The story linked below, is both sad, and heart-warming at the same time.
It details a homeless person caught trying to shoplift in a supermarket it Kitchener.
The store owner addressed the person in front of others and the man, quite sadly, but understandably, broke down, because he was desperately hungry.
The owner, a man named, Mike Williamson, chose not to lay charges, but also to reassure the man, and he was sent on his way, free, with food compliments of the store.
Right attitude through and through, my applause to him, my sympathy for the homeless fellow who I hope finds the on-going support he needs.
Another customer who overheard things, apparently gave the homeless man $20 in the parking lot; another kind gesture.
A hungry person shoplifting is treated with compassion. A woman who saw the aftermath “had tears in my eyes.”
www.thestar.com
Let me throw out only one negative, albeit a serious one, in this story, taking nothing from anyone involved.
Under no circumstances in a society as wealthy as ours should anyone ever have to find themselves stealing food in order to eat!
Period. Full-Stop.
We all know this type of situation is not new to the Covid crisis; though certainly made worse by it for many.
We must renew our efforts as a community to ensure better social supports all the time...............
So there isn't a next time, where someone goes hungry.