Crime: Why does anyone even bother?

[rebelcowboysnb]

Having little food is not the same as no food.

 

[easttxchick]

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Why not go to a mission, shelter, church or food bank?
Hey, if someone is standing outside the grocery store saying they need money for food and I offer to BUY them some bread, cheese and lunch meat and they don't want the food, they want the money, they can FORGET IT. I AIN'T supporting a drug/alcohol habit.
Do I sound harsh, yeah, probably, but I AM NOT an apologist for criminals, there are enough of those already.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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If those are an option then that would still be "having food"

There are people in this world, some in the US that die every year for lack of food.

 

[redhen]

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Nope, sorry. I lived for two weeks at a time on a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread and a bag of apples and I didn't steal. Maybe if I didn't have those apples I would have been hungry enough?

Love you too, Kat..

And yep..i'd beg on the corner before i would steal food. I'd go to the shelter or church or local food pantry..
No excuse for it..Just because that store owner has lots of food..does NOT mean you can just take what you want from them. They PAID for that food to put in their store..
Why should someone get it for free?
Thats the problem with these thiefs..they feel the world OWES them something for nothing...

We're also flat broke this week..and maybe next week too...
Hubby is in school to get his CDL..and his un-employment stopped for SOME reason... (hopefully that will start again by next week..)
and i spent my pay on bills and food that i know my critters would need for 2 weeks..(until i get my next check)
So.. we're living on eggs and toast.. (soo glad my girls started laying again!), and we're using up the food in our freezer... and rolling our change...

Still not gonna steal from someone... like i said.. I'd BEG on a corner first.
NO excuse for it..

 

[easttxchick]

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Nope, sorry. I lived for two weeks at a time on a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread and a bag of apples and I didn't steal. Maybe if I didn't have those apples I would have been hungry enough?

Love you too, Kat..

And yep..i'd beg on the corner before i would steal food. I'd go to the shelter or church or local food pantry..
No excuse for it..Just because that store owner has lots of food..does NOT mean you can just take what you want from them. They PAID for that food to put in their store..
Why should someone get it for free?
Thats the problem with these thiefs..they feel the world OWES them something for nothing...

We're also flat broke this week..and maybe next week too...
Hubby is in school to get his CDL..and his un-employment stopped for SOME reason... (hopefully that will start again by next week..)
and i spent my pay on bills and food that i know my critters would need for 2 weeks..(until i get my next check)
So.. we're living on eggs and toast.. (soo glad my girls started laying again!), and we're using up the food in our freezer... and rolling our change...

Still not gonna steal from someone... like i said.. I'd BEG on a corner first.
NO excuse for it..

You're my hero. You're actions are speaking SO much louder than anything I can say.
I hope you win the lottery.

 

[redhen]

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If those are an option then that would still be "having food"

There are people in this world, some in the US that die every year for lack of food.

Reb, i understand where you are coming from..
Thats why i get SO upset when i people want to send charity over seas... when theres still hungry folks right HERE...
BUt still..there ARE other ways to get food here in the states.....

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

There are in parts of the states. Other parts don't have the cheritys an people to beg from.

Now if people have options its not the same as not having options. An untill we are in a situation where you have no options an your starving then you cant really know what you would or would not do.

I have know people that have been there... I have never been that bad off my self.

 

[elizabethbinary]

Er. Begging on the street corner is also imprisonable. I know people that used to do it so the jails would give them a hot meal. And you may say no victims in this crime but.. police usage? tax dollars? A copper costs a lot of money to run. So does his car. So does the guy writing up that paperwork.

There's so many reasons to commit a crime that can get you in prison. You yourself just admitted you'd do one of them.

This is my point, though. Look beyond the crime to the reason in order to stop the reasoning from happening.

 

[redhen]

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LOL..sorry thats lame. Its just excuses..
But again..is OKAY.. you have your beliefs..and i have mine. No biggie..

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

On that note. Was talking to the sheriff the other day an he said most of his budget goes to medical for inmates. People cant get treatment or teeth cut out an as a last resort they will do something to get locked up so they can get there medical stuff done.