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if-NOT '.steal.' per say,,, then WHAT is it then..??..
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let's do a Google & check the definition of '.steal.' eh
here're some excerpts/examples:::
Verb: Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it
to take the property of another wrongfully
to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right
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yep yep::: dem stole, steal, etc
dem thieves
be hapPpy
When I used the words “not stealing per say” I’m referring to the individual who comes across a fruit tree (for example) and takes the fruit “thinking” its okay to pick from it because there appears to be no ownership of it.
In their mind, they weren’t stealing but taking liberties instead of finding out if it’s okay to do so. Some people make that mistake in Jamaica because fruit trees are everywhere. Goats and other animals roam freely. A newbie may think such doesn’t have an owner. That’s what I thought before I found out otherwise. Like the person who mentioned dogs being taken. Perhaps that individual just wanted to give a stray a home.
I’m not talking about the someone who walks into a yard knowing whatever is in the yard belongs to someone else.
All that definition rah rah rah…well…I guess you needed to exaggerate your point so yes, even when taking something that you THOUGHT was free, but turns out not to be free….is still stealing.
I’m just saying it is so important to respect what you find different or new in Jamaica and not assume you understand the runnings. Ask or risk being taught the hard way like with a fine or stern warning.
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