I stole once to feed my children. If I had to I would do it again.
I hear you, and understand. I’d do the same.
I’m not all in for the feds on this. They give away plenty to people who shouldn’t be getting help. Yet they prosecute a single mother of two? Deport her and get it over with.
Did you beg first? There is more honor in begging.
I stole once to feed my children. If I had to I would do it again.
You were turned away when you asked for food?
Did you go to the trouble of using a fake SSN to fill out the paper work and then wait for the processing time for food stamps to arrive before stealing to feed your children?
There is a difference between stealing a pack of cookies because your children are hungry right now and planning and waiting to defraud the system for food stamps.(this happened a few years ago and people were pretty sympathetic to the women who really was desperate to feed her children)
And the part of the story about the Marine she married makes this entire story seem fishy. He had to provide support as soon as they separated or his command would hang him.