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Can Londoners Justify U.K. Riots?

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    Father Jonathan Morris discusses the reasoning behind the unrest in London.

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But listen to how one London rider justifies her crimes which He was confronted.

By sky news reporter.

And on just aren't on our live there are just astounded at what you think.

You're getting it sucks is that what you mean by not.

Yeah.

Says that are stating things it does not -- -- of this you proud of what you have there and He probably today.

-- -- Joining us now father Jonathan -- Fox News contributor and author up.

God wants you happy -- public and -- more some sometimes people are happy when they're getting free stuff like looters so.

Lot of people can connect the dots and say you know what government takes money from us big business is overcharged us that this is our chance to get back what's rightfully ours again.

Well I think we -- -- -- -- it's one of those basic common sense rational.

Moral decisions.

Stealing is wrong but -- -- that not -- but what -- you know and they have a point at certain level OK I'm not supporting her -- that's why start off with that but.

Let's say.

A government says.

We're gonna tax you 75%.

We're gonna take 75% year earnings and we're gonna take care of you.

Government especially get bigger and bigger and bigger are not very good at taking care of people and therefore we say.

They've taken this much money with me they've promised me this much.

Hey you know what that's not just.

The proper response not -- stealing but you can imagine the rationale.

And that's why I think the smaller.

Level of government.

The better in terms of dealing with people and unfortunately I think in Europe especially got.

Gotten out of control of these folks stealing from businesses that have nothing to do it -- -- Do it the government there so they're going into their stealing it from the navy store while it's in order to obviously is Barclays you know obviously irrational right -- that we -- -- -- saying stealing is wrong.

But what when you're creating a society that becomes so dependant on handouts so dependent on the promises.

Being fulfilled by -- government.

Starts and you know what it's not.

It's not -- enough for me this is not what you know.

I want it back but that's why I think that.

-- -- -- -- -- Well what about the notion though that America the greatest country in the world was burst through a revolution that saw us do a form of -- You know the Boston tea parties celebrated.

We look at it is the birth of this nation and a lot of people would say is not -- like what you're seeing in in London right now.

It's good point but.

You can never justify stealing from another person you cannot of course sometimes they're very good consequences from tipping over people's ships.

But can I go and steal something out of -- store know.

But it's true the consequences.

Of eight government they get out of control and starts oppressing its people either financially.

Or politically there's going to be riots there's going to be this type of stuff that we just on the -- those are consequences but can we say hey listen.

Government isn't perfect you -- be one we can't say that.

Thinking just wrong now think the notion that not I'm not getting -- I want so I should retaliate.

It is.

That goes against everything right it is but you know what there is is that this a very small area within moral theology ethics if you are starving.

If you are starving.

And you're taking -- of your family.

You have the the perfect moral right to go into teach.

Something.

From somebody if you are starving and if you're not starving themselves.

-- -- -- OK that's really yet but it's tiny tiny tiny tiny but if you are starving and somebody's out there with the bull a big thing of apples and use families starving.

It's a -- it's a very my new.

Debatable.

Prince will moral theology but we're not talking about starving here in London a few very clear or anywhere in the United States -- He got.

Well right and I think -- kind.

But isn't it multimillion.

-- -- -- -- -- -- video I don't know but I think that there will be few people calling -- yet to testify for them.

Cochran.

I -- very much father of the -- that.

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