Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft (2014)
You might be able to make a solid case that wage theft results in greater nominal amounts of theft than violent theft, but that doesn&#x27;t mean it&#x27;s a bigger problem as the title assumes.<p>The reason we are so hard on violent criminals isn&#x27;t because they stole a small amount of money or property, it&#x27;s because of the violence part. We place a lot of value on human life and safety, and when there&#x27;s a notable probability of someone being stabbed or shot, things get significantly worse.<p>Wage theft may result in some bad problems as well, but I can&#x27;t imagine it leads to more people being stabbed or shot.