People Are Sharing Crimes That Are Basically Victimless, And It's Honestly Kind Of Refreshing

"I'm not telling you how to live your life, but I can offer you a free wheelchair ride out to your son's car. You could argue that the hospital is the victim here. I'm telling you that the hospital gets a discount on supplies and marks them up 1,000% to sell to those going through an emergency."

This post contains discussion of suicide.

Some so-called "crimes" are, in actuality, actions and decisions that don't really affect anyone. Realizing this might even make you ask, "Hey, what gives?"

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U/secondfiddle00 recently asked the people of Reddit, "What's an actual victimless crime?" If you've found yourself doing some of these in the past and have been feeling guilty, now's your chance to breathe easy:

1. "Jaywalking when there are no cars on the road."

—u/Cnnlgns

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2. "Eating food out of someone's garbage."

—u/vegtodestiny

3. "As an ER nurse, I give a lot of shit away to patients against the rules, or advise them where they can get it cheaper. Big hospitals have more money than God, but they want me to send you home with one or two wound supplies for a wound that will take four weeks to heal. Fuck that. Here's a box of 50 for your purse. I never gave that to you. Hey, you need crutches and they're $1,000? They're on Amazon for $50 or less. I'm not telling you how to live your life, but I can offer you a free wheelchair ride out to your son's car. You could argue that the hospital is the victim here. I'm telling you that the hospital gets a discount on supplies and marks them up 1,000% to sell to those going through an emergency. Who's really the victim?"

—u/Thunderoad2015

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4. "Hanging a clothesline, collecting rainwater, or planting a garden in your yard. Some places ban you from doing these things."

—u/llcucf80

5. "Feeding the homeless."

—u/HerderOfWords

6. "Giving water to voters in lines in Georgia."

—u/metooeither

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7. "Setting up a lemonade stand without a vendor license."

—u/FamousMaximum6985

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8. "Assisting the suicide of a terminally ill person in unrelenting pain."

—u/Bat_cunt

9. "Downloading very old games that are no longer available for sale."

—u/Nuclear_rabbit

10. "Prostitution. In places where it's illegal, consenting adults engaging in sex for money can be considered a victimless crime."

—u/Jina_Kunis

11. "Sodomy."

—u/Cautious-Bit1466

12. "Being gay in a homophobic country."

—u/Disastrous-Ad9094

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13. "Putting coins in someone else's parking meter."

—u/travel_sore

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14. "Keeping a seed from a plant you bought at a massive nursery and replanting it."

—u/LarryTheLobster710

And finally...

15. "Stealing from a multi-billion-dollar corporation."

—u/BaconDragon69

Got your own suggestions? See you in the comments?

These entries have been edited for length and clarity.