New York Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher: it is wrong to arrest someone for stealing items like toothpaste and soap, because in my view it separates people from their jobs, support services, and loved ones. It perpetuates cycles of poverty and crime. Which is why CVS and grocery stores look like this. inconveniencing law abiding citizens. But; doesn’t care. Soon enough we’ll be hearing about the need for government-run drug stores to replace the shops they drove out of business.
