At Walmart, people tend to feel free to be their quirky selves. Oh, and you can get your stuff pretty cheap there, too. I guess that's all that matters?
Of the stores I've visited, they are consistently understaffed and the employees I do run into… aren't the friendliest bunch. I've heard many people complain, especially on social media outlets, that Walmart brings out the worst in people.
Apparently, this rings true for their employees.
Walmart recently had a 63-year-old worker arrested and charged with felony theft after being accused of stealing a bag of Oreo cookies from the Indiana store while on the clock. One of the most important decisions this employee had to make was… how she was going to eat them.
<a href="http://firsttoknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/oreos.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-23993" title="Oreos!" src="http://firsttoknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/oreos.jpg" alt="" width="121" height="149" /></a>Did she twist the cookie apart and eat the filling first? Or did she devour the entire chocolate wafer in one swift bite?
When Penny Winters was confronted by a Walmart "asset protection manager," she admitted to eating the Oreos. Not only that, she also confessed to stealing other snacks during her seven-month employment with the store.
According to <a href="http://www.thesmokinggun.com/" target="_blank">The Smoking Gun</a>, cops have not estimated the exact value of the cookies Winters ate, but she has been fired from her $11.40 an hour position with the retailer.
Winters was arrested this week after an internal investigation was launched against her when Walmart found an empty package of Oreo cookies in the store. The Portage Police Department also reported that security surveillance showed the shoplifter opening and consuming the goods during her shift.
She was just released on bail.
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Ridiculous! How can she be charged with a felony for petty theft? If this story is true, they must have one over zealous prosecutor or something, and as the jails and courthouses overflow and services and education are cut back, people wonder why.
Did you not read that she confessed to other thefts in just a 7 month period?
I’ve read about numerous thefts that bankers and other corporate kings have committed that cost us all real money and yet not a soul has been charged. I’m so happy that our police are such experts at setting their priorities…
Let me get this strait Max, you believe that local police who respond to a theft at a store are supposed to do nothing when given a tape of a theft because Federal authorities and politicians do a lousy job on crimes in their jurisdictions. I understand you anger and disappointment in the lack of prosecution of corporate crime, but that has nothing to do with local police doing their job.
I agree with it yes, Police should not do anything to any kind of theft PERIOD until the thieving ass bankers are locked in jail for life and given poor mans clothes and no soap.
The peculiar thing is that the people who hate Walmart’s employment policies are rarely people who have ever worked at Walmart. Much of the hostility comes from labor union serfs.
Paul…get this straight a video of a person eating oreo’s is not reason enough for cops to putdown their dough nuts. You are a nit wit paul
Paul Z,
Let me get this straight, you don’t get the larger picture that Max painted so clearly? The most outrageous thefts in the history of mankind (the banks, Paul, the bailouts…) and no charges, no prosecutions, yet an Oreo thief gets charged with a felony? Do you not comprehend the social injustice Max laid out? Outrageous.
Max – and what specific thefts do you have evidence of committed by bankers and coporate kings? Just doing something that you don’t like, is not illegal.
How about former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo being fined $60 million for stealing $400 million and no jail time? Can I go rob a bank and when I get caught have to repay 10% of what I stole and get no jail time? How about all the forged mortgage documents aka robosigning? Nobody went to jail for millions of forged documents, which if you or I did it would be a felony.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/04/08/964377/-60-Minutes-Exposes-Massive-Foreclosure-Fraud
Spike,
Because social injustice is not illegal does not make it right. Something Max doesn’t like? Plundering the elderly and the poor by debasing the currency isn’t something I like either. And it’s not illegal but it’s not right. Bailing out bankers and by default the wealthy may not be illegal but it’s not right and it doesn’t contribute to society. It enriches the already outrageously rich. Is there something seriously wrong with your moral compass? Wise up.
Employee theft is rife at Walmart, though this remains mostly unreported by the media. People who steal drive up costs to consumers and should be prosecuted. To compensate for the lost profit on one bag of Oreos, Walmart probably has to sell 6 other bags, or even more.
And, these days, corporations make us do all of their background checks and drug screenings yet employee theft is statistically higher than customer theft…. Hmmm… Stop wasting the job seekers time because this is an example of how it costs you money and it still doesn’t work.
Nic you are crazy, creepy dumb
Bankers that steal money or are corrupt also raise the cost of housing and living and taxes.
well nick, if i may call ya that,
as i see it the purchase practices and commando tactics that even Sam Walton did not approve of have made wallchart a major driver in the erosion of the u. s. way of life going on 20 years now. as for the cost of the Oreo cookies that shrinkage was calculated into what they would pay for it Max. Wholesale and what they would sell it for Min. Retail as well as the total number of units write off per shipment. so the amount they must sell to “cover” the cost of that theft is … less than zero. the Over prostitution of the 63 year old woman, and this story about it are to ensure that the shrink numbers continue to be LESS than that calculated into the wholesale and retail price of their products.
quality and durability of products as well as the American way of life are being cost cut out of existence. the irony is that Walmartin’s is racing toward a future that they themselves will not survive. this is not emotion it is mathematics. probably why they don’t teach it they way they once did.
Nic, just as an FYI, prosecuting someone who is caught eating Oreos is probably going to cost the company more money and do more to drive up prices than just firing her.
That is the stores decision to press charges and the law on the books. The cops have no say in it.
Yo, Max: 1. you’re wrong that “not a soul has been charged”.
2. The Walmart employee should get a better lawyer.
What about OBIMBO wasting &trillions & we still got idiots voting for this corrupt thieving traitor.
Liza…. it’s no use; people are becoming emotional, and ignorant. Yes she confessed all of it. I think the felony occurred because she committed the same crime in various states; an interstate crime People see these bylines and just react. Our society is becoming so instant, that you will have trouble making people read the book, versus judge the cover.
The law had to step in, because just think of the precedence. If you let her go free, that means you have to let ALL go free. This is how our democracy works. When it’s enabling, all are. When it comes to spending tax revenue, only the party that won the last election, gets to choose. #irony
Hey, think of the bright side, with the felony; now she won’t be able to vote for the party of food stamps, the democratic party.
~me
That makes no sense and that is just passing the buck for bad policy if you actually believe that.
If it really is a felony because of the interstate aspect than this just goes to show how poorly mapped out federal powers are.
This is not a felony offense and I doubt that the police should even be involved in the first place considering she is an employee… I mean, can’t they fire her instead of sending her to club Fed on a full ride scholarship?
publis – laws differ by state and locale, but it may be a felony because of a prior record, on probation or the fact that there were multiple occurances over several months.
As to fact that it is a felony meaning poor Federal powers, one has nothing to with the other. You can and do, have felonies of state law and even county or municiple law.
And yes, they can just fire her, but they are better served by firing her and calling cops. Makes it less likely another employee will do the same or similar crime.
why shouldn’t the cops be involved? a crime was commited.
She stole, bottom line, if she didn’t want to face the punishment, then she should not have stolen.
There is no Club Fed any more…been there done that!!! And no you don’t lose your right to vote..can’t vote while you are in prison but when you get out sure you can vote and do. Just for your information of course.
She would have had to eat a heckuva lot of “snacks” to get past the $400 threshold that most states use to differentiate petty theft from grand theft. Funny, I have never heard of a “in-state multiple theft” law or whatever it was that you were rambling about. Sounded like something along the lines of transporting drugs or a minor across state lines. Anyway, the only way a convicted felon loses their right to vote is if they actually do time in state prison, which I imagine is not likely for the Walmart Oreo Bandit. Thought you needed a little education, something you right-wingers seem to lack. Ha ha, just kidding. Had to get my dig in there.
spike, check the facts. in no state is a theft of less than 300 dollars, and here is the key part…(per incident) a felony and to take this one step farther. All state vary a little but no state treats a food item the same as all other products. (that sampling thing) stealing snacks on the job can get her terminated. she should not have done it in the first place( we all agree ) the felony CHARGE for the oreos does not apply to an individual package. or even ten individual packages. each occurrence is a separate charge, and being on probation does not escalate the status of a future crime. and politico you scare me most of all… the term ” it is more desirable to let a guilty man go free, than for an inocent man to spend one moment deprived of liberty ! ” was a founding principal of our legal system. so NO the police did not NEED to get involved at all. this is in fact a personell matter taken to an extreame. … a voice of reason … you need to re read the law you think you know. proposed, debated, shot down. never passed not constitutional. Each Crime is weighed on it’s own merrits. Even in cali-swarn-ya ! and Alan a bit down the page stop taking legal advice from your supervisor. the only crime that is different because you are an employee is MONEY. they call it imbesslement. theft is theft the law doesn’t change class because you are paid to be there. it is easier to catch an employee than a customer hence the claim of higher numbers on the worker side. some times it appears to be theft when it is not. things look different on a tape than the actual event.
They let stuff go all the time… like when my atm card was used at CVS and they refused to do anything (wasn’t worth their time), and the time my Mom (alzheimers) gave 50K to her neighbor (they said it’s a civil matter – nothing they can do unless she sues her in court). Oh, and the time my dad got his life threatened by a nice young man out on probation (no proof – and witnesses don’t count). I’m telling you, it seems like the local police just can’t be bothered unless of course it’s to satisfy big box management (tax $$$) or to generate income (traffic tickets).
Did you not read that she confessed to stealing other SNACKS? How could that ever be a felony?
That still wouldn’t add up to a felony.
Actually depending on what state you are in it can be considered a felony. Its called the third strike meaning 3 misdemeanor charges if you have a judge that wants to just get it done and over with can in fact charge you with a felony. Even tho the max is usually barely a year in jail and 5 years probation.
If this was in California, if you have ever been convicted of misdemeanor petty theft any future petty thefts are charged as felonies.
come for vacation , leave on probation
Felony theft is anything over 500.00. She confessed to seven months of theft which at 2.50is like 200 packs. I doubt she ate that many which means they left out everything else she stole because Walmart Oreo stealer is a better headline than she stole a TV
Our jails and courtrooms overflow because of why? We are told that raising our children with the idea there is right and a wrong are not Politically Correct?
Surely it is basically a misdemeanor but it could be they had their eyes on her with security for sometime! She will not have this charge as it will be dropped and a lesser charge or dismissal would be the case. That, unless the store had many problems with her before! What is really stupid that I can see is not the charges, but what she stole? It makes no sense. What is the matter with the lady?
Sherman, If you are working for someone on the clock and take even one piece of bubblegum it is called employee theft and it is a felony.
I suspect they charged her for the aggregate amount over the 7 months.
I assume that felony theft is like felony murder. In this case, someone else stole the cookies, but she ate them.
If they REALLY want to combat this, they’ll actually pay their workers LIVING WAGES.
Pay their employees a livable wage???
Hold on a sec….
If, they paid employees more – that money would come out of the profits.
Since the 8 people who get the biggest chunk of wal-mart money every year are scraping by on what barely amounts to the average income of 293,000,000 americans…
Yes, 293 MILLION average american incomes – for 8 people…
Imagine cutting profits in half… And, trying to get by on only 15 million (each of the eaght) average american incomes.
She can be charged with felony burglary if they can prove that she entered the premises with the intention of theft. That would include using some sort of device to aid in the theft of goods such as a converted purse, a “booster box”, clothing with extra pockets sewn in, etc.
We do not know all of the circumstances from a short article authored by a person who has an obvious bias against Walmart.
I agree! I can’t think of a thing reported that would make this a felony case… and I work in the criminal justice system.
Paul, The appropriate police action would be to give her a citation/fine for petty theft. It will cost the tax payer a lot more money in court appearance, attorney fee, jail, etc. than what was stolen. Walmart should’ve have just fired the worker.
If the Walmart worker admitted to thefts that totaled to a felony amount, she should be charged with a felony. Joe, this probably won’t even make it to court. She’ll most likely cop a plea and it will be over and done with. If Walmart just fired every employee who stole from them, it would be no big deal to get caught.
They cannot charge her with crimes she admitted to doing in times past unless they have evidence of the theft which means they would have to go back through all of their videos to look for specific times she stole these items and personally I don’t believe the cops or walmart are going to set down to days and months of video to catch a cookie thief when they already have her and her crime would be a misdemeanor any way you look at it…people throw words out there and attach it to something they have no clue as to what they are talking about, they would think any theft is a felony b/c they don’t know about the monetary limits of when a crime becomes a felony, say at $500 and over. These are news people reporting a story and if anyone has ever been the product of a news story then you know how screwed up they get their facts.
LP are you a walmart scholar??? or just an online gas bag?
the appropriate police action would depend on who you ask. And if someone comes into your house and stole your TV, would you want them to tell you, “sorry, we aren’t prosecuting this person because it would cost us more than your TV is worth”? Would that sound reasonable to you?
The felony charge should be against Walmart. They will let the government cover their employees insurance. They try their best not to let any individual work 40 hours per week so they can keep them at part time status. (More money in Walmarts pocket.) The speedy checkout signs should be removed due to false advertising. Of 30 checkouts, I have never seen more than 10 open at a time, it’s usually 3. The only criminal activity is done by Walmart itself. What a shame.
Hey Fart! Nice to see the food and commercial Worker thugs being heard from at last. What took you so long?
I think Bart is right, just shut down all the Walmarts in the US. See how many people don’t have $11+ / hr jobs, go on welfare, get our tax money for doing nothing, and go to the Dollar General, looking for work, and steal from them as well, until they go out of business. Oh, the evil empire of Walmart, it trains and pays us to become theives!
Hahahaha Bart. You soooo funny. You make me BART. I mean, BARF, at your stupidity. All businesses, stores, corporations are EVIL to little Barf, aren’t they? The list probably just goes on and on for you, and includes Monsanto, Dow, and others that bring inventions, goods and services to the world through innovation and investment in ideas and people. You such a #tool# Barf!
I bet you believe in chemtrails and faces on mars too, LOL!!!!!
Hahahaha Bart. You soooo funny. You make me BART. I mean, BARF, at your stupidity. All businesses, stores, corporations are EVIL to little Barf, aren’t they? The list probably just goes on and on for you, and includes Monsanto, Dow, and others that bring inventions, goods and services to the world through innovation and investment in ideas and people. You such a #tool# Barf!
I bet you believe in chemtrails and faces on mars too.
Hey Lu Lu,
You have have serious displaced anger issues. Does it suck that much to be you? Go find a positive way to express all your negative energy.
What of anything you mention is illegal? I don’t like their policies, therefore I don’t shop there; but none of what you mention is illegal. And none of it excuses her behavior.
Bart….Your are exactly right, they pay their employees crap wages and let the tax payers pick up the medical and dental subsidized housing, food stamps, and what ever else they get. When they say your lucky WalMart, Target, or anyother big chain store is coming and bringing jobs……….NO they are coming to keep the poverty level up and dependency on government aid up. So you just stay proud they’re coming to your town, and keeping the standard of living down, and their profits up. YOU JUST BE SO PROUD…. LU JOHNSON!
I think Bart has a valid argument that the felony charge was excessive. Walmart has been known to avoid making employees full time for the avoidance of providing a group insurance plan. I personally asked older female workers at various Wal-Mart if it was a decent place to work, and the answer was always “NO” and there was no chance of being made a full-time employee with health benefits especially if you were older. I asked this when I was late 50ish to women about the same age. Wal-Mart’s overzealous prosecution of a felony charge for small amount of food snacks, only proves they are heartless to their employees. The employee probably didn’t get her lunch break when needed, and even if she did, she probably didn’t have enough to afford Oreo cookies. Several reports show that many Wal-Mart employees qualify for food stamps. I think a real deterent to felony crime whould be to force convicted felons to work at Wal-Mart as punishment.
The ability for people to rationalize crime is unsurprising but disgusting. If you don’t like Walmart’s work policies you don’t work for Walmart. It isn’t a license to steal. If I owned a business of any kind I would hire a person who could justify theft. If you will steal from Walmart, you will steal from any company.
Oops, I WOULDN’T hire a person who could justify theft. I also wouldn’t use software that didn’t allow for comment editing if I had a web site like this.
I wouldn’t hire a person who doesn’t think it appropriate to proof-read their public comments before hitting the ‘post it’ button.
Finally, a version of the grammar Nazi nitpick. You certainly know how to address important ethical issues, Nikki.
Just how many tons of snacks did she she eat and not pay for while on the job??
Well they better go look at the night crew in Denver Colorado. When I worked with them years ago a night stocker who was stocking the cookie aisle with me was eating out of an open package and his words to me were go ahead have some walmat doesn’t care.Yea right I felt it was a trap and wouldn’t but you know how some people are in right and wrong. I felt wrong period.
Gee, this reminds me of a, probably very old proverb, just because your friend (friend’s name here), jumps off the bridge, does that mean you have to? or “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” Question is, IF they had caught them in Dever, would they have applied the same laws equally, assuming the laws in that state are the same of course.
I’m picturing a 300 pound sheboon with cookie crumbs on her muzzle. Scary.
Did you not notice her picture at the top of the story?
Violet heifer…you’re a creepy racist khunt dude
This happens a lot in Walmart Stores. Not only are their employees paid low wages, they are frequently stripped of their dignity. This is one reason I do not patronize Walmart.
agreed. Glad someone else said it. They even treat their customers like crap. Its sad tho, everyone seems to support one of this countries worst companies.
She admitted to stealing one pack of Oreo’s a week at about $4 a pack for 4 years. That’s over $800. In Indiana anything over $500 is a felony.
She only worked there 7 months…not 4 years
Good for you Gina. I hope you like paying higher prices for same items, and not supporting a large corporation which is employing a lot of people, who would probably otherwise not be employed. Few things are black & white in this world, but somethings, like taking something that is not your’s is pretty straight forward WRONG! Wondering, have you personally witnessed any diginty stripping in a Walmart store, and if it happened, does that mean all store managers, and employees have the same experiences.
Gina you are so right, that’s exactly what they do. I use to work there for 15 yrs & when I left I had just got a raise to $11.00. And for 2 yrs I made less than the new hires in the 90′s. Now they’ve hard timed the long timers & got rid of them only to hire part time workers but at Walmart part time is up to 36 hrs a week. To me that’s full time. Sam Walton would roll over in his grave. Yes she was wrong but they are not angels.
What seems to be ignored is the $11.40 an hour, everyone bashes Walmart as not paying a living wage, $11.40 seems pretty good for a stock clerk in Indiana
True and the workers here are friendly and didn’t walk out on Black Friday like they did in the liberal states that demand everything for free.
Yes, thanks for reminding me I almost forgot. Everything in the world is the fault of liberals!
The red states are the broke states. Do some research.
Not true.
I agree, but the socialist and liberals think everyone, regardless of skills or talent should be getting six figure salaries. Of course the money should come out of thin air,or someone else’s pockets, not theirs! I guess if you’re busting your a_s, getting minimum wage, building houses in the cold or rain, then you should be allowed to steal any and all the building supplies you want, to take home and build your own house, right? I mean why not! Of course then housing prices go up for everyone, more people can’t afford the new higher prices, etc., etc., it’s the butterfly effect. Just like someone mentioned earlier in this thread, people just to conclusions after reading just the cover of the book, although I can say in many cases the posters of the original article don’t give sufficient details to form an informed opinion, but some don’t even bother to look at the details they do provide, and just fly off on a rant about what they think, which they really aren’t thinking, should be done. Good think soon computers will do most of the thinking, taking into consideration much more background information and details, even if not all, than 99% of humans ever do, before making an informed, logical, objective and unbiased decision, or recommendation on what action should be taken. Problem is the action they may decide on may be that humans are too subjective, whimsical, emotional and unknowledgable, possibly destructive, and not good for each other or the planet, that we should be eliminated. The Singularity IS coming, it’s just a matter of when, but most likely, based on advances in computers and technology in general, before 2050. That’s not that far from now people!
She probably shouldn’t of been arrested if it was an under $250 admission like the previous comment stated. That being said, employees only admit to 1/4 of what they steal. Why not wait on stopping her and see if she’s into any other merchandise? Maybe something other than a few bags of oreos that cost nothing to purchase?
Whether or not this is a felony depends upon the laws of your State., in the State in which I live all larceny by employee (embezzlement) arrests are felonies regardless of the value of the stolen product or service. Regardless .. She clearly has no excuse.. Needs to be responsible for her actions and should compensate her employer for their loss..
That makes no sense. I’ve seen shoppers take food off the shelves, open food, eat it themselves or feed their kids, shop around then pay for it when they leave. So how is it an employee is stopped for felony shoplifting but yet a customer is not? Makes no sense.
Well, the customers are paying for it, even though they eat it first… She never paid for them, in 7 months of taking food off the shelves… That is the majoy difference. One eats first and pays later, the other eats and never pays. That is why she got in trouble and the customers (paying) don’t get in trouble…
Tiffany – customer couldn’t be arrested, in most states, until and at least until they show intent to leave without paying. Notice that when you see shoplifting videos on TV, they don’t attempt to stop the person when they conceel the item, but rather at the doors or just beyond the doors. Why? Because simply concealing the item isn’t illegal.
The burden is different when dealing with an employee, where simply taking anything from the company is considered embezellment.
Now thats what I would call–Getting a Case of the Munchies
theft is aginst the law what did she do eat 500 packs of cookies were i live some one stole 2 flat screen tv from the lobby we have securty cameras it was not a felony nothing was done
Walmart employees are the most rude and nasty people, I ever dealt with. I ask for help and they all standing in a corner street talking. No one volunteer to help me, too busy with their own, personal issues. Most of this people, don’t do anything, but walk around in circle, killing time. I wish, walmart would be a freindlier place to shop, too many nice people,looking for work, but walmart hired the lazy ones. SMH,
Santana u may be right but I use to work for Walmart & the problem is they got rid of all the older long timers that use to take care of the customers & cared just to hire younger ones who don’t care or lazy ones. When I left they were hard timing us, telling us to stay in our dept (couldn’t show customer where something was anymore), making us clean up several depts & had to go up front to registers to give breaks or lunch but without a increase in pay. I don’t believe that lady made $11.40 unless they have started paying more since I left cause of expecting them to do more work but at my store we were treated real bad & harassed by management. We worked real hard & got treated bad and some of the newer lazy ones got treated better & moved up. We couldn’t understand it. Maybe the rude ones standing around is just some of the few long timers that’s left that’s tired of the bad treatment & decide to stand around & talk to each other & complain to each other & try to figure out what to do about it’s & maybe that’s why they are rude & unhappy. Hey it’s a thought:/
for a company that puts a life insurance policy on its employees so they can cash in should something happen to them, im pretty sure the Oreos fail in comparison. Fire her? Ok..charge her with a felony??!?! Thats overboard, especially when not ONE person on Wall st was charged for their thefts of OUR money!!! (and im sure the Waltons made a penny in that time frame too.)
Wow real Felony….what a joke. Eating cookies? A felon? Bet the streets are just so much safer now…..The working poor are really hopeless people in this country this just confirms my views…
Many of you have good points, suppose there is a federal interstate law, then the law should be followed, or imaging over 7 months she stole / ate over $1000 worth of products/goods, then she needs to pay for that, but sending her to jail on tax payers dime is not the best options. Someone said fire her, that should be a given, another said fine her, I also agree, with that, i.e. make it twice what she stole, or something like that. We can’t just become complacent with theft or any crimes, but punishment should hurt the criminal, not the tax payers, and should fit the crime. Otherwise where do we draw the line, it’s ok to steal $1000, but if it’s $1001, send them to jail, that’s why we have different classifications of crimes,so that’s already done, now we need to enforce them consistently and fairly? We all agree corporate crime should be punished also, but it’s just harder to prove, and harder to get convictions because those people or corporations have LOTS of money to defend themselves! We just have to live with it and take the wins when and where we can.These types of discussion remind me of people who take what ever portions of the Bible fit their needs and preach on them, but disregard the parts they don’t agree with. If you truely believe the bible is the word of God, then follow it, don’t pick and choose the parts you like and disregard the rest. That is main reason I don’t subscribe to any religion, even most of the the priests, fathers, preachers, etc…, don’t adhere to strict adherence only the parts that fit their needs. Sure there are a VERY select few who may follow the bible stictly, but not many, and there is PLENTY of proof frequently in the news proving that point.
Just Thank God she didn’t have an AR-15 or a Glock. She would have shot everyone in the store just for the fudge pinwheels
A kid’ll eat the middle of an Oreo first
And save the chocolate cookie outside for last.
Wally worker with the munchies that is quite the worst
Will suck up a whole damn bag real fast!
Obama sells jets, missles, bombs, and guns to terrorists and it’s OK. Some woman eats some cookies and it’s a felony.
stan – yeah, that is a reasonable argument
Blame our President for everything. Get over it!!! Obviously the majority of the people do not agree with you. He was re-elected by a majority!
I am unhappy to report that more than likely this case will be dismissed. My step-daughter was fired and arrested for embezziling almost $10,000 from a Wal-Mart with 6 others. She has just informed us that the charges were dismissed by Wal-Mart?!?!? How is she ever going to learn anything? She needed this wake up call and spend some time in jail.
I’m so SICK of people running to the defense of a THIEF! I don’t care if it’s Walmart or Joe’s corner store! CONVICT THIEVES so their future employer isn’t hiring someone whom believes their ENTITLED to merchandise THEY DIDN’T PAY FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless you’ve been stolen from you should STFU.
Wow, send the criminal to Rikers Island! If I worked there, there would be a major boycott going on.
*** This is SO ridiculous…seriously…this is why I boycott Walmart…they underpay their employees, overwork them, and I know for a fact that they play favorites with employees and even customers…I shop at my local Walmart and regularly run into the night manager riding around on the motorized vehicle meant to clean the floors…just last week I stopped to say hello to him and told him I was feeling under the weather and he offered me a cookie…from a package of cookies that were featured on an endcap…the brand? OREOS.
If you do not pay a “living Wage”, health care benefits or have snaks for your employees, how do you prosecute them for eating “Stale, out of code date, pull off the shelf and detroy…Cookies” 33 billion in profits and you will ruin someones life for a cookie. Thats WAL-MART.
If you do not agree with Wal-Mart in their prosecution of this employee, then Buy oreo cookies from Target or another retailer and mail them into Wal-Mart Corporate headquartes and tell then to “EAT THIS”. OR just take emptyl packages of Oreos, you and your kids have finished at home, and leave them in the “Sugestion Box” at your local Wal-Mart. (be sure to have the receipt handy so they do not prosecute you.)
Are you kidding me? Felony? A little overkill don”t you think?
I agree. The judge is going to look at them and think they are crazy! She will probably get 1 year probation and will never be able to work or go inside of a walmart ever again. I’m not sure if they should have even called the police but like someone said a “crime” was committed. Felony is just going overboard.
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU SAMPLE A GRAPE? Seriously, this is why Walmart SUCKS. I agree with someone above who said to boycott Walmart. BOYCOTT WALMART.
Felony theft is anything over 500.00. She confessed to seven months of theft which at 4.29 is like 116 packs. I doubt she ate that many which means they left out everything else she stole because Walmart Oreo stealer is a better headline than she stole a TV
Get her a job at a bakery. She could be a professional cookie sampler. Reminds me of Lucy and Ethel working in the candy factory,
This is all bullshit, All this talk has made me hungry, I’m going to eat a whole package of Oreos in her honor. Have a nice life people
well they probably had her working through her break and lunch and she got hungry.if they really done this the store should be shut down ,like a lots more, I don’t believe that salary either,I think it is a lie.down with walmart,they are the thieves.