I understand what you are saying, AppyPappy. However, we don’t know all the details behind this woman’s actions, do we? She wasn’t stealing eyeshadow or lipstick. She wasn’t stealing liquor or cigarettes. She wasn’t stealing lobster or prime rib. She was stealing a dozen eggs. So much is left out of the article.. was she newly unemployed? Was she a stay at home mom whose husband left her high and dry? The LEO could have made a quick “click” (an arrest); however, he saw more to the story. So much more that he BOUGHT her the eggs and hopefully gave her info so she can get on her feet. Wouldn’t we be the same people who blasted her for allowing her kid’s to starve? IMHO.
If she had gone to a church and asked for food, she would have gotten it. Instead, she committed a crime. If she had received justice, what would have happened to her kids? They would have gone to foster care.
In short, she had a bad plan that could have been disastrous. What did she learn from the experience?
Last Christmas, I was riding with my sister and we stopped where a man was holding a sign wanting work/money. My sister asked if I was going to give him money because it was cold. I said “No. Why would I pay a guy to stand on a corner in the cold? That’s cruel”.
So why did we reward this woman for committing a crime? What is her long-term plan for survival?