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In the discussion thread: $1 felony: Florida man charged over soda bill at McDonald's [View all]

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 04:58 PM

AlbertCat (10,448 posts)

9. The initial charge was for petty theft. But due to Abaire’s record of prior petty theft convictions

Just a reminder.

He deserves it.

Now if we would just do this to big-wig crooks, like....oh...Bush & Cheney. Or Wall Street crooks.

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57 replies	Author	Time	Post
$1 felony: Florida man charged over soda bill at McDonald's [View all]	shawn703	Apr 2012	OP
The free cup probably cost more than the soda was worth.	bluesbassman	Apr 2012	#1
"The initial charge was for petty theft. But due to Abaire’s record of prior petty theft convictions	PoliticAverse	Apr 2012	#2
Floriaduh is not the only state still in the	russspeakeasy	Apr 2012	#4
The Wikipedia article lists the states and hightlights some infamous applications of the laws:	PoliticAverse	Apr 2012	#5
They missed the dreaded Cheese Bandit of Yolo County	KamaAina	Apr 2012	#17
Prison Labor.. the fastest growing segment of the labor market...	lib2DaBone	Apr 2012	#33
and the private prisons get a healthy kickback from uncle sam for each inmate housed	Blue_Tires	Apr 2012	#46
Pretty good example of what is wrong with "three strikes" laws.	yellowcanine	Apr 2012	#45
Does he get free soda in jail?	libinnyandia	Apr 2012	#3
What a piece of shit	joeglow3	Apr 2012	#6
sounds like he wanted to get back inside the joint	grantcart	Apr 2012	#18
Your tax dollars will pay for his incarceration	NickB79	Apr 2012	#41
it's not like it was an accident	d_r	Apr 2012	#7
Exactly. nt	cstanleytech	Apr 2012	#8
The initial charge was for petty theft. But due to Abaire’s record of prior petty theft convictions	AlbertCat	Apr 2012	#9
but do the taxpayers deserve to pay $40,000 for that cup of soda?	grasswire	Apr 2012	#12
Three strikes laws are meant to disenfranchise more Dem voters	shawn703	Apr 2012	#15
LOL.	tabasco	Apr 2012	#21
Must be my age?	shawn703	Apr 2012	#22
Do you have any evidence that multiple-felons are more likely to be Democratic voters?	tabasco	Apr 2012	#24
This is not a multiple felony	shawn703	Apr 2012	#27
I'm not googling squat.	tabasco	Apr 2012	#28
Nice straw man	shawn703	Apr 2012	#29
So, you don't have any evidence for your claim	tabasco	Apr 2012	#39
Well that's easy	shawn703	Apr 2012	#40
Slam. Dunk. Win. Very nice, sir. nt	NickB79	Apr 2012	#43
So, you 're speculating.	tabasco	Apr 2012	#51
What were your answers to my questions?	shawn703	Apr 2012	#52
So, you're speculating.	tabasco	Apr 2012	#53
Your numbers	shawn703	Apr 2012	#54
Yes, those are numbers. From two Minn. professors. That don't prove anything.	tabasco	Apr 2012	#56
Obviously you haven't read the whole document	shawn703	Apr 2012	#57
Or benefit for-profit prison companies.	alp227	Apr 2012	#23
If he deserves it, then much of DU deserves for illegal downloads. nt	ZombieHorde	Apr 2012	#25
much of DU would not confess to a crime in a post on the internets	JustABozoOnThisBus	Apr 2012	#36
Even if the guy is a jerk it's just a few cents worth of soda	Auggie	Apr 2012	#10
so the taxpayers of FL are going to pay $40,000/year...	grasswire	Apr 2012	#11
That's exactly what I thought!	NickB79	Apr 2012	#42
Nope. Because its all but certain he will serve little or no time	onenote	Apr 2012	#44
This act is a felony? Give me a break!	Paper Roses	Apr 2012	#13
Observation: there are a lot of law-and-order republicans on this thread.	Occulus	Apr 2012	#14
Ain't that the truth.	CanSocDem	Apr 2012	#19
Indeed!	Dogtown	Apr 2012	#35
Dude ain't a victim!	d_r	Apr 2012	#38
Look on the bright side -- the perp is a 52 year old white guy.	FarCenter	Apr 2012	#16
If only he could have helped Rmoney ruin and loot a company,	SDjack	Apr 2012	#20
This guy has a history, I'm not sympathetic.	Odin2005	Apr 2012	#26
"I'm not sympathetic."	Dogtown	Apr 2012	#34
Police State run amok.	sarcasmo	Apr 2012	#30
lol Complete idiot	chrisa	Apr 2012	#31
Someone who willingly gets felony charges for a soda has mental issues bigger than crime...	saras	Apr 2012	#32
Under Florida's sentencing guidelines there's virtually no chance this guy does much time if any	onenote	Apr 2012	#37
any way this is handled, the cost is disproportionate to the crime	grasswire	Apr 2012	#47
As you acknowledge, any process is going to cost more than $1	onenote	Apr 2012	#48
the question is larger	grasswire	Apr 2012	#50
Im just saying	KinMd	Apr 2012	#49
where are the arrests for the BANKERS	lovuian	Apr 2012	#55

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