i stole from wal-mart

[Halo299]

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this is a news story about shoplifters at wal mart being made to wear a sign outside the store that says "I am a shop lifer, i stole from wal mart"

aside from my typical dislike of that store i can't help but think that in a different situation this could be the start of a plot for some kind of BDSM story.

-halo

[WangyJohn]

I'm a thief, I stole the beat!

Eh, anyway, odd punishment.

[RavenxDrake]

I don't really see a problem with it. Persoanlly, I think that the girl was lying when she claimed it someone told her it was "cruel". I rather think being forced into an embarassing situation like this would be far less cruel than going to jail, which was her other option, especially if she was "innocent".

I'm all in favour of public embarassment being used to punish misdemeanors.

[MistressMaggie]

I doubt she was lying about what passerby were saying, people love to give their two cents, regardless of whether it makes sense, I'm sure she's just not talking about the people who told her "shame on you" and whatnot...

[Aeridus]

This randomly reminds me of a short story I read where people who commited various crimes were forced to wear a bracelet that prevented them access to various public services based on their crime. Of course, this was taken to the extreme, and even things like littering could prevent you from being able to peruse the public facilities. One guy escaped the social humiliation by finding a way into the giant pipes that housed the massive wiring for the city, thus escaping detection since he could not be observed inside the city's own machinery. He found out that he could tap the system's resources and get all the food and water and comfort that he needed with no problems. However... there was someone else who had discovered the same thing... and the new guy got killed because the guy who was already there highly valued his little "discovery".

[ManaUser]

I think it's a stupid idea.

It would be better to just make them pay some appropriate restiution to Mal*wart.

[MistressMaggie]

I think it's a great idea, especially in smaller towns. I'm only disappointed that they only had to do 8 hours each.

I think this would be more effective on teenagers, however.

also: where exactly is the service desk, that she can get arrested for stealing while allegedly only going to the service desk?

Question: do you think this would be better used for petty theft, like the $7 item she was accused of stealing, or for more substantial thefts/repeat offenders?

[Leeloo]

also: where exactly is the service desk, that she can get arrested for stealing while allegedly only going to the service desk?

Around here it's placed between the cashier and the exit. When an item won't scan (usually because they forgot to put it into the system), they have to call someone from the service desk to take you over there, to pay for that item.

I guess it could happen if they are too busy to take someone to the service desk, that the person is just asked to go there. In that case you will have a customer walking in the general direction of the exit with an item that hasn't been paid for.

[Toawa]

The real question is, did she leave the store without paying? It's not shoplifting until they set foot outside the store; otherwise they could claim that they intended to pay for it. (If they had an anti-theft system with those towers you walk out through, that might also count as outside; the point is that they have to show intent to steal.) If she did leave the store, then it is shoplifting.

[Bustertheclown]

I'm all in favour of public embarassment being used to punish misdemeanors.

Come to think of it, me too. I call for the re-institution of the stocks and pillories!

[Halo299]

Come to think of it, me too. I call for the re-institution of the stocks and pillories!

that's the spirit.

-halo

[Kittyboymuffin]

Yay pillory!

[Ghastly]

this is a news story about shoplifters at wal mart being made to wear a sign outside the store that says "I am a shop lifer, i stole from wal mart"

It would be great to get a bunch of people to go stand beside her wearing signs that said things like "I pick my nose at the movies and wipe the boogers on the seats" and "I like to pee outdoors" and "I once did two girls at the same time".

Turn it into a whole surrealist work of art.

[GHE]

Come to think of it, me too. I call for the re-institution of the stocks and pillories!

Let's see. Restrained? Check. Bent over? Check.
Just add a ball gag and putting people in those would be like installing me my own personal ATM in town square.

[Aeridus]

this is a news story about shoplifters at wal mart being made to wear a sign outside the store that says "I am a shop lifer, i stole from wal mart"

It would be great to get a bunch of people to go stand beside her wearing signs that said things like "I pick my nose at the movies and wipe the boogers on the seats" and "I like to pee outdoors" and "I once did two girls at the same time".

Turn it into a whole surrealist work of art.

My sign would be "I masturbate to furries."

[Kittyboymuffin]

I'd have "Will work for sex/food".

Or, no, I'd get at one end of the line of people, and have one that says "Burma Shave."

[Kite-san]

what i wonder is, what happens to the signs afterward? did they have to pay for their own sign, do they keep it? or is there a sammich sign in the walmart waiting for the next person to do it?