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Honeycombe8

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54. If you look at it one way, he will not be homeless for awhile. That's a good thing.

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 09:34 AM

Sep 2012

He may actually appreciate the opportunity to get off the streets and in a climate controlled environment and free meals for a while.

I mean this seriously. It could be a way for him to get himself together, while not having to worry about daily existence.

I wonder who turned him in for stealing candy bars? It probably says in the article, which I haven't read yet. I mean...who would bother with turning someone in for $2 candy bars? Maybe someone who has been robbed a lot. Maybe you reach a point where you say "no more," or the little thefts are so often that you are losing a lot of money.

I probably would've just told him I saw him, don't come back, and leave it at that. Unless he did it again. Maybe that's what happened. Or maybe the guy was brazen, like "what do you think you're gonna do about it that I steal from you? I take what I want."

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Homeless man gets 180 days for theft of candy bars [View all] Tony_FLADEM Sep 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Sep 2012 #1

are you kidding? You see stealing 3 candybars as a life of crime? cali Sep 2012 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Sep 2012 #5

look at the facts: He's 21. He evidently has no history of violence cali Sep 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Sep 2012 #14

He was on probation for stealing a few cans of food from WalMart cali Sep 2012 #19

on probation for retail petty theft for stealing some canned tunafish from walmart. again, HiPointDem Sep 2012 #25

Your human compassion overwhelms etherealtruth Sep 2012 #167

But, Cali... After all, one of them WAS a Twix bar jberryhill Sep 2012 #17

yeah, and the guy turned himself in the next day cali Sep 2012 #20

Thank you that is part of the problem of this country gopiscrap Sep 2012 #84

Or Circus Peanuts obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #71

Or if he'd stolen the ones that say they're "Chocolaty", which means Ken Burch Sep 2012 #144

And his likelihood of ever finding a decent job is greatly diminished Live and Learn Sep 2012 #133

There is enough food for everyone? blueamy66 Sep 2012 #72

You're absolutely right gopiscrap Sep 2012 #85

it's the power I think blueamy66 Sep 2012 #95

It's food....he was hungry.... FarPoint Sep 2012 #81

I agree completely. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2012 #104

Yes, I'm sure employers are lining up to hire a 21 year old homeless kid Warpy Sep 2012 #130

"Today he steals a candy bar...tomorrow he will steal a car"? Ken Burch Sep 2012 #143

it's hard to get a job Terra Alta Sep 2012 #158

Thank you I totally agree!!! gopiscrap Sep 2012 #82

I feel sad for you, that's for sure. - n/t coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #4

Well you shouldnt. darkangel218 Sep 2012 #7

Well, I always feel sad when I see a collection of cells that uses coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #13

Youre just describing the thief, not me. darkangel218 Sep 2012 #15

Whatever you've got to tell yourself - n/t coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #18

Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #21

Your lack of mercy will fall back upon you tabasco Sep 2012 #78

Troll alert! gopiscrap Sep 2012 #86

the thief is just another human being like the rest of us. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #146

++++ Starry Messenger Sep 2012 #45

heh. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2012 #175

Sometimes DU feels like this giant pinball machine. I just took a spin coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #178

I bet you wouldn't have any problem being the one to tell Oliver no more porridge Major Nikon Sep 2012 #31

"living a life of crime"... sibelian Sep 2012 #38

Your entire thought process here makes no sense. eqfan592 Sep 2012 #59

I sense this is all deliberate baiting FarPoint Sep 2012 #83

I wish more people thought the way you do. zuzu98 Sep 2012 #131

He won't have to steal for 6 months. GeorgeGist Sep 2012 #65

I know, because we as a society could do much better nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #75

Surely you have at least a twinge of regret Spirochete Sep 2012 #106

So you'd have backed Inspector Javert in LES MISERABLES? Ken Burch Sep 2012 #145

Since you allude to Hugo, it is appropriate to cite Balzac's coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #179

Ever notice how it's rarely the rich thieves that go to jail? Marrah_G Sep 2012 #154

+1000! GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #177

He hadn't eaten in days. You do know that there aren't enough soup kitchens out there to GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #176

Oh, it is excellent to have a giant's power. But it is coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #2

Our judges need to start serving in soup kitchens, and homeless shelters to start appreciating what midnight Sep 2012 #6

So you sugest he should just keep giving them probation and encurage them to steal darkangel218 Sep 2012 #8

you putting word into another poster's mouth: Wow. cali Sep 2012 #11

At 21 im pretty sure he couldve went back Home or stay with relatives, no need to be homeless darkangel218 Sep 2012 #16

"couldve went" - poor grammar is often a hallmark of sloppy thought. Just a coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #23

No more so than that of grammar trolls Major Nikon Sep 2012 #42

Grammar troll in defense of coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #68

Well, here's something to think about Major Nikon Sep 2012 #98

Oh, you'll get no disagreement from me in general terms. But let's consider coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #115

bwahahaha. more and more pathetic and disgusting. cali Sep 2012 #24

I see his kind Every day, thats how i know! darkangel218 Sep 2012 #30

in florida after two petty thefts the next one is booked as third degree grand theft, a felony, HiPointDem Sep 2012 #35

oh for fuck's sake. bzzzt. cali Sep 2012 #36

Well, being a security guard is pretty high up there in the justice system. blueamy66 Sep 2012 #73

oh, you can tell that that poster pissed the hell out of me? cali Sep 2012 #74

just a little bit blueamy66 Sep 2012 #76

Me too gopiscrap Sep 2012 #89

"Petit" theft comes from the French, jmowreader Sep 2012 #138

its etymology aside cali Sep 2012 #140

The etymology though reinforces the fact that it's a minor theft Gormy Cuss Sep 2012 #151

THIS GObamaGO Sep 2012 #153

Your compassion is stunning FredisDead Sep 2012 #33

that is clear. cali Sep 2012 #40

he confessed BEFORE he got caught. his confession was WHY he got caught. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #26

So you're just making stuff up now? sibelian Sep 2012 #39

Maybe everyone on DU should place the antagonist FarPoint Sep 2012 #87

I reported him/her as a troll gopiscrap Sep 2012 #90

We can only take a DU FarPoint Sep 2012 #94

You're pretty sure, huh? gollygee Sep 2012 #47

You have a vivid imagination, and few facts in hand quaker bill Sep 2012 #52

Not everyone has a family to go to when they are in trouble. IrishEyes Sep 2012 #93

You don't know shit, do you? Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #107

That's assuming he had a "back Home" or relatives who would put him up. Gormy Cuss Sep 2012 #117

"Confesing" is spelled with two "s's" Ken Burch Sep 2012 #149

You don't know that. Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #184

This message was self-deleted by its author cali Sep 2012 #12

so you're fixated with punishment? datasuspect Sep 2012 #55

Poor people need to eat more than rich people need to hold up unfairly distributed laws. midnight Sep 2012 #103

He should do what he can to help them GET jobs. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #147

No kidding gopiscrap Sep 2012 #88

Using Arizona's prison contract figures Downwinder Sep 2012 #9

Would you prefer be burglarized, raped and killed rather than support the correction system? darkangel218 Sep 2012 #22

No, they pay me half of that to stay out of jail. Downwinder Sep 2012 #27

bwahahaha. Yes, not jailing someone who stole a couple of candybars is sure to lead cali Sep 2012 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Sep 2012 #32

why don't you post the stats, then. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #34

Sure you do... UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #70

ooooh! A wanna-be cop who "works in the field" zuzu98 Sep 2012 #136

Anybody who's hungry is capable of stealing food-you'd do the same. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #150

So you know that "Justice" is served unequally to minorities and the lower classes. GObamaGO Sep 2012 #155

Kewl story bro! Rex Feb 2013 #183

We have to be more careful with where we spend our limited resources gollygee Sep 2012 #48

+1,000,000 GObamaGO Sep 2012 #156

We're going to be raped if this guy doesn't do hard time for stealing some freaking CANDY? Ken Burch Sep 2012 #148

Too bad it wasn't a Klondike bar Major Nikon Sep 2012 #29

DUzy! GObamaGO Sep 2012 #157

Put him in the same cell as the bankers Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #37

This is sad...I don't think this guy has the first clue how to improve his situation. dkf Sep 2012 #41

It sounds like he's probably severely retarded or mentally ill Major Nikon Sep 2012 #43

Or maybe he has a conscience. dkf Sep 2012 #69

Stealing candy bars when you are hungry is something a child would do Major Nikon Sep 2012 #92

Maybe this fella has mental issues? He sounds lost. secondwind Sep 2012 #44

Wow, imagine how much jail time he'd get for stealing millions or billions in a Ponzi scheme, tclambert Sep 2012 #46

Exactly gollygee Sep 2012 #49

exactly what is happening. look at the confluence of declining incomes, increasing police HiPointDem Sep 2012 #97

got it right newspeak Sep 2012 #80

It was 5 years for Jean Valjean jsr Sep 2012 #50

Sadly, many people would be fine with that. "Lock 'em up!" reformist2 Sep 2012 #57

There are places the homeless can get food,shelters, food banks. This man has a history of theft. appleannie1 Sep 2012 #51

not always easy for the homeless cali Sep 2012 #56

Then sentence him to report to a homeless shelter... not prison! reformist2 Sep 2012 #58

Many of which are full or run out of resources so often that many homeless don't bother to try. eqfan592 Sep 2012 #60

You live in such fear of candy bar thieves tabasco Sep 2012 #108

Stealing food because one is hungry GObamaGO Sep 2012 #159

Plan B AnnaLee Sep 2012 #53

If you look at it one way, he will not be homeless for awhile. That's a good thing. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #54

After reading the story, I don't believe the thief was being brazen. eqfan592 Sep 2012 #61

That will get him through the winter without starving or freezing to death. nt alphafemale Sep 2012 #62

Sounds like Soapy in the O'Henry short story Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #63

I was thinking of that exact story. alphafemale Sep 2012 #119

The Last Leaf is not in my O'Henry anthology Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #162

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/LasLea.shtml alphafemale Sep 2012 #164

Thanks! Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #182

At first I wasn't sympathetic, but after reading the article it is a sad case. aikoaiko Sep 2012 #64

I think spending a week behind bars per year should be a requirement of every judge... Comrade_McKenzie Sep 2012 #66

Candy bars are unhealthful. He'll get decent nutrition in jail. slackmaster Sep 2012 #67

no, he won't. zuzu98 Sep 2012 #134

BWAHAHAHAHA!!! Have you ever eaten jail food? backscatter712 Sep 2012 #142

No, I wasn't in there long enough to get a meal slackmaster Sep 2012 #165

Lovecraftian... n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #171

Now he has a home for 180 days. Also food and clothing. Problem solved. FarCenter Sep 2012 #77

a home? blueamy66 Sep 2012 #96

Now he has lots of great role models too Major Nikon Sep 2012 #99

Yeah blueamy66 Sep 2012 #100

Wow. Just wow. marmar Sep 2012 #122

Are you kidding me? GObamaGO Sep 2012 #160

Well that judge sure showed that homeless man who is boss! Rex Sep 2012 #79

For all the billions squandered on banksters, the war machine, and private prison systems, the money AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #91

In jail he will get 3 square meals a day HockeyMom Sep 2012 #101

Good post. blueamy66 Sep 2012 #111

that and a side of rape and assault. Jail is NO place cali Sep 2012 #125

The judge could have made a work arrangement burnsei sensei Sep 2012 #102

Hopefully, his cell mates will give him some pointers on how to be a better thief. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2012 #105

"3 hots and a cot" NashvilleLefty Sep 2012 #109

He is not going to get what he needs so stow the cali Sep 2012 #121

Good Ter Sep 2012 #110

Oh please. blueamy66 Sep 2012 #113

Please read this serious anwer nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #114

I would give hin what I could. I would not mind him around my stuff. He stole two candy bars cali Sep 2012 #120

This is what is shocking about this story nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #112

And oddly..... DeSwiss Sep 2012 #116

can you give me the actual link to the story cali Sep 2012 #123

Here ya go: DeSwiss Sep 2012 #132

I remember that story cali Sep 2012 #139

I challenge all you "lock him up" folks to spend a night on Skid Row here in U4ikLefty Sep 2012 #118

Wow I've been in DU a long time and never seen such nasty onecent Sep 2012 #124

I'm sorry you think this is "stupid shit". I think it's a huge social problem cali Sep 2012 #127

I don't know what's sadder, this story or some of the responses in the thread...... marmar Sep 2012 #126

+1 Nine Sep 2012 #135

Hey he gets free room and board and food to eat lovuian Sep 2012 #128

Conrad Murry gets 2 years CountAllVotes Sep 2012 #129

What did Fla Gov Rick Scott get for stealing $10 million from Medicare? lib2DaBone Sep 2012 #137

I never grow tired of citing Honore de Balzac: "Behind every great fortune coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #180

Wow. Didn't take long for the authoritarian asshats to troll the fuck out of this thread. n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #141

Welcome to the new DU! nt woo me with science Sep 2012 #166

A new jail is better than living on the street. MrSlayer Sep 2012 #152

Who's the bigger asshole here: Judge John Fuck or Lawrence Bo-shit, the store employee. Prometheus Bound Sep 2012 #161

This thread has drawn in a number of people IDemo Sep 2012 #163

!!! etherealtruth Sep 2012 #168

The guy should be given a medal for stealing stuff slackmaster Sep 2012 #170

Juvenile response IDemo Sep 2012 #174

Me too. I feel so disheartened by the losing battle I fought in this thread cali Sep 2012 #172

Disgusting, and an ominious sign of our future. woo me with science Sep 2012 #169

He should have stole billions as a bank executive instead. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #173

In Soviet Amerika, bank robs you! n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #181