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> This is kind of like robbing a bank and then saying you really needed the money. That's a radical idea, but it has started to gain some popularity: http://ww
by Artoemius 10y ago
> This is kind of like robbing a bank and then saying you really needed the money.
That's a radical idea, but it has started to gain some popularity: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stealing-food-not-a-crime-italy_us_57296b6fe4b016f378941ef9 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stealing-food-not-a-crim...
- maze-le 10y agoDo you seriously copmare the robbery of a bank with a homeless person stealing food?
- Artoemius 10y agoNot seriously. But I wouldn't seriously argue that it is always rational to follow the law, either. Sometimes you really need the money.
- themartorana 10y agoActually, not if you're a government. The last time they didn't follow the letter of the law, we started torturing people again because we were really hungry. Most of our laws that exist at extremes (no torture, Geneva Convention) exist as a reaction against what did happen the last time a stressful situation was lawless, and a rational check against the next time stress brings up a possible irrational reaction. Stealing food should always be a crime - it let's us then consider the circumstances surrounding the action, and forgive the crime. (This is the basic argument against mandatory sentencing. It removes empathy, which makes us less than human.)
- pyvpx 10y agoassuming bread is property of the baker and all property is considered equal...then, yes.