Judge Orders Shoplifters To Wear Signs Reading "I Am A Thief I Stole From Walmart"

By May 8, 2007

Don’t steal from the Walmart in Attala, Ala or Judge Kenneth Robertson Jr. will make you wear a sign that says, “I AM A THIEF I STOLE FROM WALMART.”

Lest you think that this sort of justice is not welcome at the store, let it be knows that the Walmart is all for it.

“Maybe they’ll think twice about doing it,” the store manager tells The Gadsden Times.

And what will happen to the signs when they’re done, you ask? The Walmart is keeping them available for use by future thieves. There’s something sort of Die Hard 3 about the whole thing, don’t you think? —MEGHANN MARCO

Sentence: Wear a sign that says ‘I AM A THIEF’ [USAToday]
(Photo: Dave Hyatt, The Gadsden Times via AP and USA Today)

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  1. AcidReign says:
    May 9, 2007 at 3:11 am

    …..@duckyvoodoo: Heh. If they did that, they could charge more, calling it E-15 or E-85, or some such! And lots of “green” points, too! And of course, there’s the fact that currently it’s cheaper to manufacture gasoline out of crude than it is to produce ethanol…

    …..Watering has happened at various stations in the past, mainly opening the tank cover and running ye olde water hose in there for an hour or so… Thing is, that when you do that, the gasoline engine runs like crap. The practice got so commonplace in the 1950s in Alabama, that rigid inspection laws got passed, along with hefty taxes to pay for it.

    …..These days, watering is more likely to happen due to groundwater and old, cracked tanks. If an inspector finds evidence of treated water in a tank, people can go to jail.

    …..Jet Pep keeps it cheap mainly through using old, decrepit, worn-out facilities. There’s a Jet-Pep on US 280 around Childersburg that still has rotary numbers on their gas pumps. Do they have all of the additives of the name brands? Probably not. Use the stuff all the time in a fuel-injected engine, and you might have problems. A tank every now and then is no big deal.

  2. XianZhuXuande says:
    May 9, 2007 at 3:15 am

    Awesome punishment for theft.
    Wow… if I was a thief, I would be embarrassed to advertise I stole from Wal*mart…

  3. supedve says:
    May 9, 2007 at 5:03 am

    Can’t we give them one of those corner “Spinner” signs and have them stand out on a corner doing the dirty work for the store? I purposely stay away from those stores that use this new form of obnoxious marketing. I specifically stay away from stores that advertise that way.

  4. Uriel says:
    May 9, 2007 at 7:53 am

    ahh, they must’ve stolen more than $20 worth.

  5. poornotignorant says:
    May 10, 2007 at 2:58 am

    @bentcorner: That’s a fallacy, corporations set prices at what the market can bear. It’s only another marketing ploy, if you fall for it.

  6. mikecolione says:
    May 10, 2007 at 7:18 am

    I agree with this solution.

    Now if we can just get the store managers and executive management out there wearing signs that say “I am a thief, I steal from my employees” pay and benefits will increase.

  7. mwshook says:
    May 13, 2007 at 4:28 pm

    Hey MariSama, I’m from Huntsville and my Wife’s from Gadsden. Although we live in Florida now.

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