-Argument 1: Cars will be damaged! It's wrong to leave them where they can damage cars!
-Response: Correct. There are plenty of places other than the corrals that you can safely leave them where they can't hit cars.
Where are these places that a cart
CAN'T hit a car?
I know there are the corrals (the source of the debate), and inside the store (where you surely wont go if you cant be bothered to use the corral), and where else? Most people leave them in parking spaces, and in between spaces.....there is absolutely no barrier there so that a cart CAN'T hit a car.
Any where else that does not provide a barrier or mechanism to prevent the cart from moving, does not provide a place where the cart
CAN'T hit a car.
And that is at least one very valid argument. The places where the carts are left (other than the corral or the store) are creating a situation where there is potential for damage to other peoples property. It is lazy and just a plain shitty thing to do.
It is also a nice thing to do to help the store and employees, but that really isn't required in our society. It is a good thing to do, and it makes our world a better place to be, but in the end no one can fault you for not making someones job easier if you don't want to.
But the damage thing is DIFFERENT. If you leave the cart in a place that is not the corral, inside the store, or in a legitimately secure area, you would be held liable if your cart started to move and damaged another car. That should simply be the end of the argument.
If you leave your cart in a place that it could potentially move and cause damage to another persons property, then you are liable, even if you are long gone and will never get caught. You are in the wrong morally and legally. You are lazy and kind of a shitty person.