Less, let me try to explain to you what your justification sounds like to others.
Less argument paraphrased:
I behaved badly, but there are people in Massachusetts who also behave badly. Let me tell you, I behaved badly but there is no law against what I did, indeed, Lowe's knows people like me will behave badly so they increase their price accordingly to account for my misdeed since they need to make a profit. Others are paying the price for my bad behavior, but that is ok, since I got away with bad behavior.
Now those people in Massachusetts behaving badly are actually breaking the law. So since my bad behavior isn't outlawed, yet, I am perfectly justified stealing from Lowe's, I found a loophole that allows me to behave badly, you should be congratulating me on my bad example and my willingness to let others pull my weight for me. You should praise my ends justifies the means mentality and not admonishing me for my bad behavior.
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