the narrative of the left. these are all rachel: they re poor. pete:down trodden folks that need food. that is why the theft is taking place. new york post op-ed in reaction to the trader joe s steak theft. here is the headline, the argument we ll talk about a little more. the hamburglar shows truth about massive shoplifting this is not about poor, but money making thieves. if shoplifting is a crime of poverty, article of progressive faith, how they hit high-end shelves? steak guy departed trader joe s with fine eating instead of 10 cans to spam, no. many thieves are not poor in any exculpatory sense of the word but opportunists to make easy bucks. cvs, walking around the corner with a fire-sale on the sidewalk. this is about making money, there is no consequences for these type of thefts.