Should Heinz have broken into the store to steal the
drug for his wife? Why or why not?
That is for Heinz to decide.
The druggist has his rights to have his property protected
by the state.
If Heinz broke into the drug store and steal the cure, he
would have committed theft. Plain and simple.
He knows the drug is there. He know there is
opportunity for his wife to live.
If he do not know of the drug. He would resign to the fate
that his wife would die.
Why he committed theft, is know, in the trial it would be
presented as motive.
If he is convicted, he can use his wife illness as a
migitigating factor to plea for leniency.
His defence could be mental illness, due to his wife's
illness.
As for the drugist, we leave him to his
conscience.
His only offence could be overcharging, under the Trade
Act, if the drug is covered by the Act.
Once the case goes to court, the judge cannot say poot
thing, and throw the case out.