So are you suggesting they were stealing food and shouldn't be blamed?
They weighed the value of their lives versus an illegal act... they took their lives into their own hands the first time by entering the dwelling.
Then, when confronted with IMMEDIATE and CERTAIN retribution in the form of a gun-wielding man commanding them to halt, they did it again... and they lost.
So... like I said... I don't feel sorry for them at all. They took the risks, they knew the risks, they saw the immediate and certain life-threatening danger, and still chose to run.
Sorry. They lost.