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“This wasn’t just a case of someone trying to ‘meat’ their budget. This was a calculated, ‘high-steaks operation’ that left two stores with significant losses,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said on January 30
Glad the sheriff is steaking this seriously.
This kind of commentary is a cut above the rest.
But the rest of the article was butchered. No point beefing about it now.
Let's steer back to the matter at hand. This has been an udder disaster.
No need to 80/20 Angus ground beef. We can all tenderizing mallet.
Apparently, he's not one to mince words.
So approximately $3600 between two businesses is significant losses? Wtf.
A Publix no less, a company valued at $50 billion, who is currently facing a federal class action for forcing hourly workers to work during breaks and off the clock, and who settled a separate lawsuit in 2000 after stealing $1.1 million in wages from its employees. No arrests made for any of these thousands of thefts, yet this guy is facing felony charges for stealing a few hundred dollars in product (actual cost not 'retail value').
A $1,000 theft is a felony, so, yes.
My conspiracy gland wonders whether that limit is ever adjusted for inflation, and since it's (probably) not, if it's intentional to funnel more money/people into the privatized prison system.
Back in my day it was $500
Disgusting. All those animals died for absolutely nothing. Feed him to the gators.
I like bread and butter, I like toast and jam...