NY socialist assemblywoman: Stealing for ‘biological need’ should not be a crime
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News August 16, 2026 New York state Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, a self-proclaimed “democratic socialist,” contends that shoplifters who steal for “biological need” should not be charged with a crime. In comments on Thursday outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Gallagher said: “Most of what we saw were crimes of poverty-people who […]