Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
If you would like to make the argument that your taking of the tomato could give you moral right, you certainly can. But if you do, it's an implicit acknowledgment that morality regarding the issue exists regardless of the law.
I can acknowledge morality plays a role without acknowledging that theft took place.

I can even say that I know I am acting immoraly by taking your tomato, but I'm till not committing "theft". To commit theft I have to acknowledge law, not morality.