I was paying for supplies for the entire program out of my own pocket, so being a broke college student, I'd take regular bananas and mark them as the overripe ones at checkout, until I got caught a few times.

Maybe that qualifies as a social justice thief?

[–] emmanuelwald@deacon.social 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@papertowels @rpgmemes As a SJ Cleric, I have to say “no”. As Thomas Aquinas said:

> It is lawful for a man to succor his own need by means of another's property, by taking it either openly or secretly: nor is this properly speaking theft or robbery (SumTh, IIa-IIae, q.66, art.7, resp.)

Taking things for other people who actually need it is not theft, thus you were not a thief.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

And OP didn't actually take anything from anyone, they just paid a different marked up price for bananas than the stores wanted them to.