Goodwill

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

So this evening walking by the goodwill store, there was at least 3 people picking through the donated items left outside to steal whatever they wanted. One guy even told his girlfriend/ wife to pull the car around because they had too much stuff to carry. Its not the first time that I have seen people taking things and I'm sure it happens every night.

This really annoys me because its not only stealing, but it is stealing from a charity. To me, it is analogous to palming money from the collection plate at Church. I know people aren't supposed to leave donated items outside, but that shouldn't give someone license to take things that don't belong to them.

So a couple of questions.

1) Is this illegal? It is outside and I guess it would be considered abandoned property. I don't know if what they are doing would be considered a crime.

2) Is there anything that can be done to stop this?

Comments

[makoshark.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think that's basically the problem expressed in the OP. Goodwill is a charity that turns its proceeds into jobs, rehabilitation, and other social good, so there is a cost.

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

ayup.