Three reasons why stealing is wrong is because it hurts the stores profits and the stores will lose money, it is a dishonest thing to do and you will have the guilt of stealing for as long as you have the item you stole, and it hurts family members that care about you and want you to do your best to stay out of trouble.

When you steal even if it’s just a small amount it hurts a store’s profits. Even if you think it’s just 1 dollar I can take it, if everyone thought that way then everyone would take just 1 dollar and then the store would lose a lot more then just 1 dollar. So you should never steal even if it seems like it won’t make a difference every small amount of money counts. Stores have to put up with shoplifting all the time and it is something that they shouldn’t have to deal with. If everyone would understand why it is wrong to steal then shoplifting wouldn’t be as big of a problem as it is right now. It’s sad that all the effort stores go through to stop shoplifting doesn’t discourage some people from shoplifting. You can help the store in trying to stop shoplifting by just never stealing from a store and also if you see someone shoplifting you can tell an employee. You have you remember that even though you think it’s fine it can cause a lot more trouble than it’s worth so you just never steal and everything will be alright.

It is also a dishonest thing to do. Stealing is something that is obviously wrong because you are taking something that is not yours without permission from the person you’re taking it from. If you take something and the person or store doesn’t know then they will find out and feel betrayed by you if you know the person. You can lose friends from stealing from them or from them stealing from you. It is something that you should never do because it can hurt someone’s feelings and even if you are still friends with that person after you get through the situation they may never trust you again. Trust is a good thing to have from your friends, if your friends don’t trust you then you may miss out on a lot of opportunity’s in your life. If they don’t trust you they may never allow you into their house or they may always be watching you and that is not a good feeling to have. It is not worth putting up with and it is something you can easily avoid ever having to deal with. All you have to do is not steal and your friends should trust you as long as you don’t give them a reason not to trust you.

 Finally, stealing is wrong because it hurts your family members. My mom was so upset the day that I was caught stealing just three dollars worth of an item. So people must go through so much worse if their son steals a car or something more expensive. You never want to see your mom sad and it makes you sad to see that happen and it’s even worse when at that point there’s nothing you can do to make it better. It’s a really bad feeling to have to disappoint people that care about you even when you don’t mean to cause any trouble. Nobody wants to disappoint their family and it is a horrible thing to have to do. You are going to wish that you never did it after seeing you’re family sad. It is something that you can avoid easily by just staying out of trouble but it’s not as easy as it seems. Sometimes you’re going to have to make decisions and the best thing you can do is try your best to stay out of trouble and stay away from people that will get you in trouble. So as long as you stay out of trouble and never steal anything your parents will be proud of you if you do your best in life and don’t get in trouble.

Those are three reasons that stealing is wrong. The reasons are that it hurts the stores profits, it is morally wrong and that is will disappoint your family. Stealing something small seems like it isn’t a big deal but the store, the police, and your parents will treat it very seriously even if it is just a few dollars. Nobody wants to be in trouble and stealing is something that doesn’t have to happen all you have to do is try your best to find a job and earn your money and then buy what you want fair and there will not be any problems. You will also be proud of owning your item that you brought with money that you earned from working hard. It might not be as easy as stealing but in the end it is worth it just to get it fair then stealing it. If you steal something then whenever you see it you’re going to be reminded of what you went through to get it and have a bit of guilt inside you. If you bought it you would be proud of owning it and could show it to your friends without ever possible getting in trouble. So in the end the best way to get something is to legally earn money and then purchase it with your hard earned money.

With poverty at an all time high, population growth exceeding London’s ability to house its people, and a general lack of a police force or prison system, England was not a terrific place at the time. After a while people even thought that hanging was too extreme and issued a new punishment for many crimes. That punishment was “Transportation”.

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Initially convicts where shipped off (mostly as slaves) to the United States. In fact over 60,000 of them made their way to US soil until the American Revolutionary War brought that to an end.

Luckily enough Australia had been discovered by 1770 and made a wonderful alternative as a way to get rid of some of the excess trouble makers.

In May of 1787 the first trip transporting criminals and colonists set out on its voyage to Australia. It was a long trip, and involving 11 ships, with convicts outnumbering crew and colonists combined. There were 775 criminals, and 645 other people, including children of crew and settling families.

They arrived in Botany Bay in January 1788, and soon relocated to what is now Sydney. Times were tough, mortality was high.

A lot of people imagine the scenario where the criminals were simply let loose to run amok over all of Aussie land, this was simply not the case. Most of the prisoners were used as slave labor, to build the colony, and an actual prison, many starved to death doing it.

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Freemantle Prison officers quarters and guard room.

Over the next eight years roughly 165,000 convicts were transported to Australia, and even more came as colonists. If a criminal were especially bad, they were shipped off to Tasmania, as with our friend Bill Thompson shown below.

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Other Facts

• Murder and Prostitution were not punishable by Transportation.

• Most criminals sent to Australia were non-violent, petty thieves.

• Shipment of criminals to Australia ended in 1868.

• The youngest female convict was Mary Wade, who was transported at the age of 11.

• Some convicts did escape, others earned their freedom.

• Many prisoners have descendants in Australia today, as many Australians can trace their family tree back to one or more of them.

• Gold rushes in Australia brought more and more settlers.