Italian court rules food theft 'not a crime' if hungry

Re:Italian court rules food theft 'not a crime' if hungry by protomyth on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @12:40PM (#11622190)

Society does it all the time, that's why no murder and stealing are pretty much the first laws people make. Trying not to cause pain does not make the world a worse place.

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Re:Italian court rules food theft 'not a crime' if hungry by wfo on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @01:02PM (#11622381)

Actually, that's not quite the case.

Every society has a law like "no murder -- except sometimes, when you can".

And a law like "no stealing -- except sometimes, when you can".

And sometimes trying not to cause pain does make the world a worse place. Would you have police officers try their hardest to avoid causing pain? Criminals feel quite a bit of pain when they are incarcerated.

Nothing in the world is ever so simple as you suggest.

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Re:Italian court rules food theft 'not a crime' if hungry by sheepdestroyer on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @12:56PM (#11622337)

Right to life is self evident while property's is not.

"La Propriété est elle juste?" - Proudhon

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