There's a subset of the population that assesses crime not based upon legality/illegality or morality/immorality or because it has overarching effects on societ

There's a subset of the population that assesses crime not based upon legality/illegality or morality/immorality or because it has overarching effects on society, but by fitting it into a shallow "just universe"/"unjust universe" paradigm. So the homeless guy steals the candy bar, and the article implies he should not be prevented from doing so because... Well, the world screwed him over, and a free snack is a minor adjustment to all the problems he's faced. Something like that? It's a kindergartner's level of moral thinking combined with Karmic mysticism, equally juvenile. But if you base law enforcement around that, I promise you that neighborhood will be one of those "food deserts" you've heard about. Which the same people will then complain about.