I found this story while googling This is Rigged following the other post, thought it was worth it’s own post.
Surely they would be better handing the formula to established charities. To make sure it went where it was needed.
By doing this they have no way of knowing what the recipient does with it.
But then again, that wouldn’t be a publicity stunt for the clicks and social media fame that they desire.
They want lower prices but also steal products? Not gonna happen by doing that.
Hope it got into the hands of some people who needed it. It’s obscene that there are people who have to steal to feed their babies in a country with this much wealth.
For anyone interested. Iceland sell baby milk at cost price. They are forbidden to advertise this as there are rules against advertising baby milk.
Please pass on and hopefully help someone who needs it.
Publicity stunt.
If they wanted to actually help they’ve be giving it to food banks or other charities that deal with this so that it could go to those that need it those most.
They want to be seen as Robin Hoods, but they’re going to artificially raise the prices for those struggling.
People in here are calling this a publicity stunt. No shit, that’s how you raise awareness.
People are also in here saying that if they’d really cared, they’d have donated it to a food bank anonymously. That’s a fucking stupid take.
You couldn’t steal or donate enough formula to alleviate this very real crisis. You might change things by raising enough attention though. FWIW, babies are starving right here in Scotland and that’s a disgraceful tragedy. The Scottish gov leap to raise the price of alcohol, but won’t intercede on the price of baby formula. What’s up with that?
Head off some comments first; I don’t care about the stealing, imho it’s perfectly ethical to steal from large companies.
This feels cynical though. I don’t agree necessarily that they should have gone to an established charity, but there are various other organisations (community food banks, mutual aid orgs) that they could have liaised with. If they didn’t want to do that, why not do this in a more deprived area? Why not work with people who are already doing good work around food insecurity or security of mothers and kids?
Similarly ”we stole this baby formula” will not attract people in dire need who may be concerned about consequences.
It’s just odd to see a direct action organisation pop up out of nowhere, with no involvement with other direct action organisations. I agree with the message, and the method is fine, but the optics and lack of involvement with other groups is strange.
If the goal is awareness raising, we’re all very aware – there’s a lot of poor people and the current financial crisis and deepening poverty isn’t secret, so I’m sort of left asking what’s the point? If it is just awareness raising, imho this is fairly weak and if it’s to actually provide a proposed solution to the food security issues (stealing I’d guess) then it … also doesn’t do that?
>” Hunger will never be eradicated through individual acts of charity.”
So … I’m further confused as to why regarding this action’s method. I understand one of their demands regards the price of baby products being slashed, cool – but this is arguably an individual act of charity.
It’d be cool to see more direct action, but this feels incoherent.
Fair move, proper Robin Hood shit. I doubt much of it got past the middle class Karens but for those few cans that made it to hungry wee mouths, nice one guys, nice one.
Chaotic Good.
Well Police Scotland don’t have the excuse of ‘no positive lines of enquiry’ on this one, at least.
I could do with a new Thermos Flask. I’m sure they won’t object if I just lifted that one off the table.
I was in a “local” pub on Easter Road in Edinburgh; one that is quote close to a Scotmid and we spotted a boy walk into the shop with an empty carrier, then 60 seconds later bolt out with a full bag. The security guard could not keep up and he came into the side door of the pub exclaiming he had organic all natural, fine cheese to sell the customers. When someone queried the scally as to whether he was a producer of said artisanal product, he exclaimed he was indeed a farmer….a farmer of wind. He then farted loudly and ran out the main door closely followed by the security guard who had caught up. All in all, a 9/10 experience which could have only been improved if we had enjoyed some of the cheese at our table.
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I found this story while googling This is Rigged following the other post, thought it was worth it’s own post.
Surely they would be better handing the formula to established charities. To make sure it went where it was needed.
By doing this they have no way of knowing what the recipient does with it.
But then again, that wouldn’t be a publicity stunt for the clicks and social media fame that they desire.
They want lower prices but also steal products? Not gonna happen by doing that.
Hope it got into the hands of some people who needed it. It’s obscene that there are people who have to steal to feed their babies in a country with this much wealth.
For anyone interested. Iceland sell baby milk at cost price. They are forbidden to advertise this as there are rules against advertising baby milk.
Please pass on and hopefully help someone who needs it.
Publicity stunt.
If they wanted to actually help they’ve be giving it to food banks or other charities that deal with this so that it could go to those that need it those most.
They want to be seen as Robin Hoods, but they’re going to artificially raise the prices for those struggling.
People in here are calling this a publicity stunt. No shit, that’s how you raise awareness.
People are also in here saying that if they’d really cared, they’d have donated it to a food bank anonymously. That’s a fucking stupid take.
You couldn’t steal or donate enough formula to alleviate this very real crisis. You might change things by raising enough attention though. FWIW, babies are starving right here in Scotland and that’s a disgraceful tragedy. The Scottish gov leap to raise the price of alcohol, but won’t intercede on the price of baby formula. What’s up with that?
Head off some comments first; I don’t care about the stealing, imho it’s perfectly ethical to steal from large companies.
This feels cynical though. I don’t agree necessarily that they should have gone to an established charity, but there are various other organisations (community food banks, mutual aid orgs) that they could have liaised with. If they didn’t want to do that, why not do this in a more deprived area? Why not work with people who are already doing good work around food insecurity or security of mothers and kids?
Similarly ”we stole this baby formula” will not attract people in dire need who may be concerned about consequences.
It’s just odd to see a direct action organisation pop up out of nowhere, with no involvement with other direct action organisations. I agree with the message, and the method is fine, but the optics and lack of involvement with other groups is strange.
If the goal is awareness raising, we’re all very aware – there’s a lot of poor people and the current financial crisis and deepening poverty isn’t secret, so I’m sort of left asking what’s the point? If it is just awareness raising, imho this is fairly weak and if it’s to actually provide a proposed solution to the food security issues (stealing I’d guess) then it … also doesn’t do that?
EDIT: from [their own website](https://www.thisisrigged.org/about-us)
>” Hunger will never be eradicated through individual acts of charity.”
So … I’m further confused as to why regarding this action’s method. I understand one of their demands regards the price of baby products being slashed, cool – but this is arguably an individual act of charity.
It’d be cool to see more direct action, but this feels incoherent.
Fair move, proper Robin Hood shit. I doubt much of it got past the middle class Karens but for those few cans that made it to hungry wee mouths, nice one guys, nice one.
Chaotic Good.
Well Police Scotland don’t have the excuse of ‘no positive lines of enquiry’ on this one, at least.
I could do with a new Thermos Flask. I’m sure they won’t object if I just lifted that one off the table.
I was in a “local” pub on Easter Road in Edinburgh; one that is quote close to a Scotmid and we spotted a boy walk into the shop with an empty carrier, then 60 seconds later bolt out with a full bag. The security guard could not keep up and he came into the side door of the pub exclaiming he had organic all natural, fine cheese to sell the customers. When someone queried the scally as to whether he was a producer of said artisanal product, he exclaimed he was indeed a farmer….a farmer of wind. He then farted loudly and ran out the main door closely followed by the security guard who had caught up. All in all, a 9/10 experience which could have only been improved if we had enjoyed some of the cheese at our table.