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In reply to the discussion: Walmart pressing felony charges against employee who ate ‘multiple’ Oreo cookies [View all]demwing
(16,916 posts)128. Maybe losing her job
should be punishment enough
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Walmart pressing felony charges against employee who ate ‘multiple’ Oreo cookies [View all]
phantom power
Feb 2013
OP
A few oreo cookies will sustain a person alot longer than a head of lettuce considering there is far
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#86
So if I am broke and hungry I can go to the bakery and suck the jelly out of all the jelly donuts
Jersey Devil
Feb 2013
#100
“Poverty is the worst form of violence.” Some smart dude in India said that.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2013
#105
When one doesn't get paid well enough to pay bills and eat one must do what they must to survive
Arcanetrance
Feb 2013
#45
Cookies are easy to steal compared to many other items of better nutritional value
Arcanetrance
Feb 2013
#51
But that's my problem we are letting certain groups of people steal without penalty.
Arcanetrance
Feb 2013
#90
No employer anywhere no matter how much they pay in wages would turn the other way
Jersey Devil
Feb 2013
#85
Criminal prosecution is almost universal for employers who catch employees stealing
Jersey Devil
Feb 2013
#117
Stealing isn't right but as our country has proven stealing isn't stealing
Arcanetrance
Feb 2013
#63
I wouldn't like it but I can safely assure you I wouldn't ruin their life over it.
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#182
I would wager that every person ever caught stealing food said they were hungry
Jersey Devil
Feb 2013
#98
The message isn't working. Better wages and benefits work MUCH better at reducing shrinkage.
PA Democrat
Feb 2013
#110
I've never made any such assertion. I simply stated that if reducing shrinkage is the goal
PA Democrat
Feb 2013
#120
Paying for the bag of cookies and being fired would send the message just as clearly.
Gormy Cuss
Feb 2013
#165
Costco's business model has a proven track record. It's not a fluke. Read the article.
PA Democrat
Feb 2013
#118
I once prosecuted a guy who shoplifted a flounder he hid in his undershorts
Jersey Devil
Feb 2013
#72
The OP was about WM. Do you have an issue with that or just theft in general?
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2013
#112
Because Wal-Mart routinely STEALS from their employees by forcing them to work unpaid overtime
PA Democrat
Feb 2013
#170
It is indicative of just how bad things are for those at the lower end of the income spectrum.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2013
#143
If they are paying them shit wages, they should expect petty theft as a consequence
Major Nikon
Feb 2013
#140
Jaysus Key-rist. They commit fraud, conspiracy and cover-ups in my community
Baitball Blogger
Feb 2013
#2
All it means is that the fine can be greater than a given amount, or the jail term can be a year
Recursion
Feb 2013
#19
private prisons are the reason - in order to get a private prison to take over your state's prison
leftyohiolib
Feb 2013
#13
i just heard of a story about a child in kindergarden being arrested for throwing a tantrum
leftyohiolib
Feb 2013
#18
That's harsh. There should be a penalty for stealing merchandise, but jail time
TwilightGardener
Feb 2013
#5
In the article it says she admitted to stealing from Walmart for years
TexasBushwhacker
Feb 2013
#199
What kind of laws do they have in that state? Unless she stole something more
appleannie1
Feb 2013
#10
An attorney would have told her to say nothing. But, while she may have thought that she was
AnotherMcIntosh
Feb 2013
#179
Agreed. I don't this this federalist system is working very well these days.
Sekhmets Daughter
Feb 2013
#208
And I was in management at a big box store 10 years ago and was making less than 10 an hour
sweetloukillbot
Feb 2013
#233
That's what happened to a family friend who ripped off a Wal-mart for about 10 grand...
Blue_Tires
Feb 2013
#180
I wonder if they call a Walmart Asset Protection Manager a WAPman, and if not why not? n/t
Bossy Monkey
Feb 2013
#132
Some apparent facts about the case that haven't appeared in the discussion...
DreamGypsy
Feb 2013
#136
The gist of many of the arguments made in this thread seems to be that.........
OceanEcosystem
Feb 2013
#139
I wouldn't convict her of theft for eating a cookie, ever. It's absurd and abusive.
reformist2
Feb 2013
#146
I wonder how many of those here in this thread saying, "Yes, it's stealing! Punish it severely!"
Squinch
Feb 2013
#190
How surprising. DU's own gang of right-wing authoritarians here to defend this week's Javert.
backscatter712
Feb 2013
#236
For me, it's that the punishment should fit the crime. IMO, this is total overkill.
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#149
I don't give a shit about that. I just feel for this woman. Walmart can go fuck itself.
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#153
interesting that they bothered to review surveillance video over an open bag of cookies. I worked
Liberal_in_LA
Feb 2013
#197
Walmart's business model -- underpaid workers on food stamps -- is a form of freeriding, i.e. theft
leveymg
Feb 2013
#211
Great. Not only do we subsidize their workers with food stamps ...now we get to pay to have them...
L0oniX
Feb 2013
#232
Indiana Walmart Employee Admits To Stealing A Pack Of Oreos A Week For Four Years
hack89
Feb 2013
#241