But it doesn't make it a victimless crime. Rather than take appropriate courses of action to remedy the situation the person made the poor choice to do what they did. By people exploiting a flaw in the program by use of altering how the game is meant to be played they have already created victims by giving false data that the system is not flawed and should remain as is. They then create further victims when they get caught since it will indirectly affect those who rely on them for help with other events once they get reprimanded for their actions.

Take your scenario for example, is it really a victimless crime? What about the establishments image to those who see this woman going through their trash to take something that was disposed of? What about the immediate family of this woman who made the choice to go into the trash? What about the bills she may not be able to make because she now has to pay fines? What about the co-workers who get called in to cover her shift because she got placed in jail over night, or even over the weekend?

How exactly is that a victimless crime when you look at all that is indirectly and directly affected by this persons choice to do the wrong thing?