Democrat jasmine crockett says theft should be legal if you need the stuff TO SURVIVE

[StatesRightsForever]

Talk about woke lunacy. Anybody can say i need food or i need your car or i need your house! Does she want car-jacking and squatting made legal?

sep 6 2025 Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested this week that poverty can drive people to commit certain crimes, arguing during a podcast interview that prosecutions are not always justified when offenses involve basic survival needs.

Speaking Wednesday on the Grounded podcast, Crockett, a former public defender, explained there is “a direct link between poverty and susceptibility to having to engage in certain things.” She insisted that not all people in poverty turn to crime, but maintained that circumstances often push individuals toward unlawful acts.

“There are crimes that are committed, not because people are criminals, but because they literally are trying to survive,” Crockett stated. She went on to cite Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot, who in past remarks suggested that his office would not prosecute low-level theft cases involving food, diapers, or other necessities.

Jasmine Crockett: 'No Point' in Prosecuting Crimes Committed 'to Survive'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested this week that prosecutions are not always justified when offenses involve basic survival needs.

www.breitbart.com

 

[MarathonMike]

Talk about woke lunacy. Anybody can say i need food or i need your car or i need your house! Does she want car-jacking and squatting made legal?

Jasmine Crockett: 'No Point' in Prosecuting Crimes Committed 'to Survive'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested this week that prosecutions are not always justified when offenses involve basic survival needs.

www.breitbart.com

That's exactly how Democrats have been running their cities for decades. Take what you want, there are no consequences.

 

[blackhawk]

I agree so lead by example Jasmine leave your door unlocked and open if you have an alarm turn it off and put up sign that says if you are in need take whatever you need.

 

[toobfreak]

Talk about woke lunacy. Anybody can say i need food or i need your car or i need your house! Does she want car-jacking and squatting made legal?

Heads Alert! We all meet at Jasmine's home at midnight. I could really use a new set of cushions for my patio furniture...

 

[AZrailwhale]

I agree so lead by example Jasmine leave your door unlocked and open if you have an alarm turn it off and put up sign that says if you are in need take whatever you need.

She won’t do that, rules only apply to peasants, not the political ruling class.

 

[White 6]

Talk about woke lunacy. Anybody can say i need food or i need your car or i need your house! Does she want car-jacking and squatting made legal?

Jasmine Crockett: 'No Point' in Prosecuting Crimes Committed 'to Survive'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested this week that prosecutions are not always justified when offenses involve basic survival needs.

www.breitbart.com

I marked as informative, but was referring to the linked article, not the OP reaction.

The article reported her saying:
“There are crimes that are committed, not because people are criminals, but because they literally are trying to survive,” Crockett stated. She went on to cite Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot, who in past remarks suggested that his office would not prosecute low-level theft cases involving food, diapers, or other necessities. Crockett noted Creuzot “probably shouldn’t have said it out loud,” but nonetheless agreed with the approach, adding that “there is no good point in doing it because a decent defense attorney would have a defense.”

Obviously you could prosecute somebody for shoplifting, a loaf of bread, gallon of milk and a package of baby diapers and probably win on the merits, if no defense offered accept starvation poverty, right in Texas. But, then what have you got? And, how many tax dollars did you spend to prosecute it. If they cannot even by food, they won't be able to pay fine for stealing the less than $20.00 of goods needed to sustain them for a day or two, as they're obviously not making big jack on the black market milk and pampers sales.

Her reaction "Crockett noted Creuzot “probably shouldn’t have said it out loud,” but nonetheless agreed with the approach" is more intelligent, even if the store lost the $20 Bucks.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

She's a loon and anyone trying to defend her is one as well

 

[AZrailwhale]

I marked as informative, but was referring to the linked article, not the OP reaction.

The article reported her saying:
“There are crimes that are committed, not because people are criminals, but because they literally are trying to survive,” Crockett stated. She went on to cite Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot, who in past remarks suggested that his office would not prosecute low-level theft cases involving food, diapers, or other necessities. Crockett noted Creuzot “probably shouldn’t have said it out loud,” but nonetheless agreed with the approach, adding that “there is no good point in doing it because a decent defense attorney would have a defense.”

Obviously you could prosecute somebody for shoplifting, a loaf of bread, gallon of milk and a package of baby diapers and probably win on the merits, if no defense offered accept starvation poverty, right in Texas. But, then what have you got? And, how many tax dollars did you spend to prosecute it. If they cannot even by food, they won't be able to pay fine for stealing the less than $20.00 of goods needed to sustain them for a day or two, as they're obviously not making big jack on the black market milk and pampers sales.

Her reaction "Crockett noted Creuzot “probably shouldn’t have said it out loud,” but nonetheless agreed with the approach" is more intelligent, even if the store lost the $20 Bucks.

It’s not a defense, but it’s a mitigating circumstance.

 

[White 6]

It’s not a defense, but it’s a mitigating circumstance.

True, and if it really is life sustaining, to a poverty situation, it is unlikely they will be jailed at county expense, or a judge wasting time on a several hundred dollar fine, that will cost the county more money to collect, and probably will not be collected, when they could be concentrating violent crime, rape, blackmail, large swindles by wealthy people, that can recoop losses and collect large fines, maybe making headline and increasing political capital, rather than chasing some hungry young mother, trying to feed her baby.

 

[StatesRightsForever]

rather than chasing some hungry young mother, trying to feed her baby.

Poor people should not have kids.

 

[Paddlefoot]

We all know the cost of traveling to and from the liner along with the cruise makes it all a reason to take during the year for it. Like that guy shows us he well knows you need to lock up your expenses to be able to afford to smoke all day.

 

[Independent thinker]

Talk about woke lunacy. Anybody can say i need food or i need your car or i need your house! Does she want car-jacking and squatting made legal?

Jasmine Crockett: 'No Point' in Prosecuting Crimes Committed 'to Survive'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested this week that prosecutions are not always justified when offenses involve basic survival needs.

www.breitbart.com

This is the mentality.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Obviously you could prosecute somebody for shoplifting, a loaf of bread, gallon of milk and a package of baby diapers and probably win on the merits, if no defense offered accept starvation poverty, right in Texas. But, then what have you got? And, how many tax dollars did you spend to prosecute it. If they cannot even by food, they won't be able to pay fine for stealing the less than $20.00 of goods needed to sustain them for a day or two, as they're obviously not making big jack on the black market milk and pampers sales.

Her reaction "Crockett noted Creuzot “probably shouldn’t have said it out loud,” but nonetheless agreed with the approach" is more intelligent, even if the store lost the $20 Bucks.

The problem with this philosophy is that if you don't prosecute it you will encourage more of it. That's exactly the mentality they used in San Francisco and NYC and look what happened.

Furthermore, how is this remotely fair to some mom-and-pop bodega, who probably function on a slim budget, to have to put up with people stealing from them because they need to "survive?" I don't care if it's a multi-billion dollar corporation like Kroger. It's still wrong and the increased shrinkage will cause the store to raise prices on everybody else to make up for the loss.

 

[lg325]

That should not be legal but can be left up to the victim being robbed.
I think I posted this before . My mom bought a load of groceries and went to put the cart back in the cart pen. Came back to the truck and all the groceries were gone just that quick. My mom didn't report it because she said they didn't break into the truck or tool box just the food so they must have been hungry. The store saw what was happening but she left for home to quick. But next week the manager told her they reported it and gave her a big discount on her grocery bill.

 

[WEATHER53]

If you dont provide for yourself then stealing from those who do is fine and should not be illegal
Tar Baby Crockett 101

 

[StatesRightsForever]

That should not be legal but can be left up to the victim being robbed.
I think I posted this before . My mom bought a load of groceries and went to put the cart back in the cart pen. Came back to the truck and all the groceries were gone just that quick.

That has never happened to me but i am careful about putting carts in the cart pen. If the pen is more than 10 seconds away i say hell with the cart.

 

[White 6]

The problem with this philosophy is that if you don't prosecute it you will encourage more of it. That's exactly the mentality they used in San Francisco and NYC and look what happened.

Furthermore, how is this remotely fair to some mom-and-pop bodega, who probably function on a slim budget, to have to put up with people stealing from them because they need to "survive?" I don't care if it's a multi-billion dollar corporation like Kroger. It's still wrong and the increased shrinkage will cause the store to raise prices on everybody else to make up for the loss.

Beats me. I worked for Lowes for a few years. We were not allowed to stop shoplifters, and these people were not stealing food to get to tomorrow. They were stealing power tools, fixtures, wire, electrical parts. Big corporate more worried about liability than losses and I guarantee, nobody would give a crap about $20 bucks, though, 90% of what was being stolen was going to fences, and generated big bucks for the thieves, who certainly did not have to worry about bread, milk and diapers for their illegitimate babies. Just sayin...

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Beats me. I worked for Lowes for a few years. We were not allowed to stop shoplifters, and these people were not stealing food to get to tomorrow. They were stealing power tools, fixtures, wire, electrical parts. Big corporate more worried about liability than losses and I guarantee, nobody would give a crap about $20 bucks, though, 90% of what was being stolen was going to fences, and generated big bucks for the thieves, who certainly did not have to worry about bread, milk and diapers for their illegitimate babies. Just sayin...

You weren’t allowed to stop shoplifters because they were worried about liability. If one of their employees gets hurt or worse, killed, trying to stop a shoplifter then they or their family sues the company for millions.

 

[Care4all]

The Bible says it is not stealing if you are starving and eat what you've taken there on the stranger's farm you picked it from....after you've eaten, if you take any fruit or veggies from the farm with you, it IS considered THEFT/stealing.

Today we are not speaking about a farm, but a store....and I'm not sure how that translates???

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Talk about woke lunacy. Anybody can say i need food or i need your car or i need your house! Does she want car-jacking and squatting made legal?

Jasmine Crockett: 'No Point' in Prosecuting Crimes Committed 'to Survive'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested this week that prosecutions are not always justified when offenses involve basic survival needs.

www.breitbart.com

Yes. She wants carjacking and squatting made legal.