I was so flabbergasted by New York state Assemblywoman Emily
Gallagher’s recent statement that crime based on “biological need” should not
be punished, that I overlooked a similarly preposterous—if more humorous—part
of her statement. Whereas Gallagher did say that the “true crime is that there
is such incredible wealth disparity in this city that there are people who can
be thrown in jail simply for having a biological
need,” she
did not stop there.
She called these thefts “crimes of
poverty” and also stated: "People who were stealing
things like toothpaste, people who were stealing things like, you know, soap.
And that means if you’re stealing those things, you need them.” If you steal
things, that means you need them?
Yes, I think we all have watched countless videos of thieves
breaking into a store and heading right for the personal hygiene aisle. Who
among us hasn’t seen youthful thugs the poverty-stricken deliberately
bypass high-end electronics, footwear, and apparel to clean, say, a Target
store out of Irish Spring and Ivory?
I challenge anyone to claim they haven’t observed a flash-grab
mob break into a shoe or jewelry outlet and head directly to the Dove, Caress,
and Zest bars, biological needs running rampant.
And, for God’s sake, lock up the Dial soap before it’s too late!
In truth, something that is in ever shorter supply, it appears
that most of the low-life criminals I see robbing and looting stores have never
encountered—let alone employed-- a bar of soap. Ditto for toothpaste.
Assemblywoman Gallagher—and those like her-- should steal some
reason. The ability to perceive reality is a biological need, is it not?
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