Italian court rules food theft ‘not a crime’ if hungry – BBC News

Source: Italian court rules food theft ‘not a crime’ if hungry – BBC News

A homeless man did not commit a crime when he stole small quantities of food, an Italian court rules, because he clearly acted out of need.

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It criticised the fact that a case concerning the taking of goods worth under €5 went through three rounds in the courts before being thrown out.