are you guilty of 'micro-crimes' ?

Andy From Sligo

interesting bit on Sky News today about UK population breaking the law every day. May be petty, but its still breaking law and being criminal whatever way you look at it. Some people say crime is crime , whatever way you look at it or dress it up.

So (i'm pretty sure most of us are guilty of this) amongst other things

*Downloading stuff illegally off internet without paying for it

*avoiding fares on public transport (or lying about age or children's age to get them cheaper fare)

*Paying people 'cash in hand' for work (if they are doing this to prevent paying TAX, your an accessory to the crime, paying them cash in hand)

so really - I bet there are loads of people that wouldnt dream of ever knowingly breaking the law carrying out these type of 'micro crimes' on a daily basis

Are you guilty of any (without opening yourself to prosecution LOL )

Source: http://news.sky.com/story/three-out-of-four-britons-are-micro-criminals-poll-10629227

the evasion_kid

Can't step outside the door without breaking some kind of silly law or regulation these days..

degsie

White lies are hardly a criminal offence, your Honor.

Phoebas

the evasion_kid wrote: »

Can't step outside the door without breaking some kind of silly law or regulation these days..

You in prison?

The_Valeyard

And there's me hoping for a thread about a bunch of thieving little people.

the evasion_kid

Phoebas wrote: »

You in prison?

Sometimes I wonder about that...

The flying mouse

Yes Take me away

















from the city and lead me to where I can be on my own, I wanted to see it, and now that I have, I want just to be left alone, I'll always remember your kind words, and I’ll still remember your name, But I’ve seen you changing and turning, and I know that things won't be the same.

Tin Foil Hat

I park in cycle lanes. They make for excellent loading bays.

Iwasfrozen

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

interesting bit on Sky News today about UK population breaking the law every day. May be petty, but its still breaking law and being criminal whatever way you look at it. Some people say crime is crime , whatever way you look at it or dress it up.

So (i'm pretty sure most of us are guilty of this) amongst other things

*Downloading stuff illegally off internet without paying for it

*avoiding fares on public transport (or lying about age or children's age to get them cheaper fare)

*Paying people 'cash in hand' for work (if they are doing this to prevent paying TAX, your an accessory to the crime, paying them cash in hand)

so really - I bet there are loads of people that wouldnt dream of ever knowingly breaking the law carrying out these type of 'micro crimes' on a daily basis

Are you guilty of any (without opening yourself to prosecution LOL )

Source: http://news.sky.com/story/three-out-of-four-britons-are-micro-criminals-poll-10629227

I don't do any of those things and crime is crime.

stimpson

If nobody sees it then it's not illegal.

Your Face

I threw a dwarf once.

dev100

Andy From Sligo wrote:

interesting bit on Sky News today about UK population breaking the law every day. May be petty, but its still breaking law and being criminal whatever way you look at it. Some people say crime is crime , whatever way you look at it or dress it up. i'm pretty sure most of us are guilty of this) amongst other things Downloading stuff illegally off internet without paying for it avoiding fares on public transport (or lying about age or children's age to get them cheaper fare Paying people 'cash in hand' for work (if they are doing this to prevent paying TAX, your an accessory to the crime, paying them cash in hand so really - I bet there are loads of people that wouldnt dream of ever knowingly breaking the law carrying out these type of 'micro crimes' on a daily basis. Are you guilty of any (without opening yourself to prosecution LOL )

It's usually the very high and mighty that are the worst offender and they tell you they don't break the law it's usually bull****e I know 1 or 2 preacher types and they re the best offenders going.

I was listening to 1 politician saying the anti water brigade should pay for water / morals and it's the law etc and the same person left a mountain of debt in the ompany that person was involved in.

Streaming yes downloading no / broadband is to slow .

Love the cash in hand jobs.

Only 1 I wouldn't do is fare evasion. Don't know why but I just wouldn't.

I don't listen to the morale high ground people anymore if you want to get on in life you have to sail close to the wind. Your politicians and corporate masters are experts in it .

Crea

Driving over the limit and illegal parking would br my major crimes. I'm pretty honest in respect to most other parts of life

Thespoofer

Yes

stimpson

dev100 wrote: »

I love the cash in hand jobs.

Hand jobs are not a crime.

Aineoil

I read the article and I have never done any of those things.

dev100

stimpson wrote:

Hand jobs are not a crime.

So your Mrs says

The J Stands for Jay

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

interesting bit on Sky News today about UK population breaking the law every day.

Source: http://news.sky.com/story/three-out-of-four-britons-are-micro-criminals-poll-10629227

Looks like the upside to brexit is we'll be able to deport all these UK citizens and reduce our crime rates.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Does watching illegal streams of shows/football matches count (although I pay for the football matches now)?

I've rented out a room to a friend for a while to a friend and taken cash as rent, jaywalked (I live in Germany - apparently, I can be fined for it) and been naked in public(ish)...

osarusan

I read the list and have done some of those things.

Ted111

There's a couple of times I've used non microwave-safe containers in the microwave. I'm not proud of it. I'm not ashamed of it either.

Skyfarm

Your Face wrote: »

I threw a dwarf small person once.

Fixed that for you.

PARlance

I can't, I don't know how anyone could....











Open a link to a Sky News article.

buried

PARlance wrote: »

I can't, I don't know how anyone could....











Open a link to a Sky News article.

That's the real major micro crime up in here.

Squatter

Does voting for a Green Party candidate in the 2007 General Election count as a micro-crime?

eviltwin

I watched a banned film recently that I illegally downloaded off the internet, it was that Louis Theroux one about the scientology so I suppose that's a few laws broken there.

stimpson

dev100 wrote: »

So your Mrs says

She won't look down on you if that's what you have to do to make rent.

Andy From Sligo

Aineoil wrote: »

I read the article and I have never done any of those things.

liar liar pants on fire!

Avatar MIA

Just read the article and they hit the nail on the head down the bottom. Admitted.

Surprised office stationery wasn't mentioned. Technically if you wrote on someone's going away card or birthday card with an office biro you stole that minute amount of ink.

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

I don't do any of those things and crime is crime.

If you've driven over a 1,000 miles as a driver you've almost certainly been over the limit (even if only unknowingly) although such offences weren't mentioned in the article.

We've all broken the law at some stage.

FTA69

I've done nearly all of those things. Last year was on a train from Leeds that was a half hour earlier than the one I booked so they gave me a £180 fine. I gave them an ID that has my initial on it and gave them a fake first name. Got a court summons after I didn't pay the fine but it was addressed to the wrong name so got out of it.

Often yoink plastic bags at the supermarket without paying for them, did the old item switcheroo at self-checkouts when I was younger. When I was in my teens a load of people I knew were always stroking stuff from work and selling it on; lads in warehouses would have had clothes etc and often things like TVs and laptops and electrical goods. Similarly I knew one lad who worked in a hotel who robbed insane amounts of spirits and we'd be onto him every weekend.

Would never buy stuff I suspected came from a burglary or was taken off a working person but to be honest if I knew something was strokes off a multinational or large corporation I'd be less inclined to care about buying it.

People buying drugs I imagine would be one of the most commonly committed crimes.

Jesus.

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

I don't do any of those things and crime is crime.

What a bullsh1tter :pac:

WhoWhatWhere

My wife and I once fare jumped on the luas. For no other reason that she was pregnant and had to attend a hospital app, and we didn't have any money. (We were very poor at this stage and being pregnant was very bad indeed). The Dublin bus allowed us into the city from tallaght but we didn't even think about getting home! My sister even topped up the leap card online with her debit but at the time it took up to 48hrs to go through. We were terrifed of getting caught. I had a social welfare pass but it was single only so my wife would have been the one to get into trouble. Still feel guilty over that tbh.

WhoWhatWhere

FTA69 wrote: »

I've done nearly all of those things. Last year was on a train from Leeds that was a half hour earlier than the one I booked so they gave me a £180 fine. I gave them an ID that has my initial on it and gave them a fake first name. Got a court summons after I didn't pay the fine but it was addressed to the wrong name so got out of it.

Often yoink plastic bags at the supermarket without paying for them, did the old item switcheroo at self-checkouts when I was younger. When I was in my teens a load of people I knew were always stroking stuff from work and selling it on; lads in warehouses would have had clothes etc and often things like TVs and laptops and electrical goods. Similarly I knew one lad who worked in a hotel who robbed insane amounts of spirits and we'd be onto him every weekend.

Would never buy stuff I suspected came from a burglary or was taken off a working person but to be honest if I knew something was strokes off a multinational or large corporation I'd be less inclined to care about buying it.

People buying drugs I imagine would be one of the most commonly committed crimes.

None of those are small crimes they're quite bad arrestable offences.

Jesus.

WhoWhatWhere wrote: »

Still feel guilty over that tbh.

C'mon dude give yourself a break

mad muffin

I'm bleedin fückin Pablo Escobar of the micro-crime world.

FTA69

WhoWhatWhere wrote: »

None of those are small crimes they're quite bad arrestable offences.

Errah I wouldn't do any of that carry on anymore.

Main micro crime now for me now would be buying smuggled stuff. There's an Irish lorry driver I know who's a great man for cheap Belgian booze, fags and joints of meat. I'd three legs of lamb off him for a tenner the other day.

Also wouldn't turn my nose up at counterfeit sportswear, pirate DVDs etc.

Jesus.

There's a Guard I know who gets all sorts of (stolen) sh1t off a traveller. When he tells it its like a scene with Pa Connors and the Sergeant in Killinascully.

Avatar MIA

Jesus. wrote: »

There's a Guard I know who gets all sorts of (stolen) sh1t off a traveller. When he tells it its like a scene with Pa Connors and the Sergeant in Killinascully.

I think you'll find that WAS a scene from Killinascully :pac:

Andy From Sligo

Jesus. wrote: »

There's a Guard I know who gets all sorts of (stolen) sh1t off a traveller. When he tells it its like a scene with Pa Connors and the Sergeant in Killinascully.

thats good, nice to see "lead by example" - the gardai setting a good example etc and dont break the law scenario...

Whats that a "Do as as I say, not as I do!" logic there then?

EDIT: jaysus if you cannot expect the Gardai to follow the law of the land then how is joe public supposed to be expected to

RustyNut

stimpson wrote: »

Hand jobs are not a crime.

If you say so father........:pac:

Andy From Sligo

confession time - when I was 15 I looked like a 12 year old so I got a cheap day return train ticket for a child from Luton to London ... sorry British Rail

Felt so guilty, always looking over me shoulder and nearly sh!tted meself when guard came around to check tickets - got away with it, but there you go, I committed a micro-crime!

EDIT: just remembered , I think on same occasion I slipped into London Dungeon through an open fire door at the back of the place for free so I didnt have to pay entrance fee .. Sh!te I must have been a rebel back then!

Pablo Escobar

mad muffin wrote: »

I'm bleedin fückin Pablo Escobar of the micro-crime world.

No you're not.

Old Bill

I think jumping on the Luas without paying would not be a criminal offence but a civil issue.

Junkyard Tom

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

interesting bit on Sky News today about UK population breaking the law every day.

Murdoch News would do better to report on major systemic corruption instead of whining about regular people not being rule-following automatons.

Fuck Sky 'News'.

mad muffin

Pablo Escobar wrote: »

No you're not.

Shït! Rumbled… *shifty eyes*

Your Face

Skyfarm wrote: »

Fixed that for you.

Well, he was dressed as Gimli so maybe relax your anus a bit.

HellSquirrel

I have downloaded, mostly science papers or books when I was doing my degrees. I think I might have once claimed a child fare when I was sixteen. Apart from that, I've been pretty well-behaved.

I have never thrown a moose out of an airplane over Alaska. Admittedly, probably partially because I've never had an airplane, a moose and Alaska in correct proximity to each other. I'll come back to you on that if I do, see if I'm really a hardened moose-throwing criminal at heart.

Capt'n Midnight

From http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056695598/7?

bijapos wrote: »

I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

fryup

in the days before barcode scanning...

i would sometimes change the price tag on a CD or Book if i didn't have enough money for it

razorblunt

I've often been a visitor and NOT reported to reception.

Boom_Bap

I travel to Germany quite a bit, I used to challenge myself to get tickets at the automated machines through German in Berlin for the trains. It was working out well for me until the undercover train cops looked at my ticket and were about to give me a fine.
Turns out I was buying some sort of child student ticket for years.

No fine, was just kicked off the train and told to get a new ticket.