> It's not a question of ignorance, it's a question of intent.

> If you walk into Walmart and intentionally walk out with a banana without paying, you can't get out of prosecution by claiming that you didn't know it was illegal to do that.

> If, on the other hand, you accidentally neglect to scan the banana at the self checkout then it is a valid defense to say that you thought you'd already scanned it in and you must have gotten confused by all the other items you were handling.

> Theft requires intent.

No one will care what you say when you will get caught. https://www.good.is/lawyer-explains-the-risk-of-using-self-c...