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Otterdaemmerung

(108 posts)

5. The sheer stupidity!

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2024, 04:21 AM

May 2024

We all know that if you're going to try to shoplift something, you don't go with something easily concealable like luxury clothing or jewelry; or something in great demand on the black market like power tools; but something of very little worth, bulky, and heavy, like huge bags of playground sand!

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Walmart mistakenly accuse man of shoplifting.Cops roll their eyes when he says he can show the receipt [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 OP

man and son spend night in jail. elleng May 2024 #1

Followed soon hopefully by man sues Walmart and police department. cstanleytech May 2024 #2

oh they will sue cops and Walmart BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 #3

I would hope so. cstanleytech May 2024 #4

$25k from WallyWorld and $75K from the cops 3Hotdogs May 2024 #17

The sheer stupidity! Otterdaemmerung May 2024 #5

right? eShirl May 2024 #7

Why in the hell would cops not let him produce the receipt? hlthe2b May 2024 #6

Walmart seems to do that a LOT... Think. Again. May 2024 #8

Just one more reason for me to not use it. Prof. Toru Tanaka May 2024 #9

I guess they decided that self checkouts aren't worth the hassle and are beginning to phase them out. jimfields33 May 2024 #10

Walmart employees are not the brightest bunch bucolic_frolic May 2024 #11

Sounds elitist to me JPPaverage May 2024 #12

Then why do they make mistakes like in this OP? Facts bother you? bucolic_frolic May 2024 #15

There is a better than 60% chance the employee who determined their guilt.......... jaxexpat May 2024 #13

If I was going to steal something it wouldn't be sand. Botany May 2024 #14

Dont use credit at self serve IbogaProject May 2024 #16