I have asked the question in the past and I will ask it again – is theft just theft or are some theft crimes worse than others. While I agree that all theft is bad, I will say unequivocally that one theft can be worse than others.
Somalia
If there was one place on Earth where everything was so bad you might find it hard to see the humanity – Somalia would be that place. The images from Somalia recently are bleak. Starving people, political unrest and pirates that prey on the high seas like it was the 14th Century!
The theft I am talking about, the theft that is one of the worst in human history, is the theft of food and other life-saving subsidies provided by the United States, Japan and other countries for the suffering people of Somalia.
World press are reporting that thousands of bags of food intended for starving families is being stolen by militia and resold in the markets of Mogadishu.
Where are the Troops?
How can the United Nations stand by and not use whatever miniscule military force to help this food get to the people that need it? Oh yeah, it is too busy getting its rear end handed to it by the mighty Libyan army.
While all theft is equally wrong at heart, this theft of food in Somalia is attempted murder! The thieves should be dealt with swiftly and harshly.