[Ixio]

> No matter how much some starving kid needs food, he doesn’t have a right to steal someone’s wallet or hold up the local convenience store to obtain it

There is at least one Italian court that disagrees with you: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36190557

The article states that Italy's highest court of appeal has ruled that stealing small amounts of food to stave off hunger is not a crime.

[Domenic_S]

The court says it's legal, or not a crime, but it didn't say it was right.