If there was another Great Depression in the land, would you turn to robbing, and stealing to keep?

Question

food in your belly? If you couldn't find honest work?

Like Jean Valjean?

Answer 1

I would pursue Jean until the end of time, at which I would leap into the river.

Answer 2

If it came down to it, I wouldn't want to rob someone because I wouldn't want to scare them, but I would consider stealing food.

I would first try to see if I could barter for food -- provide some kind of needed service in exchange. If I were responsible for any children, I wouldn't think twice.

As far as finding honest work -- I don't think people realize that during a Great Depression there are barely any jobs, let alone ones that are honest.

Answer 3

WOW- This is a hard one to answer....I've been through self inflicted hard times before, I begged, borrowed, but never stole, even @ my worst. I do have a Family to consider- and would PRAY I'd somehow get through the storm via my extended family. I'd sell most everything I had to those with money, and try my best to get a job. In the field I am in, I can only HOPE that there would still be a need for finances. It seems these days, it is a depression, yet I get by. I would hate to think of things getting much worse. I have survived many things, and with FAITH, I would want to think that I could survive again. GOOD QUESTION!

Answer 4

I don't believe I would, however one never knows until one is placed in a situation like that. I have thought about what would I do to obtain food if I became homeless. One of the things I had thought about is going to restaurants and asking if I could clean their bathrooms in exchange for food. Lots of people hate to clean bathrooms and I don't mind it. I think I would do my best to find some way of obtaining what I need without having to steal or rob.

If those options were not available and My child needed it, I can't say what I would do. I can't promise I wouldn't steal some food from farmland near me. I might. I don't think I would go into someone's home and ransack it or steal from a store though.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I would like to say no to that question, but when it comes right down to it, i have a family to take care of. I have a little three year old boy that i couldnt stand to see suffer for even one minute. I wouldnt feel good about myself, but yes i would do what i had to do to ensure that he is okay.

Answer 7

Not in my own belly, I know how to find food for myself in pretty extreme circumstances- at least enough to keep moving. If I had someone else's belly to mind, then I might, if times were bad enough.

Answer 8

absolutely not. I'd rather die honorably. Dying is not such a bad thing. Anyway, I'm pretty resourceful though and think I could survive and have skills and basic knowledge that a lot of people don't value in our high tech world today. I'm sure I could find work if it got all that bad.

Answer 9

Robbery must not be tolerated when there will be another Great Depression because the situation will be aggravated.

Answer 10

I would like to say... no way!,not ever. But honestly I don't know,I have never been in that situation before!