Posts Tagged ‘shoplifting’

Is stealing food criminal when you’re destitute?

Tuesday, May 17th, 2016

The highest court in Italy has ruled that a young homeless man, Roman Ostriakov, did not act unlawfully when he stole a sausage and a piece of cheese to feed himself. Instead, the court found that Ostriakov had acted out of immediate need and desperation, so his theft did not – and should not – Read more