Do You Really Have No Soap or Toilet Paper?... Community Center Posts 'Welfare Notice' After Repeated Thefts

Responding to Supply Theft with Institutional Support Recommendations
"Elegant Wording of the Notice" Draws Praise from Netizens

A notice posted at a local community center, recommending 'welfare counseling' in response to repeated thefts of supplies, has become a hot topic among netizens. On June 2, an online community called 'Nate Pann' featured a post titled 'To those who often take soap and toilet paper.' The post contained only one photo without any additional text.

The photo showed a notice at a community center that read, "If you are someone who often takes soap and toilet paper, please visit the community center for welfare counseling." This approach was taken after common supplies, provided for the convenience of residents, repeatedly went missing. Rather than viewing the incidents solely as theft, the center responded by encouraging institutional support through welfare counseling.

A notice recommending 'welfare counseling' in response to repeated thefts of supplies at a local community center has become a hot topic among netizens. On the 2nd, an online community 'Nate Pann' posted a thread titled 'To those who often take soap and toilet paper.' The post contained only one photo without any additional text. Online community 'Nate Pann'

Netizens who saw the notice commented, "The wording of the notice is elegant," "They said it in a roundabout way," and "It can be interpreted in many ways. But I don't think the person who took the items will feel guilty. If they were ashamed, they wouldn't have taken them in the first place." Another comment read, "You think it's those in need who take them? No. The less someone has, the less likely they are to touch other people's belongings. It's usually people who are well-off and clearly able to afford it who covet these things more." One netizen also pointed out, "If it were truly someone in need taking them, I could understand, but the real problem is that it's people who are well-off who are taking them."