Hey Nasrudith, I think you are on a interesting topic, but seems like you are comparing some quite different things. In your example cutting open a drain cove

Hey Nasrudith, I think you are on a interesting topic, but seems like you are comparing some quite different things. In your example cutting open a drain cover is not directly away from anyone, where as stealing food is. The thing you seem to be missing in your case, is that you are not taking into account the time factor and only looking at a single action. I agree that cutting open a drain cover (vandalism) is less bad when saving a trapped child. However, I do not agree that there should be nothing bad happening to the cutter. Imagine if instead of a drain cover it was someone's house. Would breaking a window and then being absolved of all responsibility be okay? Should there not be a middle ground where nobody is solely at a loss. Perhaps the breaker could pay for part of the new window? Perhaps the city could pay for the window as appreciation for the effort of saving one of their citizens? Perhaps here instead of stealing, the bread could be loaned, or sold at a cheaper price to those in need. Do you see what I am saying here?