The point was to show you their desperation,not to justify their actions. One thing leads to another. There's a scene where the Dad wonders if the old driver

The point was to show you their desperation,not to justify their actions. One thing leads to another. There's a scene where the Dad wonders if the old driver they slandered out of a job had found a new one and the daughter responds by telling him to focus on them. I am personally not quick to say I wouldn't do what they did when my whole family is starving.