What constitutes small?
What an insane, liberal world we all live in.
Then I am sure the judges will open up their homes and allow the “hungry” to take what they need.
A lot of people will say, “why work?” Because the next logical step is to make squatting legal. Then public transit free, etc.
And now the Muslim “migrants” in Italy will line up single file, take that day’s meal from the store or restaurant, then leave without charges.
the main effect of this will be an end to stores where people can go in and grab stuff.
Pathetic but not surprising
Europe is beyond satire now.
As Europe circles the bowl, this stuff should be funny but it is just kinda sad.
But what if the person they stole the small amount of food from had just stolen that same food as their small portion for the day. Will stealing a second portion then be a crime?
Really, this decision helps solve nothing.
That was stupid to appeal. The homeless guy had it made with 3 squares and a bunk.
silly hungry person
if you want to steal and get away with it, you have to work for the government!
and open the floodgates! let everybody who is hungry, or who says they’re hungry free food! then see how long the grocery stores can stay open
So to protect the hungry who steal food we need to punish those who provide it by denying the producers protection under the law? Why even bother with a government if that’s the way it’s going to act?
Kind of like what we did when the BANKERS STOLE A TRILLION DOLLARS in the Mortgage Scams.
“People should not be punished if, forced by need, they steal LARGE quantities of MONEY in order to meet the basic requirement of BEING WEALTHY.”
It is just as illegal for a rich man to steal food as for a poor man to steal food. Such is the equity of the law. - Sounds like Les Miserables.
Anybody see Les Miserables?
The horrors that man suffered for stealing a loaf of bread was what was immeasurable. Never mind the ounces of bread.
I can’t figure out why being hungry or one’s children being hungry precludes ASKING someone for some food.
He would have had adequate free meals in jail too.
Thousands of years ago, Law was implemented to make sure that food, shelter and a way to independence and freedom were available for landless people in need. It’s always been slavery, but there’s good slavery and bad slavery.
There’s no fiscal conservatism without moral conservatism, not that our government-paid leaders in government, business and academia are fiscal conservatives.
Oh, yassah massah. Iza obey and work Saturdays fo’ you. Gots ta pay mah rents and de company sto’. ‘Sides, I still owe duh old boss from 50 years ago. [Who is cursed, the slave or the master?]