A JUDGE'S VERDICT OF A THIEF

A small boy with no father facing the judge

A judge's verdict of a thief

A 15-year-old boy was caught stealing from a store in America. 

In an attempt to escape, the boy also destroyed a shelf.

After the judge heard the case, he asked the boy:

"- You really stole something? Did you steal bread and cheese and destroy the shelf?"

The boy, ashamed, with his head down, replied:

"- Yes".

Judge: "Why did you fly? ′

Child: "it was necessary."

Judge: "You couldn't buy them instead of stealing them?

Boy: "I had no money"

Judge: "You could have asked your parents for money"

Boy: ′ ′ I only have my mother who is bedridden and sick and has no job. For her I stole bread and cheese ′ ′

Judge: "You don't do anything, you don't have a job? ′

As a child: ′ ′ I worked in a car wash. I took a day off to help my mother and that's why I was fired. ′

Judge: "You haven't looked for anything else to work elsewhere?

After the end of the conversation with the boy, the judge announced the verdict:

Stealing, especially stealing bread, is a very shameful crime. And here we are all responsible for this crime. Everyone in this courtroom today, including me, is responsible for this crime. In this way, everyone present will be fined $10, no one will get out of here without giving $10 

The judge took a $10 bill out of his pocket, took a pen and began writing:

In addition, I fined the store owner $10000 for handing over the hungry child to the police. If the fine is not paid within the hour, the store will remain closed."

All those present apologized to the boy and gave him all $10. The judge left the courtroom hiding his tears.

After hearing the verdict, those in the courtroom had tears in their eyes.

I wonder whether our society, our system, our courts could have given such a verdict?

The judge added: "If a person is caught stealing bread, everyone in that community, in society and in the country should be ashamed!