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(Austin News KXAN)   Woman who switched price tags on a bottle of Versace perfume so she only paid $2.98 at Walmart gets scent to jail   (kxan.com) divider line
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OilfieldDrunk [TotalFark]
2022-12-21 10:35:38 PM  
Walmart sells Versace perfume?
 
Exile On Beale Street [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-21 10:53:31 PM  
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Gubbo [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-22 1:52:56 AM  
Not that america has problems with over incarceration, but...
 
Jesus McSordid [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-22 2:45:19 AM  
"on a charge of fraud destroy removal concealment writing"

Was this in China? Because that sounds more like a bad translation of a Mandarin law than it does actual English.
 
Exluddite [TotalFark]
2022-12-22 5:32:06 AM  
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Mr. Coffee Nerves [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-22 5:45:01 AM  
It's Walmart, so I'm guessing they really mean "Vers-Chachi by Scott Baio"
 
budrojr
2022-12-22 6:32:52 AM  

Gubbo: Not that america has problems with over incarceration, but...


I think we have more of a problem with people doing stupid shiat like she did.  fark her.  Let her rot.  Stupid thief.
 
Stud Gerbil
2022-12-22 6:41:21 AM  

Jesus McSordid: "on a charge of fraud destroy removal concealment writing"

Was this in China? Because that sounds more like a bad translation of a Mandarin law than it does actual English.


att least it wasn't a murder death kill.
 
Weaver95
2022-12-22 6:43:35 AM  
So stealing around $300 worth of retail merch gets immediate action and swift prosecution...but flat out espionage at Mar a Lago goes unpunished no matter how high we stack evidence of guilt.
This country is farked.
 
Floki [TotalFark]
2022-12-22 6:43:37 AM  

Gubbo: Not that america has problems with over incarceration, but...


Most of our jails are filled with stupid people doing stupid things like this. We'd have a much better society if jails were only populated by violent criminals. Instead we send idiots to jail who learn to become violent idiots upon release.

/nerts!
 
bearded clamorer [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-22 6:45:59 AM  

Mr. Coffee Nerves: It's Walmart, so I'm guessing they really mean "Vers-Chachi by Scott Baio"


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Versace. For those times when you want to smell like Dick.
 
ArcadianRefugee
2022-12-22 6:48:05 AM  

Floki: Gubbo: Not that america has problems with over incarceration, but...

Most of our jails are filled with stupid people doing stupid things like this. We'd have a much better society if jails were only populated by violent criminals. Instead we send idiots to jail who learn to become violent idiots upon release.


This. hiat her with a fine and probation and send her home.
 
Numberlady2
2022-12-22 6:48:08 AM  
It seems to me the cashier should have called for a price check.. who get 2 paid of jeans, t shirts and other stuff for $17.88?
 
Numberlady2
2022-12-22 6:48:59 AM  
Pair..pair
 
Unmatched Brutality
2022-12-22 6:49:13 AM  
That stinks!
 
offacue [TotalFark]
2022-12-22 6:56:14 AM  
It says she was released on bond.  She was arrested and booked and all the fun stuff and released.  Good, hopefully she's not as stupid in the future.
 
phooeypapa
2022-12-22 6:58:28 AM  

Weaver95: So stealing around $300 worth of retail merch gets immediate action and swift prosecution...but flat out espionage at Mar a Lago goes unpunished no matter how high we stack evidence of guilt.
This country is farked.


Right. Because the two situations are so closely related. Unclutter that political mind, it will do wonders for your mental health.
 
Weaver95
2022-12-22 6:59:21 AM  

phooeypapa: Weaver95: So stealing around $300 worth of retail merch gets immediate action and swift prosecution...but flat out espionage at Mar a Lago goes unpunished no matter how high we stack evidence of guilt.
This country is farked.

Right. Because the two situations are so closely related. Unclutter that political mind, it will do wonders for your mental health.


What I'm hearing is that retail theft is a higher priority than defending this country against espionage.
Am I wrong?
I don't think so.
 
alechemist [TotalFark]
2022-12-22 7:07:42 AM  

Weaver95: So stealing around $300 worth of retail merch gets immediate action and swift prosecution...but flat out espionage at Mar a Lago goes unpunished no matter how high we stack evidence of guilt.
This country is farked.


Poor people can't afford to fight back like rich people
 
Feel_the_velvet
2022-12-22 7:07:52 AM  

Numberlady2: It seems to me the cashier should have called for a price check.. who get 2 paid of jeans, t shirts and other stuff for $17.88?


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Rattrap007
2022-12-22 7:10:47 AM  

Exluddite: [i.pinimg.com image 480x360]


Was just going to post the clip.
 
oryx
2022-12-22 7:13:32 AM  
What year is this? Price tags?
 
Weaver95
2022-12-22 7:13:32 AM  

alechemist: Weaver95: So stealing around $300 worth of retail merch gets immediate action and swift prosecution...but flat out espionage at Mar a Lago goes unpunished no matter how high we stack evidence of guilt.
This country is farked.

Poor people can't afford to fight back like rich people


Well yes, but that's not my point.
Look, the legal system DOES work...but it's also blatantly obvious that it's lopsided and favors the rich/elites.
That's not in dispute and at this point anyone who doesn't admit there's some issues with our courts is either (deliberately?) ignorant or flat out lying.
My point is that it's arguably worse to have a court system that's openly corrupt and plays favorites. If the courts were simply broken, then we could fix them. But how do fix a court system that's so heavily corrupt that it permits espionage but severely punishes retail theft?
 
Jairzinho
2022-12-22 7:14:20 AM  
One of these days I'm going to invent some type code that can be printed on the packaging of any product so it can be easily identified and read by an electronic scanner and so to prevent accidental or intentional pricing errors at check out.
Hmmm I'm inclined to use bars... one of these days.
 
Jairzinho
2022-12-22 7:16:46 AM  

oryx: What year is this? Price tags?


The year is Texas AD, quite close to Florida BC.

/Chief Nonsense Officer
 
Bslim
2022-12-22 7:17:09 AM  
Reading about Walmart's line of Versace toilet water had me thinking if these two classy characters
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Bslim
2022-12-22 7:17:24 AM  
*of
 
Katwang
2022-12-22 7:17:58 AM  
Reminds me of this old SNL skit.
SNL commercial parody: K-Put Price Is Right Stamp Gun (Part 1)
Youtube k1S6UMhQKkc

What store uses price tags anymore?
 
akallen404
2022-12-22 7:21:06 AM  

Numberlady2: It seems to me the cashier should have called for a price check.. who get 2 paid of jeans, t shirts and other stuff for $17.88?


Seems to me the cashier realized she isn't getting paid NEARLY enough money to give a shiat about Walmart's profit margins and boredly filed this under "somebody elses problem."
 
Hoopy Frood
2022-12-22 7:24:06 AM  

Numberlady2: It seems to me the cashier should have called for a price check.. who get 2 paid of jeans, t shirts and other stuff for $17.88?


At Walmart, the cashier is the customer.
 
kokomo61
2022-12-22 7:25:19 AM  

Katwang: Reminds me of this old SNL skit.
[YouTube video: SNL commercial parody: K-Put Price Is Right Stamp Gun (Part 1)]
What store uses price tags anymore?


TFA is light in details, but I'm assuming she pulled off bar code stickers from cheap stuff and applied them to the pricier items, then used the self check-out, whete someone from loss prevention was trained to look for that scam.
 
Pextor
2022-12-22 7:28:48 AM  
No upstanding citizen ever wears cheetah print anything.

/completed a Rubik's Cube blindfolded while riding a unicycle
 
fetushead
2022-12-22 7:31:18 AM  
In the second quarter ending July 31, 2022, Walmart generated revenues of about 152.86 billion U.S. dollars. This was an increase from the revenue generated in the first quarter of the same year, which was about 141.57 billion U.S. dollars.

But sure. Throw the book at her. Protect and serve.
 
Pextor
2022-12-22 7:31:41 AM  
Also, "once a cheetah always a cheetah"
 
Weaver95
2022-12-22 7:34:40 AM  

fetushead: In the second quarter ending July 31, 2022, Walmart generated revenues of about 152.86 billion U.S. dollars. This was an increase from the revenue generated in the first quarter of the same year, which was about 141.57 billion U.S. dollars.

But sure. Throw the book at her. Protect and serve.


Meanwhile, we have TONS and TONS of evidence that the trump administration broke multiple laws...and nobody seems to be in any hurry to arrest any of those people.
But $300 of retail merch gets stolen and there's an immediate response.

A healthy and functional society does not behave like this.
 
freidog
2022-12-22 7:37:38 AM  

Weaver95: What I'm hearing is that retail theft is a higher priority than defending this country against espionage.
Am I wrong?
I don't think so.


I think you're comparing two totally different situations.
DOJ - by design, and good design - requires a lot of prep work, much more when potentially delving into politics, compared to petty theft for the state.
I would not equate speed with priority.
 
electricjebus [recently expired TotalFark]
2022-12-22 7:37:53 AM  

Katwang: Reminds me of this old SNL skit.
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What store uses price tags anymore?


Printing barcodes isn't much harder.  My guess is that by "price tag" they mean she switched the barcode.  Or there was a sticker over the barcode of the item she was "purchasing".  The latter makes more sense as it would explain why loss prevention was following her.
 
Floki [TotalFark]
2022-12-22 7:37:56 AM  

Pextor: No upstanding citizen ever wears cheetah print anything.


Gene Tierney looks pretty upstanding to me.

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Floki [TotalFark]
2022-12-22 7:40:15 AM  

Bovine Diarrhea Virus: fetushead: In the second quarter ending July 31, 2022, Walmart generated revenues of about 152.86 billion U.S. dollars. This was an increase from the revenue generated in the first quarter of the same year, which was about 141.57 billion U.S. dollars.

But sure. Throw the book at her. Protect and serve.

Theft is illegal regardless of the revenue of the business
She committed theft
She was arrested.
She will be prosecuted
It's like most Farkers have no understanding of reality.


It's a waste of the public's time and resources. Pay a fine and the issue is done.
 
Marcos P
2022-12-22 7:44:22 AM  
Versnatche
 
Weaver95
2022-12-22 7:44:33 AM  

freidog: Weaver95: What I'm hearing is that retail theft is a higher priority than defending this country against espionage.
Am I wrong?
I don't think so.

I think you're comparing two totally different situations.
DOJ - by design, and good design - requires a lot of prep work, much more when potentially delving into politics, compared to petty theft for the state.
I would not equate speed with priority.


I think it's an incredibly bad idea to allow people to get the impression that rich people are above the laws the rest of us have to follow...and right now, I believe the majority of people in America accept that as true.

What people see is that retail theft gets a swift reaction, while espionage goes unpunished.

Politics is perception.
 
electricjebus [recently expired TotalFark]
2022-12-22 7:45:32 AM  

freidog: Weaver95: What I'm hearing is that retail theft is a higher priority than defending this country against espionage.
Am I wrong?
I don't think so.

I think you're comparing two totally different situations.
DOJ - by design, and good design - requires a lot of prep work, much more when potentially delving into politics, compared to petty theft for the state.
I would not equate speed with priority.


To be fair, Trump probably doesn't have much time left.  He's in the backend of his 70's.
 
budrojr
2022-12-22 7:45:53 AM  

Floki: Bovine Diarrhea Virus: fetushead: In the second quarter ending July 31, 2022, Walmart generated revenues of about 152.86 billion U.S. dollars. This was an increase from the revenue generated in the first quarter of the same year, which was about 141.57 billion U.S. dollars.

But sure. Throw the book at her. Protect and serve.

Theft is illegal regardless of the revenue of the business
She committed theft
She was arrested.
She will be prosecuted
It's like most Farkers have no understanding of reality.

It's a waste of the public's time and resources. Pay a fine and the issue is done.


I'd hardly say discouraging crime by showing thieves there are uncomfortable consequences to crime is a waste of time.  Paying fines isn't exactly going to deter a thief if the rewards are highly likely to outweigh the risk.
 
akallen404
2022-12-22 7:46:15 AM  

Bovine Diarrhea Virus: Weaver95: phooeypapa: Weaver95: So stealing around $300 worth of retail merch gets immediate action and swift prosecution...but flat out espionage at Mar a Lago goes unpunished no matter how high we stack evidence of guilt.
This country is farked.

Right. Because the two situations are so closely related. Unclutter that political mind, it will do wonders for your mental health.

What I'm hearing is that retail theft is a higher priority than defending this country against espionage.
Am I wrong?
I don't think so.

Jesus, you're dumb. This is just simple theft with proof on camera.
Proving espionage by a former president is probably a slightly more difficult case to prove. These cases aren't investigated and argued by ambulance chasers  that advertise on billboards on the side of a highway.
Go take a nap.


How about multiple conspiracy charges that were already examined and verified and lead to multiple convictions of his co-conspirators almost 5 years ago?
 
budrojr
2022-12-22 7:51:36 AM  

Weaver95: freidog: Weaver95: What I'm hearing is that retail theft is a higher priority than defending this country against espionage.
Am I wrong?
I don't think so.

I think you're comparing two totally different situations.
DOJ - by design, and good design - requires a lot of prep work, much more when potentially delving into politics, compared to petty theft for the state.
I would not equate speed with priority.

I think it's an incredibly bad idea to allow people to get the impression that rich people are above the laws the rest of us have to follow...and right now, I believe the majority of people in America accept that as true.

What people see is that retail theft gets a swift reaction, while espionage goes unpunished.

Politics is perception.


If you love this red herring so much, marry it.
 
jso2897 [TotalFark]
2022-12-22 7:52:06 AM  
I wonder how much money Walmart stole from their employees on the day of Dec. 13?
Hundreds of thousands?
Millions, even, maybe?
Just thought I'd offer some perspective.
 
ArcadianRefugee
2022-12-22 7:53:26 AM  

Bovine Diarrhea Virus: Weaver95: phooeypapa: Weaver95: So stealing around $300 worth of retail merch gets immediate action and swift prosecution...but flat out espionage at Mar a Lago goes unpunished no matter how high we stack evidence of guilt.
This country is farked.

Right. Because the two situations are so closely related. Unclutter that political mind, it will do wonders for your mental health.

What I'm hearing is that retail theft is a higher priority than defending this country against espionage.
Am I wrong?
I don't think so.

Jesus, you're dumb. This is just simple theft with proof on camera.
Proving espionage by a former president is probably a slightly more difficult case to prove. These cases aren't investigated and argued by ambulance chasers  that advertise on billboards on the side of a highway.
Go take a nap.


Also, I don't think the McAllen police have much federal authority, nor the FBI in McAllen.
 
electricjebus [recently expired TotalFark]
2022-12-22 7:54:45 AM  

Weaver95: freidog: Weaver95: What I'm hearing is that retail theft is a higher priority than defending this country against espionage.
Am I wrong?
I don't think so.

I think you're comparing two totally different situations.
DOJ - by design, and good design - requires a lot of prep work, much more when potentially delving into politics, compared to petty theft for the state.
I would not equate speed with priority.

I think it's an incredibly bad idea to allow people to get the impression that rich people are above the laws the rest of us have to follow...and right now, I believe the majority of people in America accept that as true.

What people see is that retail theft gets a swift reaction, while espionage goes unpunished.

Politics is perception.


Shoplifters are rarely ever caught, the cop was probably there to buy things and the woman didn't realize she could just walk away rather than go to the loss prevention office.  The police don't show up for stuff like that normally.
 
ctighe2353
2022-12-22 7:56:34 AM  

OilfieldDrunk: Walmart sells Versace perfume?


And it's NOT locked up?   Everything small or over $50 is locked up tight at walmart with cameras and a large TV showing your being recorded.
 
kmfjd
2022-12-22 7:56:57 AM  
Yeah fark walmart

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