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The hungry ‘should not be punished’ for stealing small amounts of food, Italian court rules
Who can blame a homeless man for stealing a small amount of food from a grocery store? Certainly not Italy's Supreme Court. Five years ago, Ukrainian national Roman Ostriakov was homeless in Genoa when he was caught stealing cheese and sausage worth less than $5, the Telegraph reports. He was fined $115 and sentenced to six months in jail in 2015, a sentence that he appealed. On Monday, the Italian Supreme Court ruled in his favor.
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At last, a government that recognizes the difference between justice and law.
While recognizing a poor hungry persons necessity to steal food from a grocery store is in essence an act of desperation, this act should not be taking place in a civilized society.
I'm also fond of Roosevelt's Second Bill of Rights wherein he quotes a ruling from British law:
Naturally, the US wanted nothing to do with sentiment like that.
So true.