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Post by Decatur on May 7, 2007 17:22:54 GMT -5
Shoplifters ordered to wear sign ‘I am a thief’
‘Only comments ... so far have been positive,’ Wal-Mart manager says
The Associated Press
ATTALLA, Ala. - 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.”
Attalla City Judge Kenneth Robertson Jr. ordered the two people to wear the signs for four hours each during two successive Saturdays.
“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.”
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.
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.
Outside the store, she said people who saw her wearing the sandwich board commented that the punishment was “cruel.”
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.
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Post by Hawkeye on May 7, 2007 19:06:42 GMT -5
Good for the Judge, Bet the sentence will stay with them for a while.Most likely will be better than a small fine or days in jail
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Post by swilk on May 7, 2007 19:09:21 GMT -5
Pride is a powerful thing ....... there is few things in this life that will make people see red faster than humiliation.
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Post by drgreyhound on May 8, 2007 5:20:49 GMT -5
There's some positive punishment!!
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Post by tmarsh83 on May 8, 2007 6:30:38 GMT -5
The media just killed a judge that is famous for this sort of thing. They said the punishments are cruel.
We are raising a society of pansies, because when these guys parents saw them steal a candy bar, they didnt make the kid go back and apologize. Or beat them...
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Post by DEERTRACKS on May 8, 2007 7:59:58 GMT -5
Great idea by the judge.
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Post by indianahick on May 8, 2007 9:19:23 GMT -5
Only problem that I can see with it is it was to short should have been for a week not one day. Cruel and Humiliating? Other than taking a time out in the corner, or saying do not do that again, most punishments are and should be. Good for that judge.
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