What if a pregnant woman snatched your wallet?

Stealing is stealing whether you are pregnant or not. It is wrong. I can understand it, especially in these days. But still it is wrong. If I were very hungry I might end up doing it too, but that does not make it right. There must be an other way to get food. Especially if you are pregnant, you could ask someone. If she would have asked you or your sister for something to eat, I beleive you would have gladly helped. But, for her to just steal it, got her nowhere.

I don't think it matters that she was pregnant - she shouldn't have stolen the wallet. For all she knew your sister might have been desperatley needing that money. There are many people who are in need of things, but can you imagine how this world would be if we all just stole it?

Oh that was bad.. You really shouldn't trust just anyone. Whenever I'm in a public vehicle I would always be careful of people around me and cautious of them because some are in a disguise of a decent clothes when in truth they have bad motives. And always pray.. that really works

This is indeed a awkward situation which I hope I will not fall into as I am not sure how to behave specifically. But yes as I imagine I cansay that I will also run after her and then I will want to know why she did so and what I can do to help her our though her action was not a good one but as a human being I will surely look to it and know the situation which forced her to do so.

Well, I had yet to encounter such incidents before. However, no matter if she's pregnant or not, I don't think that stealing is the right way to do. Even if she had no money to buy food for herself and the baby, the last thing a person should do is to steal. She should think of the consequences for herself and the baby. What if the person insists on to bring her to the police? What if when she was running away, she falls down and the baby got hurt, or she even lost the baby this way? In any way, if she really do not have any money, she should work for it. If no one's willing to employ her because of her stomach, then I will say that she can try to apply for some help from some charity organizations in her neighborhood/state. I believe that if it's a genuine case, the charity organization will not turn her away...

This is the first time i am hearing of this thank goodness your sister got her wallet back cause i would have done the same. Its too bad

Its a very foolish thing, what that pregnant woman did. She is risking both her and her baby's life stealing something and running. She could have tripped while running and have pre-mature labor. But no matter how desperate she is, she should still bear the consequence of her actions, which is pretty irrational, she should be sent to jail or at least be given a warning in the police station so that she will get scared enough not to do it again.

I don't know where this happened at what country but here in America we have a food stamp program that would gladly give the pregnant lady some food stamps and maybe temperary shelter, and even some help after the baby is born. It's sad that she felt she had to steal your sister's wallet I hope the lady finds some kind of help soon. I have never been faced with this kind of thing before I can understand why the woman did it but if it was me I would do anything but steal or anything degrading to myself that would harm the baby. I would do everything I could to take care of the baby begging or something to get food.

Well that would be very unfortunate for a mother to be, to do such a thing, becuse she is disregarding her future as well as her unborn child future by committing a crime and risking jail time and even the possibility of her child being taken from her, with that said, a crime is a crime no matter who it is everyone has to abide by the law, and just becuse a woman is expecting dosent mean that she is free to do what ever she wants, so in my opinion sorry but you have to pay for your crime, just as anyone else would.

That's tragic man. It's sad that people has to do such kind of a desperate act to survive. Although it's not a good one. It's kinda stupid because she knew she can't run fast because of her situation but she still took your sister's wallet. I would feel the same thing like what your sister felt. But, it should be properly dealt with proper due. Imagine if everyone is in a situation like her, desperate to survive, everyone would be stealing. What will happen to us?

I have not encountered any bad guys in my entire 23 years of life and thank God for that. I do not wish to encounter any situation like that. But in your sister's case I was really shocked because I never thought that a pregnant women will risk not only her life but also the life of the baby in her womb. If that is the case I will also run after the woman and will tell her that what she did is wrong. Would she want her baby to find out after few years from now what she did? Would she be proud of herself with stealing? I do not want to tolerate a woman's situation if she did something wrong because I do not have any assurance if she will steal again or stop. So I will bring her to the proper authorities because of what she did. I have no intention to bring her to jail but just report her with the intention of making her realize that what she did is wrong and unlawful. I think by doing that she will realize that she will not do that again and she should just look for a decent job. It do not care whether she is badly in need, it is not being selfish but I want her to learn her lessons. I hate that in this society people are after the emotions they have and not thinking of the consequences of their actions. I swear to myself that if that women will change for good, I will be the first person to help her if she has nothing to give with the baby.

While many of you are correct when you say, "stealing is stealing regardless of the situation", I think in a lot of cases good people are forced to do bad things. In other words, that pregnant woman probably stole the wallet because she was hungry. She was presented with a scenario where she must break the law or starve. Many people in that situation would have done the same thing. In today's world, its more about survival of fittest and many times that means doing whatever is necessary to survive. I'm not arguing that stealing is right. I agree that stealing is stealing no matter what the circumstances are but in order for us to grow as a nation, we need to understand why certain people are forced to do bad things and how we can come together to improve their situation. -John

I still think people are forgetting her situation. Yes what she did is wrong and she must face the consequences but people are failing to understand her situation. I'm one to give people the reasonable doubt. I'm guessing this woman stole your sister's wallet b/c she had no other choice. her circumstances forced her to do a bad thing. It would be interesting to sit down with this woman and figure out what drove her to do this. In order for a pregnant woman to muster up the courage to do something like stealing means she was being pushed pretty hard. I wonder what pushed her to do this. -John

It is general that there are many pregnant woman too in this field. I really feel pity for being doing this. It is really bad that they are doing this .

My first reaction would also be the same as your sister. I think her pregnancy should not be an excuse to doing this. If its possible she should have ask police to arrest this woman to teach her a lesson but I guess it really is bother to her conscience.

This is a strange story. I cannot understand what would possess a pregnant woman to take other people's wallets.

Hi, calyxus. If I was really that pregnant, I would not have the speed to run from stealing from another person. Your sister did what she had to do. I know that running behind her would have made her run faster. But this woman knew that she was carrying a baby in her stomach. She should have not put her and her baby's life into jeporday like she did. She could have been killed by some lunatic... People are mean in this world.. I hope that she gets some assistance for herself. If it was me, I would get my wallet and try to contact some kind of help for her. This is very sad, I have never heard of something like this before.

The woman stole your wallet. Pregnant or not, she should not have done it. Maybe she would have used the money for legitimate means such as buying food and clothes for herself and her child, but then again, she might not have. Nowadays, you can't be completely certain what people's motives are, and that's really sad. You want to help them, but at the same time, you're suspicious. I wish it weren't that way.

What the pregnant woman did was wrong. Stealing anything from anyone is wrong. If you let the pregnant woman who stole your sister's wallet go, you did something wrong, too. Why? You let a thief just go away.