you start from the assumption that the company had a legitimate reason to want to fire him from day one because of his disability.

the problem might be not an “apple per day” the kid was eating, but the “special needs” kid himself.

why is special needs in scarequotes?

They might be forced (by some company policy or something) to hire him

are people with disabilities not allowed an income? if we're going to force people to work, then companies should be forced to hire. people gotta eat.

from your other comment:

They just waited for the sum to be big enough for the police to act.

claiming a person who took a nibble/day from the deli over the course of 3 months 'stole $110 of food' is some mental gymnastics. a corporation sicced violent goons on him and gave him a criminal record for what is probably pocket change from the perspective of their accounts after management deliberately avoided interventions in an effort to get him fired.

is there a point you're trying to make? because your aloud-pondering comes off as ableist and almost ageist.