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I wouldn't, but I can't speak for everyone else.

Sex outside of marriage is much more frowned-upon in the Hasidic community than petty theft, and yet there are Hasidim who have been caught soliciting prostitutes.

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People get the wrong idea because they see the beards and hats and think "oh they must be really religious". You have a cultural group with individuals acting in different ways across a wide spectrum, often conflicting at different points in time -- just like everyone else.

That statement says absolutely nothing about the Hasidic community. As with any community, there will be those that commit acts considered indecent or tailor to their own urges above culture. That statement holds true if you insert absolutely any group of people in place of "the Hasidic community," no matter how traditional or strict.

Agreed. My point is that a store owner cannot assume that a Hasidic employee, even one who is constantly in the presence of other Hasidim, can automatically be trusted not to steal.

Agreed. People are still human even though that they may try to follow a principled life.

Think about yourself. You have certain principles which in moments of weakness are violated.

I, in principle, go to sleep early. Here I am posting at 10:17PM (South African time) on Hacker News. Principle violated. People are only human.

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