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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[The Purge]What makes theft and arson unpopular choices during the purge?

Of all of the Purge choices. Murder and assault was the choice of things to do during the purge. Only a small portion of people participating would go steal from others.

What makes purge night even less popular than Black Friday as a way to get free stuff?
gpt
Murder is legal. That means killing in self-defense is too. I'd imagine that a dozen or so people on the roof of a Walmart would dissuade robbers in short order, and people clearly invest quite a bit of money personal defense. An honest thief wants to avoid confrontation, so knowing that an attempted burglary could end with a face full of buckshot, going out on Purge day would probably be undesirable.

Another thing to consider- the people most likely to steal are also the worst equipped to steal from people actively protecting themselves. Upper and middle class homes will be too well defended for a common burglar, which means stealing from poor homes, which circles back to the shotgun situation.

On top of all that, a thief would still have to make it to safety during the madness. Someone with a sack of loot on their back is going to be a big target for other rioters.