By this logic, money theft is 'not a crime' if poor.
Being poor shouldn't mean you can't get basic life-sustaining things like food, shelter, clothing. That's why being poor is not an excuse for stealing but being hungry is.
Italian court rules food theft 'not a crime' if hungry
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#12By this logic, money theft is 'not a crime' if poor.
You do not have a basic biological need for money, actually.
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#13Is it possible to prove that one was hungry at the time of theft?
Probably easier if all you are stealing is €5 worth of food.
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#14Is it possible to prove that one was hungry at the time of theft?
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#15Is it possible to prove that one was hungry at the time of theft?
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#16>In 2015, Mr Ostriakov was convicted of theft and sentenced to six months in jail and a €100 fine.
The first judge clearly messed up. A suspended sentence would have been ideal in this case.
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#17I'm interested, what test do they perform to check if a person in question was hungry?/s Still, it's a bad precedence imho, so according to such logic, a homeless person could also invade my home and sleep in my bed, because he can't afford his own.
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#18Should probably say starving. I am always hungry.
It's a loose translation. A better one from the body of the article is "in the face of the immediate and essential need for nourishment".
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#19France has long had a similar leniency for stealing bread.
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#20Reminds me of how trying to escape from prison is not illegal in certain countries.