“..There are, as far as I’m concerned, two reactions to witnessing a poor person stealing from a convenience store chain. One is to sympathize with them; their situation is dire enough to where they feel they have no other recourse, which is ultimately a reflection of America’s unsustainable level of inequality and a failure on the part of our social services. The other is to blame them and be upset at them; they alone are responsible for their actions, no matter how dire their situation might be....”
There is the third option libs never think about - walking over to check out and paying for the chips.