Heh Heh Heh! They said "Sausage"
On July 3 Police say John Henry Brown, 62, of Vero Beach, Fla., went into a store in Hess and stuffed a pack of hot smoked sausages "down the back of his pants."
The victim said Brown then left the store, and looked back as he got into the car he was riding in. When he saw the victim on the phone, he reportedly tossed the sausages under the car.
The vehicle was apparently detained until investigators arrived, as they found the hot smoked stolen goods under the passenger side of the vehicle. Brown refused to speak to authorities, and was arrested on a petty theft charge.
Sausage in his pants = "petty" theft. Yeah, that's about right.
Source: Stuart News
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Posted by Brent in Mobile on August 7, 2010:
Did anyone notice that this (assumed) homeless man was getting into a car? Not many homeless people have cars or ride in them to the grocery store. As previously mentioned, there are more honest ways of not starving than theft.
Posted by Robert in Missouri on August 7, 2010:
@Brent: That reminds me of a story regarding a panhandler who was later found out to own a brand-new four-wheel drive truck. I don't know how truthful that story was, but it made me think "If he's so hard up, where in heck did he get the money to buy the truck?"
Posted by Laura, Maine on August 12, 2010:
I think that both Mallie and Greg have a point -- no one should go hungry when there are stockpiles of food nearby, but no one should steal when it is possible to get food through charitable organizations. And I agree with Brent that he's probably not homeless if he was getting into a car (although it seems unlikely that he OWNS the car, if he was getting in the passenger side).
But Mike, really? You don't see the difference between being unable to find a job and quitting your job to live off others? Mallie said, "I do not believe that anyone should just take up stealing, I am more inclined to forgive and pardon theft if it's for food in desperation." Desperation, not "I don't feel like working, I think I'll quit my job." Don't you think there's enough snark and disingenuousness on the internet?
[Not that I think too many people would really be willing to live with only the bare minimum of food, clothing, and shelter instead of working. Are there really significant numbers of people for whom living in a homeless shelter and having no possessions beyond the clothes on one's back just to avoid working seems like "the good life"?]