I feel like I have a disproportionate number of opportunities to commit a major crime than most people do.  For example, I just pulled into a parking spot at Target, and I just so happened to be next to a car that was idling with no driver and no one around.  If I was a criminal, this would practically be an invitation to steal a car.  And since I'm not dumb, I'd probably get away with it, at least for a while.  The key is to get in the car and drive away calmly, as if you own it and know exactly what you're doing.  Most dumb criminals would hastily look over their shoulder, jump in the driver's seat, and peel out.  Thankfully, I already have a car, so I have no need for someone else's.  It's like this recent story of the guy who stole a Ferrari because it was sitting at a dealership with the keys in the ignition and the engine running.  Can you really blame him? 

Then there's the whole idea of theft.  I feel like I could get away with stealing anything.  Whenever I enter or exit a store and the theft deterrent system starts beeping, the cashiers and security people always tell me to not worry about.  Either the machine is malfunctioning, or they forgot to remove the tag from whatever I bought.  What this means to me is that the alarm will go off no matter what, which makes it ridiculously easy to stuff a bunch of things in my pockets and walk out casually as the false alarm sounds. 

A few weeks ago, I went to a store to fill up the propane tank for my grill.  The store was set up so that you had to pay in one place and pick up in another place.  It occurred to me after I paid and as I was picking up that there was merely a thread of dignity stopping me from not paying at all and simply telling the guy I already paid.  At another store, it was brought to my attention that I could quite easily buy something, go back into the store with the receipt, and walk out with the same receipt and another of the same product, simply by telling the salespeople, "It's ok, I have a receipt."  Am I the only one who notices so many opportunities to commit a crime? #psychology