There is a saying - Once a thief always a thief, is this true?

hi, I don't think so,because there are many people who want to change their habits. Even the criminals are released from jail/prison with respect to their behavior after few years. so why cant thief's change? Yes this is the problem with the society , they wont accept the people who want to change and look at then with suspicious eyes all the time. Those poor people ,those who really want to change and are guilty of their doings still suffer because of such people. There is always a second chance for everyone. so why don't they get?

Not everyone continues to do bad things. There are individuals who are willing to change. But many people question if they have or win. Which in some ways is understand if they are concerned about them stealing from them. I guess in order to try to trust them again there needs to be boundaries set.

Hi Kiran! Yes, people have tendency to generalize things. They measure everyone with the same yardstick without going deep into a person's character and antecedents. It is not necessary that if a person has been caught for some offence and has served the punishment for the same, he would resort to same thing again. It is possible that he would have learnt something from his past experience and may like to reform himself. If a person wants to earn through a legitimate means (even though he had a shady past) I think he should be given an opportunity. You did the right thing by allowing a person to earn a likelihood through hard work and honesty.

Hi kiran, we must appreciate and encourage those people who really repent their mistakes and become good. We may also do so many mistakes but unknown to anyone may not be like theft or something else but mistakes may be mistakes if it is unknown or known, by the way this person may be known to the public that he did some if those people forgive him and encourage to do some kind of good job then he may become more good than anyone else. We must give those people for a chance. In this life no one is so perfect. See we must not see a person from only one angle there are many, if some one wants to change their attitude or their life to become good we must always welcome them. Suspicious look may give a negative response, we must motivate them so that they may come out with that guilt feeling and become responsible persons. Have a nice day.

I would hope that prison time teaches them good. Thats what they say they are for. But I also know a few, who never have learned. One has been in jail for same thing here like 5 times.

definitely not, it's always better to have an eye on him but it's not at all fair to deny a job after he has realized his mistakes. now a days the view of the society is changing, it will take time to all of us to get going with them.

Hi kiran, most of us are so unsympathetic that we are not ready to give a person a chance to rectify himself or herself. In our society many so called higher class people are doing such malpractices that create harms to whole nation. But they are out of reach. These people are being honored. But who are doing petty crimes are hated and not getting chance to rectify them.

People change and we should give them chances too

Hello Kiran ji, some time person steal because he have not any other way to satisfied their urgent and necessary needs. But some are professional thief. These person after spending enough time is prison join again their original profession. But it is also true that if some wants to quit habit of stealing honestly than it is duty of society to give him a chance. After all he is also a human being and a mistake is possible from him. You done great job. Thanks.

Hi I just wanted to say that u r a very kind person for giving this man something to do I think many ppl have their reasons for acting and lookin at him the way they do. And it's not really their place to do that. I don't think they understand not fully at least. They might or might not have heard the while story. Like my brother, for example, our father was in prison for a long time and these cops all got together and tried to get my brother in jail too. I don't know y but they hated our family. They all heard from other ppl that didn't know the WHOLE story about how he got there and so other ppl that didn't know him started telling stories and somehow word got to these cops and they felt that they were doing justice by making our family life a living hell. Anyways to set things straight u can,or not make thing right by telling other ppl that what they heard isn't true or whatever or have him tell the story. That way they can understand him and maybe even stop the dirty looks.

Generally speaking I believe it's true. Esp. if it comes to those who steal for the kick or out of habit or as a profession. It's an easy way of making money.

There is definitely a different set of people who are jailed yet are looking to reform, though what are the chances that a person might go back to being the norm? Some criminals simply go back to doing (likely) the same crime that they have done before.after waiting for a full year.. But perhaps that's irrational thought. Let me know what you think.

I think that's true. The thief is the thief, I believe it

I believe if they are given a chance and exposed to the right rehabilitation system they can be reformed. I believe in the positive side of humanity. If a decent man can be corrupted under pressure. A thief can be reformed under the right circumstances. Now how much this is happening in our societies. How much rehabilitation is succeeding. Unfortunately the percentage is very low and this is mainly due to the fact that small criminals are not given a chance to prove themselves when they get out. Plus they return back to the same environment and pressure that pushed them in the first place to choose the crime life. So they are now labeled and still under pressure. What do we expect from them after they. Sure they will find it easier to take the crime path Also the prison system is so messed up that it increases the chances of destroying the young guys

This attitude is definitely wrong. In my opinion, we should show some encouragement to them for their effort of turning themselves into an honest citizen. The society as a whole should have some framework of reward and punishment. But turning from good to evil is always easy, not the other way. When there are common assumptions that a certain person is bad, then even if he has a sincere wish of being good, he will be under suspicion. Now he has to prove himself several times in order to change the assumption. It's quite natural, though wrong. Once you break someone's faith, it takes some time to rebuild it. Many criminals can't endure this for long. So they return to their old malpractices. If one can have patience and keep on trying in spite of all obstacles, one day he will get his social positions back.

This is because trust takes ages to build but seconds to destroy. Therefore, we should be really careful before we make our decisions for any action.

Hello, Actually for me there many reasons why people or certain person do some repeated mistakes like being a thief. Okay in the first time and every time you ask a person why they do that mostly answer in a tight situation unable to resist because of needs from family and personal. After that why they are doing again such crime or other crime because people or society never giving a chance those people having records. People treated them as a criminal always, people pushing them to do it again... meaning acceptance of the society or foregive and give a chance is a big factor for them.

I hope it is not generalized, some people do such a thing because they don'y have the choice. But then, in medical context the term is kleptomaniacs, the condition that they can not resist to steal something. Even though they don't need it.

I don't believe that one cannot reform from being a thief. It is possible that in jail they thought about what they did, grew out of a phase, or were just in a situation were they needed to feed themselves or their family. Many people when they serve jail time they have a chance to think about what they've done wrong. It is not uncommon for people to find religion and/or a new outlook on life. It is very possible these people realized the folly of their ways or fear punishment enough to never steal again. I recall when I was a teenager having friends that would steal. They would never steal anything they needed just stupid things they desired. We had one friend who was into stealing and had convinced some of my friends it was cool to do so. Lucky for them none of them got arrested and they eventually just stopped doing it. I think stealing is wrong but sometimes if you have no other choice I am understanding towards it. If you have a family and have absolutely no other way of providing for them then I'd understand why someone would turn to stealing. It still is not right however in my mind there is a difference between one who steals out of greed and one who steals out of desperation. I hope your friends find jobs soon. I don't believe that someone cannot reform from being a thief. Its very possible these individuals had time to think about what they did, depending on their age grew out of a phase, or were in a rare situation of desperation.

Hello :) it depends surely on the individual how should he choose to live after given a second chance..the society should encourage them instead cursing them which isn't good..