckily I can outrun him.. My nuts do get sore sometimes though..

smk89

If I did get caught my prison just isn't the best place for a person with an ass so white as mine

TangyZizzle

There's no prison rape in Ireland..

I paid schoolchild bus/train fares up until only two weeks ago. I still get the train without a ticket frequently, always have done and always will. I download everything and anything that I want. I began drinking and smoking at the age of 15, 3 years before I was legally eligible to do so.



Aw, cant think of anythin else. But yeah, I break the law.

r3nu4l

FatherLen wrote: »

fear of being passed around like currency in prison

irish-stew wrote: »

I dont want to find out what happens if I drop a bar of soap in the shower block.

Princess Peach wrote: »

The fear of prison rape.

I don't like cucumbers.

smk89 wrote: »

If I did get caught my prison just isn't the best place for a person with an ass so white as mine

There really should be a poll on this thread

Question: What stops you doing illegal stuff?
Options:
A: Prison ass-rape fear
B: Other stuff

raah!

You know after hours, it's really easy to break laws without being caught. I think people pay too much credence to their irrational fears. Acting solely based on emotions like this makes you the moral equivilant of a duck. Or a knacker, or anyone with a not rational basis for morality. In fact, I would say that's no basis, self interest and being a coward.

ejmaztec

Today paper-clips, tomorrow Fort Knox.

fizzynicenice

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

I agree about the drugs but i dont agree about graffiti , for example if everyone disliked the graffiti bar you, then its not a stupid law unless its your property

Yes I see your point but my graffiti is awesom and enriches the community as a whole.

Dravokivich

I... just don't have any motivation to do anything illegal...

What's the point?

gsxr1

gsxr1 wrote: »

I like to provide a good example to my child

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Of what ?

Errr. of being a law abiding citizen . I try to refrain from robbing post offices. But its a hard habit to break

raah!

What's the point?

Dopamine releases! Free money! Free food! Do you really not see the point?

scientific1982

Dravokivich

raah! wrote: »

Dopamine releases! Free money! Free food! Do you really not see the point?

There's plenty of other stuff you can do for shíts n'giggles without resorting to illegal activities...

Money won't hold any value to me if I keep knicking it all the time along with other goods that are valued with money...

no, I really don't see the point...

Pace2008

Dravokivich wrote: »

There's plenty of other stuff you can do for shíts n'giggles without resorting to illegal activities...

Money won't hold any value to me if I keep knicking it all the time along with other goods that are valued with money...

no, I really don't see the point...

There's plenty of fun legal stuff to keep you happy if you're that way inclined, but there are particular flavours of fun you can't enjoy within the confines of the law.

It's like asking what's the point in apples when you already have tasty oranges.

raah!

Well if the point of doing those other things is for ****s and giggles then doing illegal things has exactly the same point.

There's no reason for money to hold value to you personally, money is worth as much as what it can buy. If money holds value to you now, then skill at stealing should hold the same, if not greater, value aswell.

The fact is, there are millions of reasons to steal and do illegal things. If everthing you do is based on how you feel then as long as something feels good you can do it. And the more you do something, the less bad you feel about doing it, if you have been so conditioned to feel guilty after having done it.

In a post-dogmatic society, the only thing preventing people from robbing and stealing is fear of being caught. As this thread has more than illustrated. There are things like "stabbing babies makes me feel bad", but these emotions can be just as much reasoned away as any others.

CrazyRabbit

The law is irrelevant.

I do/don't do things based upon my own code of morals. These morals are shaped by the sum of my experiences in life so far.

Sharkey 10

Actually ive got one now that was fun and i think students in galway took part and that was robbing from vivo . It was fairly easy and the lads who work didnt seem to care too much.
Was it just me and my friends or was this widespread?

King of Snake

It's Only Illegal If You Get Caught!!

Fizman

- The odd phone call while driving.
- The odd text while driving.
- Being over the speed limit on certain roads.
- Downloading terabytes of music/TV/films

Illegal stuff is performed quite regularly by most I'd say.

Canis Lupus

Because god says not to do bad things..

ah ha ha...

No seriously, it's because my parents brought me up to respect myself and those around me etc etc. That and a solid fear of the wooden spoon for when I acted the bollix.

Princess Peach

Fizman wrote: »

- The odd phone call while driving.
- The odd text while driving.
- Being over the speed limit on certain roads.
- Downloading terabytes of music/TV/films

Illegal stuff is performed quite regularly by most I'd say.

Note to self. Do not accept a lift from Fizman

AAAAAAAHHH

Tigger wrote: »

depends on the thing and why its illegal

drugs etc i never really worried about the law or whatnot only stopped because they can be an issue after your twentys

theft etc would depend on the circumstances as in i wouldn't steal from an old lady but if i found a bag of money with a bag of drugs in it i'd go look a bag of drug money and take the money leave the drugs as my moral code would allow that

bad thinks like sexually or violently assaulting people i don't do because i'm not a psycho

I can't believe you'd steal money from a diabetic.

Getting there

My mum would kill me if i got caught. That thought alone...