As I've said, its a matter of degrees. It is meaningless to pretend like there is a hard line of despair that only then would violence be justified. Yes, I can

As I've said, its a matter of degrees. It is meaningless to pretend like there is a hard line of despair that only then would violence be justified. Yes, I can envision a possible world where I would be prone to steal for food/shelter/etc. I would go out of my way to avoid causing harm as much as possible, but I don't pretend like I'm somehow physically incapable of these things. But no, that world doesn't currently exist in the US: luckily for me I am intelligent enough and educated enough that I would be able to find other avenues for money. Others aren't so lucky. Also, you seem to think that violence is never the rational choice (assuming you mean stealing as a form of violence). I don't agree with that either.