It is lawful for a man to succor his own need by means of another's property, by taking it either openly or secretly: nor is this properly speaking theft or robbery (SumTh, IIa-IIae, q.66, art.7, resp.)
Taking things for other people who actually need it is not theft, thus you were not a thief.
I'm not sure the Contessa is an actual ultra-portable. It's plastic, yes, and the bottom of the machine is also the bottom of the suitcase. But it's quite big and heavy for an ultraportable!
@quediuspayu@typewriters Thanks for sharing this! I'd love to be able to clean that deeply. I don't have a lot of tools, even not an air compressor… I used a bottle of compressed air, emptied it completely and there's still dust.
@Libb That's why I said “actually repaired”; the first one I tried to repair is still unusable 😅. I had to give it to a seasoned collector who proposed to repair it for me.
@zloubida I'm quite sad there's no #TypeIn in my country. Maybe when I'll know more about them (and people with more #typewriters than me) I'll organize one!
@papertowels @rpgmemes As a SJ Cleric, I have to say “no”. As Thomas Aquinas said:
It is lawful for a man to succor his own need by means of another's property, by taking it either openly or secretly: nor is this properly speaking theft or robbery (SumTh, IIa-IIae, q.66, art.7, resp.)
Taking things for other people who actually need it is not theft, thus you were not a thief.