CJG writes
In message , Dave
writes
So if you had a trolley full of shopping at your local supermarket,
but not every single checkout was in operation - would you leave
without paying whilst taking all the goods and claim it was the
supermarket's fault? Or would that be considered theft?

*If* there was absolutely no opportunity for you to purchase a ticket
at your destination, then (and only then) would I say you had a point.
you had an opportunity to purchase a ticket at your destination, but
chose not to do so simply because there wasn't someone there to *make*
you buy one - that makes you a thief.

As I stated.

Yes you did. Repeating it doesn't change the facts.

The staff gave you a break by letting you travel without buying a ticket
beforehand. You abused their trust by choosing not to purchase a ticket
at the destination.

Just pointing out that other people may be as dishonest as you does not
negate your actions. No-one forced you not to buy a ticket at your
destination - that was your choice. You *chose* to be a thief.

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Dave