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Utilitarianism's Weaknesses
It is common knowledge that stealing from anyone is wrong; humans have learned that and been teaching that for generations. But, Mill's theory says that since it causes more pleasure than pain, since the lady doesn't notice her money is missing, the situation is deemed appropriate.
The fact that utilitarianism focuses so much on consequences and not at all on motivation creates many loopholes that could be potentially dangerous.