2007-01-29 06:23:07 · 13 answers · asked by islandofmudo 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, it may be justifiable but it is still theft. If you try hard enough you can justify just about any crime.
2007-01-29 06:28:29 · answer #1 · answered by smedrik 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Even Robin Hood was sought out by the Sheriff of Nottingham for committing a crime and he was Erroll Flynn!
2007-01-29 06:32:00 · answer #2 · answered by Sgt 524 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Robin Hood already tried that and it didn't work for him (well depending on what version of the story you read) but no matter what your intentions are, it is still stealing.
2007-01-29 06:34:14 · answer #3 · answered by minicoop_jen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
You may pay for it and then donate it to someone that you think needs it. Or the owner of the store may choose to donate food to the needy.
But you can't make that decision for the owner of the store.
2007-01-29 07:00:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you take anything without paying for it, no matter what you do with it, it is still stealing. Robin Hood was not real!!
2007-01-29 06:31:35 · answer #5 · answered by Scooter Girl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes yes yes, it is definitely stealing.
There is an age old quotation often said and it goes like this...........
"Nemo dat quod non habet"
"One cannot give what one does not have"
If it was your bread, fine- do what you want to do with the bread.
BUT- the bread is not yours, therefore it is not yours to give.
Here is the scoop- Buy it first, then give it away.
2007-01-29 06:32:01 · answer #6 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely it is stealing. No ifs, ands or buts.
Same as if I robbed you at gunpoint in the street and then gave your cash to the Salvation Army.
2007-01-29 06:35:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it is stealing, but its reasons like that that make our justice system so stupid. you would get the same punishment as say a kid stealing video games. Its all big business and politics anymore
2007-01-29 06:32:39 · answer #8 · answered by raztis 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. It didn't belong to you and you took it. That's stealing.
2007-01-29 06:32:48 · answer #9 · answered by David M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Only a liberal would think otherwise. Thats why liberals are such a drain on society. They don't seem to realize that certain actions, as noble as they sound, are still wrong to the core.
2007-01-29 06:30:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋