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Novara Media: Meet the Robin Hood-Style Activists ‘Shoplifting’ for Food Banks (novaramedia.com)

submitted 2 years ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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On Thursday, six people entered a Tesco Extra in the Maryhill district of Glasgow, Scotland, took food and essential items from the shelves and put them in the store’s food bank donation bins.

In a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday, an activist says: “The reason we’re doing this is that supermarkets in this country have been raising their prices ahead of the rate of inflation, essentially stealing from ordinary people in order to line their packets with profits.

[...]The activist is seen ripping the security tag off a tub of baby formula. He says: “This is a basic need for every family with babies and it’s £18 in Asda, which is an immense price tag. […] Supermarkets are prioritising their profits over the safety and health of families in the community.”

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[–] tallwookie@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

how is that not stealing? it looks and sounds like actual theft.