Walmart pressing felony Oreo theft charges

[Hum]

Walmart is pressing felony charges against a 63-year-old maintenance worker who ate Oreos and other snacks on the job without paying for them?because she was hungry and couldn't afford them on the $11.40 an hour she was earning after working at various Walmart stores for eight years. According to the police report:

[Walmart asset protection manager Kenneth] Moreno advised that the thefts consisted mostly of food items, such as snacks, deli sandwiches, etc., and that Ms. [Penny] Winters provided an explanation that she simply did not have the monies to legitimately purchase the food items.

Ms. Winters advised that she would select the merchandise from the shelves and take them to the "back" break room where she would casually eat the contents and dispose of the wrappers, without ever paying for them. Ms. Winters attempted to describe her situation as dire, saying that she takes care of her son due to his being involved in a motorcycle accident in September and having "no money", however when asked why she chose to steal "junk food" items and chewing gum as opposed to legitimate food products commonly associated with necessity, i.e. bread, milk, eggs, etc., Ms. Winters could not provide an explanation.

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[Growled Member]

It's still stealing, lady.

[Hum]

I say enslave her in a cookie factory.

[Growled Member]

^ That would be cruel and unusual punishment. :D