Priest advises steal

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The British priest tells parishioners shoplifted

LONDON, December 22. Vicar of Yorkshire Reverend Tim Jones explained to his parishioners, as in the days of the crisis can be interpreted in one of the ten biblical commandments - "Thou shalt not steal".

Writes NEWSru.com, caught in the needs of the people he blessed steal. However, with a reservation. Drag the shelves, it recommends that only in large stores, while recalling that should take no more than required.

Commenting on the priest, the British The Times, ironically observes that less enlightened spiritually, than the Vicar of people, including representatives from Yorkshire police, did not quite understand his appeal, believing that the representative of the churches are encouraging parishioners to robbery.

A new interpretation of one of the main commandments came from the mouth of Tim Jones during the Sunday sermon. According to him, steal anything in the big chain stores of Britain - this is for the crisis-affected people better option than to take the path of prostitution or robbery.

His council, said Tim Jones, he gave as a Christian priest. This does not mean that he considers stealing good or safe thing.

He is convinced that it is impossible to steal in small family shops. But the big national firms to be, because they lost money and then still be compensated: they are distributed among the other buyers, who would later pay for goods higher price.

His council, said the Rev. Tim Jones, he gives with a heavy heart, and his call, ultimately, boils down to society to be understood that the crime of desperate people pushing the injustice of a bureaucratic system.

His idea, he reinforced a commentary to the eighth commandment, which, he says, it is that the love of God to the poor and despised outweighs the rights of the rich on their property.

The priest asked the congregation, lest they wrongly interpreted his advice - as called stealing. "Rather, it is a call to our society, do not look with contempt on people, stung by his position" - he said. At the same time that "inadequate" and "awkward" social support provided to them by society, the priest called "catastrophic folly.

The representative of the Yorkshire Police praised councils priest differently: "Theft in the shops - it is a criminal offense, and to justify such action under any circumstances - it is very irresponsible." Justification of crimes, he said, only worsens the situation. He acknowledges that some people find themselves in difficult circumstances. However, in this case you should still rely on state support, which is available to all needy citizens.

Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party Anne McIntosh, the initiator of the campaign for harsher penalties for shoplifters, recognized for its part, the excessive commercialization of Christmas that encourages people to spend money without action. However, she said: "I can not condone inciting people to commit a criminal offense. Shoplifting - a crime against society as a whole.

And according to the representative of the British Society for retail theft in the stores can not be justified, regardless of what drives people to such an action. "Retail billions supports our social security system. Shops pay taxes every year, enabling support for poor people. Therefore, no justification for theft can not be "- he said.

Earlier it was reported that another robbery was prevented sellers store Pyaterochka in St. Petersburg. Gastarbeiter tried to make the store about 3 kilograms of cheese. One of the sellers on condition of anonymity said that the number of thefts in recent years has increased dramatically. According to him, mostly to "take away" food from the store guest workers from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

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