What is the punishment for stealing in your country?

China
December 25, 2006 1:35pm CST
I think all humans hate the thief.Is prison an effective punishment?What is the punishment for stealing in your country?
5 responses
@SageMother (2277)
• United States
25 Dec 06
In the USA the penalty depends on ifyou steal form someone who is wealthy, ifyou tak and item or if you embezzle money, whether or not you can afford a good lawyer, Then, it depends on whether or not you use a weapon, like robbing a convenience store, or whether or not you can intimidate the victim into not pressing charges, which is actually something the high paid lawyer will do, so that depends on whether or not you have lots of money.
• China
26 Dec 06
thanks for your good comment:)
@msqtech (15073)
• United States
26 Dec 06
imprisonment and restitution
@edigital (2709)
• United States
26 Dec 06
From 6 months to 2 years jail for stealing directly and if indiret steal of public money by bureaucrat or political elite if done, no punishment as the case cannot start or if start do not end if end loose job.
@divir_vij (1591)
• India
26 Dec 06
Nothing. You can get out of Any crime by bribing the people, judge and even Buy false Eyewitnesses.
@puma_nz (999)
• New Zealand
25 Dec 06
Depends on what it is that you steal.. If its a PURE Burglary.. Its prison time but its for something like 6 months.. Otherwise you just get a slap on the hand (Literally)