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| Alabama Judge Forces Shoplifters to Wear 'I Am a Thief' Sign |
| 2007-05-07 |
| Shoppers entering the Wal-Mart Supercenter here got a reminder not to try anything funny: Two shoplifters stood outside with signs reading "I am a thief, I stole from Wal-Mart." Oh the inhumanity! Attalla City Judge Kenneth Robertson Jr. ordered the two people to wear the signs for four hours each during two successive Saturdays. Cruel! I yearn for sharia! "The only comments we've heard so far have been positive," said store manager Neil Hawkins. "Most of them thought it was a good thing." Really? I'd rather have thieves in our midst. One of the shoplifters, Lisa King Fithian, 46, wore the sign from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to avoid a 60-day jail sentence. Another convicted shoplifter was at the store from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. You mean they had a choice? They must have not known what they were choosing. Yeah, that's the ticket! Fithian maintained her innocence. She said her conviction was based on a misunderstanding: She said she was taking a $7 item to the service desk because it would not scan. In her pocket. Outside the store. To a customer service desk in another Target because the lines there were long. Yeah, that's the ticket! Outside the store, she said people who saw her wearing the sandwich board commented that the punishment was "cruel." Suppose for the sake of argument that these morons did exist and did tell you just that. Did you explain to these mirages that you had a choice? Hawkins noted how embarrassing it would be for the public to see someone who got caught shoplifting. "Maybe they'll think twice about doing it," he said. I'll bet they do. And the cruelty, too. And how the judge is saving some bucks by not having to pay your room and board. And how you can get on with your life and maybe even learn a lesson in the process. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #2 If this doesn't work and they get caught again, try a pillory with a good supply of turkey feathers. Passersby can be encouraged to tickle the perp's nose. |
| Posted by: GK 2007-05-07 22:22 |
| #1 The sign of Cain... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-05-07 18:59 |