If your town was hit with a similar tragedy as Houston? Seems some are looting stores and stealing money from the cash boxes. If I needed food and a store was compromised and I could gain access, I might go in and get what I need.....however......I would leave cash instead of stealing it from the register. OR if I was starving, and had no money I would leave an IOU with my contact info.
Like you, and in dire enough need of food -- meaning I was nowhere near a place that is distributing food and hadn't eaten in several days, maybe a week --
yes, I'd pilfer food.
some are looting stores and stealing money from the cash boxes.
I would do that only if I were at the point of being willing to eat the cash. I would surely trap/forage for small animals or insects and edible plants before I become willing to eat bills. (Obviously, I'm not going to eat coins.)