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6. I believe it would fall into a misdemeanor shoplifting charge.

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 05:56 PM

Feb 2013

Besides, even WalMart doesn't have enough Oreo cookies for everyone.

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Civil Disobedience: What if everyone went to Wal-Mart and ate an Oreo Cookie? [View all] reformist2 Feb 2013 OP

Interesting Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #1

My penchant for cookies and disdain for Wal Mart = Earth_First Feb 2013 #2

"If you get a strange number on the ID please pick up." white_wolf Feb 2013 #7

Anyone? Anyone? Activism is dead. *sigh* reformist2 Feb 2013 #3

So is honesty. Or any regard for it. CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #4

And your bullshit attack on the poor is beneath contempt. white_wolf Feb 2013 #8

That seems a little harsh nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #21

Not a felony -- minor misdemeanor. FarCenter Feb 2013 #5

I believe it would fall into a misdemeanor shoplifting charge. Gorp Feb 2013 #6

Yeah, but the banksters don't even get charged for their felonies. Gorp Feb 2013 #12

no argument here HiPointDem Feb 2013 #14

How do you propose we do this? City Lights Feb 2013 #9

Doesn't a prosecutor determine the charge? bighart Feb 2013 #11

Yeah, but Wal-Mart had to report it to the police so that the joeybee12 Feb 2013 #13

I can't imagine a DA charging this as a felony. white_wolf Feb 2013 #15

It depends. tarheelsunc Feb 2013 #16

If you're truly hungry, eating is never theft. reformist2 Feb 2013 #19

they bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #18

I disagree with the felony charge rustydog Feb 2013 #22