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It is voluntary whether he chooses to hand over his wallet. Edit: Irrelevant comment.

• lisper 9y ago
  OK, so if you give me your wallet because I threaten to kill you with a gun (quickly, painlessly) that's not voluntary, but if you give me your wallet because I threaten to kill you by starving you to death (slowly, painfully) that is voluntary? That makes no sense to me.
  • patricius 9y ago
    If I don’t give you my wallet, I face starvation. I could choose to steal from you but that would be immoral. I personally don’t have any control over any food. If I go the supermarket, they threaten to starve me if I don’t hand over my money. I believe it is a voluntary choice for me to pay up not to starve.
    • lisper 9y ago
      But supermarkets are competitive. The scenario I'm putting forward is one where I have a monopoly and use that leverage to charge you 100% of your income for just enough food to survive.