DSA Lawmaker Claims Shoplifting For "Biological Need" Shouldn't Be Illegal

DSA Lawmaker Claims Shoplifting For "Biological Need" Shouldn't Be Illegal A radical Democratic Socialist lawmaker from New York is under fire after declaring that theft driven by "biological need" shouldn't be treated as a crime, effectively green-lighting shoplifting while slamming big retailers. Emily Gallagher, a New York State Assembly member and part of the Democratic Socialists of America's New York State Socialists in Office caucus, sparked outrage this week with comments defending petty theft at a press conference outside Manhattan Criminal Court. "Most of what we saw were crimes of poverty -...