Shoplifting.

I believe that shoplifting is a serious crime. At the end of the day it is still theft. There are, however various degrees of shoplifting which i think must be taken into account. There is obviously a difference between a naieve twelve year old girl nicking an eyeliner from a market stall, and a drug using 30 year old woman stealing hundreds of pounds worth of clothes to sell of for drug money. But it is difficult to distinguish the differences for fair sentancing.

I agree with http://http://rosies08blog.blogspot.com/ with the idea that some degrees of shoplifting are justified. such as genuinely poor people stealing food or nappies. however, i think that this is problematic because if it is ok for these people, then where is the line drawn?