However, I would say that it is not our responsibility to report the mother because we are not involved and are not influenced by her act of theft. If that struggling mother wants to steal to feed her family, she may do so in my eyes because I am not promoting or banning any of her actions. I may be a spectator and witness to the crime but, honestly, I couldn't care less because my personal interest is not harmed in any way. I believe the reason for this is because we are all programmed from birth to act in our own self-interest. This is the whole concept of psychological selfishness, according to which everything we do is always intended to benefit us in the end result. The mother blatantly ignores the moral perception of stealing to do what is best for her and her family by stealing food. This is his personal decision to act in his own self-interest. Selfishly speaking, I'm neutral about her decision to steal because she's simply doing what's best for her in this