Homeless man gets 180 days for theft of candy bars

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80. got it right

those who have stolen millions from people, have hurt thousands of people-why as the judge for milken said, "it's a waste to put such a "gifted" person in jail." Now if you steal a candy bar at the store, that's another story.

why does les miserable come to mind? If the young man went back to the store and confessed, I think, as a store manager, I would have considered some other option than calling the police on a minor theft.

what a clueless wonder the judge is, does he really think this person will even be able to afford 500? Or he's hoping he won't so he can get the poor riff raff off of the streets?