Would you steal if theft was not a crime? Why or why not?

WtfEvenIsExistence3️@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 46 points –
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Wiktionary defines it as: To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.

“To take ILLEGALLY-” if it wasn’t a crime, it wouldn’t be illegal, and therefore wouldn’t be stealing- it would be taking.