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42. This is a historic decision

Tue May 3, 2016, 10:02 PM

May 2016

if you think about it

In just a few years, jobs will be very scarce, machines will do everything, so we need to start thinking, what the hell is the world going to do. We cant just have wars and kill everybody off (the traditional method)

because that will destroy humanity.

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Italian court rules food theft 'not a crime' if hungry [View all] FrodosPet May 2016 OP

Jean Valjean PSPS May 2016 #1

When the play Les Miserable was on Broadway, there was some housing for people with jtuck004 May 2016 #5

This info reminds of of something Kevin Phillips wrote in "Wealth and Democracy": bjo59 May 2016 #8

I saw where one of our health oriented actresses had a more affordable recipe for her braddy May 2016 #9

This is a historic decision Baobab May 2016 #42

I must know.. .what the fuck is in that smoothie? Scootaloo May 2016 #51

There is "moon dust" for one thing (ground up pearls to you peons). here are a couple of links. braddy May 2016 #52

Gwynneth Paltrow? No wonder. Scootaloo May 2016 #54

It's funny, I could probably never get her to eat a chili dog, yet look at what she will eat. braddy May 2016 #55

I KNEW it had to be the GOOP! JustAnotherGen May 2016 #76

I wonder if this was something that was misreported? colorado_ufo May 2016 #12

Whyyyyyyyy... ReRe May 2016 #16

A strainer? Me too, but that is why we don't get "conspicuous consumption" heck if I became truly braddy May 2016 #53

good for them. MariaThinks May 2016 #2

Meanwhile, the US is trying to make giving poor people food or healthcare or education WTO-illegal Baobab May 2016 #43

Finally. jwirr May 2016 #3

Bravisimo! fred v May 2016 #4

Is he required to compensate the store owner at any point? Gomez163 May 2016 #6

Why? philosslayer May 2016 #24

Why don't I walk into your house and take something????? Gomez163 May 2016 #25

Clearly you disagree with this decision philosslayer May 2016 #27

Compassion is fine. He doesnt go to jail. However the store needs to be made whole. Gomez163 May 2016 #29

Then what is your solution? philosslayer May 2016 #34

He needs to get a job and pay it back somehow. I know that may be a Gomez163 May 2016 #35

It's not a "radical" idea - it's a LiberalElite May 2016 #50

The store owner didn't consent to this person taking the food The2ndWheel May 2016 #67

Not the store owner's problem Reter May 2016 #65

Exactly scscholar May 2016 #26

Well put philosslayer May 2016 #28

Most small businesses are not part of the ruling class. Gomez163 May 2016 #30

the cashless economy is all about that, so that bypassing the system and giving the poor food Baobab May 2016 #44

Oh please. Drahthaardogs May 2016 #62

Really? If you own a small corner store you are part of the "ruling class"? EX500rider May 2016 #33

Merchants have always been the middle class Gomez163 May 2016 #47

Not quite the same thing as the "ruling class" EX500rider May 2016 #56

What about a responsibility to turn a profit to pay your employees? Travis_0004 May 2016 #36

Shouldn't everyone... scscholar May 2016 #37

Sure, if somebody steals food from my store I'll just deduct it from everybody's paycheck. Travis_0004 May 2016 #38

I've had shrinkage deducted from my bonus... scscholar May 2016 #39

No obviouly its not right if there are a lot of hungry people roaming around taking food(sarcasm Baobab May 2016 #45

yeah, because small businesses never go under. olddad56 May 2016 #41

You're nuts. Codeine May 2016 #63

That was my thought too Yupster May 2016 #61

The opposite of affluenza defense is Baitball Blogger May 2016 #7

This makes an interesting precedent. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #10

I don't think that will happen because not far into the future people will need to have good credit Baobab May 2016 #46

If the alternative is that people can steal christx30 May 2016 #57

it will all be computerized Baobab May 2016 #59

Convenience store clerks have been christx30 May 2016 #60

Had this been America he would have gotten the proper punishment, twenty to life. Katashi_itto May 2016 #11

What does this mean for shop owners? Democat May 2016 #13

Yeah, I don't understand how this can hold up LiberalLovinLug May 2016 #18

No one is requiring anyone to feed the homeless d_legendary1 May 2016 #19

face recognition is extremely good now and everybodys wallet has multiple RFID devices, plus people Baobab May 2016 #48

I don't imagine it would change much of anything. pugetres May 2016 #32

Well, so much for the Italian version of Les Miz. KamaAina May 2016 #14

Stand your Ground Round houston16revival May 2016 #15

you probably mean 'adverse possession' ? Baobab May 2016 #49

So instead of government taking care of the people, individual shop owners have to? CrispyQ May 2016 #17

Neither is jailing somebody for being poor d_legendary1 May 2016 #21

Sigh. . . CrispyQ May 2016 #22

You didn't. I did. d_legendary1 May 2016 #23

The court is wrong because it is theft and therefore a crime but its one in general cstanleytech May 2016 #20

People forget that under Roman Law, theft was NOT a crime. happyslug May 2016 #31

The Italian Food Court Blue Owl May 2016 #40

Don't forget the mentally ill, the addicted and the 'lazy'. ronnie624 May 2016 #58

+1. Food should be a public utility, well run farms with well paid farmers producing what is needed. bemildred May 2016 #64

No Democrat would defend this Reter May 2016 #66

Stealing is wrong, but a system that provides no recourse to the hungry is even worse. ronnie624 May 2016 #68

Civilization is the status quo The2ndWheel May 2016 #69

Therefore change to the system isn't possible? ronnie624 May 2016 #70

We live on a finite planet, but we have what is basically an unlimited imagination The2ndWheel May 2016 #71

Reality is defined by the known laws of physics, ronnie624 May 2016 #73

Defined by who? The2ndWheel May 2016 #74

A regard for human rights and fairness, ronnie624 May 2016 #75

Does Italy have food stamps or an equivalent? NobodyHere May 2016 #72