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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman
A lot of people also don't see taking goods, money, or services from someone else as theft if the person can readily afford it, either. They see shoplifting as victimless, but would never dream of snatching someone's purse and running off with it. Go figure.
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Even the writer of Proverbs 6:30-31 had a soft spot for people in need who steal to meet the necessities of life:
Proverbs 6:30:
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
But even in this case there is no carte blanche given:
Proverbs 6:31:
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
(As to how someone who can't afford food can be expected to pay such a fine is another discussion altogether.)