1) no, shoplifting is not an ethically neutral act; it's an ethically complicated one. but more importantly,

2) if someone tells you "don't do this thing because my abuser will hurt me", the ABUSER is the one doing an unambiguously BAD act.

please never lose sight of that.

praxis is knowing when to say "fuck the police" and when to cool it. read the room, do harm reduction, prioritize helping where there's need -

but NEVER let capitalism play "let's you and him fight" with you & fellow marginalized people as the gladiators.

Also, if you're reading this thread, thinking

"I didn't think of it like that before, it's messed up to be punished for someone else's actions"-

please keep thinking those thoughts! make an escape plan, get yourself & fam out from under abusive employers! we all deserve better.