Is this morally right to have a better life that illegal aliens paid $300 a day to steal baby formula?

In March, federal and regional authorities shut down a central Florida shoplifting ring, arresting 21 suspects - all illegal immigrants - who were paid up to $300 a day to steal baby formula. The group stole $17.5 million worth of formula, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, which had 40 detectives assigned to the case. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/06/shoplifting-growing-in-poor-economy/
What are the odds that these people were not also criminals when they were in Mexico?

William O

What do you expect from a bunch of criminals?

However (1) some of them could indeed be in such desperate straights they took the opportunity anyway and (2) I do not believe that illegal immigrants by and large are inclined to crime{99% of illegal aliens enter the US illegally! 65% without inspection and 34% by misrepresentation of material facts and 99% will commit a felony within 30 days of their immigration crime! How is this not inclined to crime?}, and in fact incarceration rates show that Mexican young men are only 1/4 as likely to be in jail than white young men of the same age.{on what planet? Over 50% of crimes committed in AZ are committed by illegal aliens and it's not by those pesky Canadians!}
Did you realize that the US has approximately twice as many low life Mexicans in US jails as Mexico has low life Mexicans in their jails! Criminal dumping! And obama is selling us out as bush did and a number of other politicians are or were doing!

Bob

the idiot polisi sprews out they are more patriotic then american citizens

Sasori

Wow! those poor illegals being scammed again by us vicious Americans. When will we learn that they are just here for a better life. That are running from starvation, and drug cartels. They work hard and are so family oriented. They don't know they aren't supposed to steal or buy IDs or soc sec #s. They don't know about welfare and ER care.
Poor, poor illegals! NOT!

They don't care that we have money taken from
our earnings and are forced to pay for those programs.
They don't care how much they steal, or lie to get what they want.
It's a good thing they are all honest, family, church goers, and they all deserve what ever our gov wants to give them. All they deserve is a one way ticket home, and a huge fence blocking re-entry.

AZ BaconProduct

hey BOM, for some reason you cut this part out of the article.

"Pizzas, art supplies, baby formula, diabetic test strips, perennial plants ripped from the ground - just about anything is up for grabs in a sour economy as more Americans resort to shoplifting. Some filchers have gone pro - snitching the goods in organized raids and later unloading their wares at innocent swap meets or flea markets."

So it's not only the illegals like you wish it said LOL!

my answer: it's wrong if anybody did it.

Phil

No it is not morally right.

However, the answer to your last question is "no one knows" the odds that these people were or were not criminals in Mexico. But yes, I would assume that it is more likely that they were willing to break shoplifting laws because they were predisposed to shoplift or otherwise ignore laws. However (1) some of them could indeed be in such desperate straights they took the opportunity anyway and (2) I do not believe that illegal immigrants by and large are inclined to crime, and in fact incarceration rates show that Mexican young men are only 1/4 as likely to be in jail than white young men of the same age.

safron

illegal alien = white european.
real american = native
get it through your thick illegal head

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