Quote Originally Posted by Mojavpa
Yes, those people who are left with nothing and steal food or other essentials cannot be totally blamed. I might do the same thing.

But people are also stealing much more valuable things, which I think is appaling no matter what the circumstance is, especially when they're looting other homes There is no excuse. Sure, they're poor, and our society is unfair, and capitalism sucks, but once we start forgiving them based on their socio-economic status, then we start running down a slippery slope. Remember, some people who have lost everything but did not steal anything. Are they somehow divorced from their society? No. Some people are innately more greedy than others.

some people employ the same argument against killers and child molesters. "oh, they were brought up in poverty, or they were molested themselves. Lets be lenient on them" No. A lot of people grow up and have shitty lives, and they dont resort to committing violent crimes.
Hear Hear.