shoplifter demands to drink beer

[Amby 490]

Authorities in the Florida Panhandle say they arrested a convenience store shoplifter who demanded to drink the 12-ounce beer he had stolen before being taken into custody.

The Bay County Sheriff's office says the man told the deputy he had recently lost his job of 13 years and wanted to drink beer. The man became combative when the deputy wouldn't let him finish it.

George R. Linthicum II was charged Wednesday with shoplifting, battery, possession of marijuana not more than 20 grams and smuggling contraband into a detention facility.

Bay County Jail officials said Thursday that Linthicum II was in jail and did not yet have an attorney.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...mp;type=bondage

Edited September 11, 2009 by Amby

[LoriLawless 0]

Let the man have the beer

[Peikko 1,575]

Losing a job and not knowing where to go next is a terrible thing. Obviously this wasn't an appropriate response but one can sympathise with it.

[meowmeowmeow 1]

poor dude

[Nessa 23]

well, did he finish the beer?>

[aidan80 9]

I hope the beer didn't get split.. I still think that it should be a crime to waste beer! It isn't just morally wrong it should be criminally wrong as well.

On the other hand the guy that lost his job should have made a plan B.. plan A in life never always works. The way things are now I plan to keep a small stash available so I can stay afloat for a month, 3 months.. 6 months.. etc so if anything did happen I'd not be out on the street with repo man towing my car away. It has to be scary if you dont make a plan B and plan A pops when you feel safe and secure in your job I'm sure that would send anyone over the edge.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Alcoholic.

[HYENA 4]

I'm about to that point now...