{"id":4844,"date":"2026-08-19T04:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=4844"},"modified":"2026-08-19T04:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:14:34","slug":"brooklyn-socialist-suggests-crime-should-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=4844","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn socialist suggests crime should pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Who says crime doesn&#8217;t pay? We know for sure it&#8217;s not a leftist.<\/p>\n<p>Per the venerable New York Post:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>A Brooklyn socialist lawmaker declared this week that shoplifters have a right to swipe items like soap and toothpaste from local stores without getting busted \u2014 because of their \u201c<\/em><em>biological need<\/em><em>\u201d for the products. State Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher strongly suggested shoplifting should be legalized while joined at a news conference outside Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday by other lefty pols and criminal justice advocates with Court Watch NYC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=4842\">Flock thyselves<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>People shouldn&#8217;t get jail time for stealing things considered to be \u201cbiological needs?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Theft of certain items shouldn\u2019t be a crime?<\/p>\n<p>There is a <em>right<\/em> to swipe?<\/p>\n<p>That is a slippery slope! As with all things \u201cprogressive,\u201d the \u201cbiological need\u201d category will rapidly expand from food and toiletries to big screen televisions, Louis Vuitton bags, and $500 basketball sneakers.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, what if someone simply \u201cidentifies\u201d as someone with urgent biological needs? (\u201cI had no choice but to take that bottle of Wild Turkey. My biological needs dictated that I must.\u201d I myself have a \u201cbiological need\u201d to have a drink or five after being exposed to stories such as this.) And, what if this is applied not just to the theft of goods, but to rape or murder? What if youthful Mohammedans begin claiming \u201cbiological needs\u201d in defense of rape charges? Who are we to say otherwise, to contradict \u201ctheir truth?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=4836\">In the West, women must show their face<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recidivism. Defund the police. Cashless bail. Abolish prisons. Advocate for \u201cjustice involved\u201d individuals. What could go wrong?<\/p>\n<p>Everything. And all of us who did nothing would have aided and abetted this crime.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=4833\">Headed back to the Dark Ages, but not in a good way<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Pixabay \/\/ Pixabay Content License\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who says crime doesn&#8217;t pay? We know for sure it&#8217;s not a leftist. Per the venerable New York Post: A Brooklyn socialist lawmaker declared this week that shoplifters have a right to swipe items like soap and toothpaste from local stores without getting busted \u2014 because of their \u201cbiological need\u201d for the products. 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