University Newspaper Critized For Publishing Shoplifting Guide To Address Cost of Living Crisis

A student magazine in Australia has faced criticism after publishing a guide on how to shoplift, which it claimed would help students cope with the rising costs of living.
University of Queensland’s independent student publication Semper Floreat included a manual in its print and online edition on Sep. 3 on “free shopping,” which it shortened to “frifting.”
The article described the term as a “legitimate action for the working class to take in ongoing class war,” with students being referred to as the “working class.”
Students were told to “target large corporations and not ‘ma and pa’ joints, take what you need, and even what you can (giving to others in need), or at least turn a blind eye.” …