Question: when is it considered stealing from a store

title: Shoplifting
text: If I am careful and smart , I will not get caught . Even if I do get caught , I will not be turned in and prosecuted . Even if I am prosecuted , the punishment will not be severe . The merchants deserve what they get . Everybody , at some time or another , has shoplifted ; therefore it 's OK for me to do . Shoplifting is not a major crime . I must have the item I want to shoplift or if I want it , I should have it . It is okay to shoplift because the merchants expect it .