"Most of what we saw were crimes of poverty—people who are stealing things like toothpaste, people who were stealing things like, you know, soap. And that means if you're stealing those things, you need them.”

-Emily Gallagher (D-NY)

Normalizing stealing is not the answer. She went on to say that “there are people who can be thrown in jail simply for having a biological need."

No, Ms. Gallagher. It is not illegal to have a biological need. It is illegally to take what is not yours to take. Stealing from businesses ultimately cost consumers by driving up costs and reducing supply.