As Smith left the scene, he stopped to remove his license plate and threw it out. It was later recovered by authorities and used to learn his identity.

Sometimes it's just too easy.

Yes, officer, I do have meat in my pants. Wanna see it?

His rump is roasted now. The store owner has a valid beef

/I don't think he realized what was at steak

MaudlinMutantMollusk: His rump is roasted now. The store owner has a valid beef

/I don't think he realized what was at steak

He committed this crime a loin? I wouldn't brisket. Wouldn't have gotten pinched if he had an extra couple eyes of round.

This is going to lead to an uncomfortable conversation with his cell mates.

Larry Kroger at the Food King

This weeks special: Squirrel Squares by RoadReady Flatsnacks

That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

An old lady tried to steal meat from a store that I used to work at, by putting it in her toque. She was caught when blood started running down her face and employees tried to call her an ambulance

If you do remove your license plate, dont farking leave it behind moran

Hope he kept a shank on him, for jail.

Craig Ferguson tells the famous story of Chicken Margaret of Glasgow, the shoplifter of frozen chickens.

fusillade762: That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

If you have nothing better to do why not play Batman? It's not like it ever has led to someone dying before.

Pants filled with ground. Pants filled with ground. Lookin' like a fool when your pants' filled with ground!

$53 of meat? That's like 2 oz of steak and a half package of bacon.

krafty420: An old lady tried to steal meat from a store that I used to work at, by putting it in her toque. She was caught when blood started running down her face and employees tried to call her an ambulance


Toque! Toque! Toque!

Slick Johnson: If you do remove your license plate, dont farking leave it behind moran

No no, the way it works is, see, they can track your license plate. So if you leave it behind, they can't find you. Although I don't know how they found me this time; somebody must have ratted me out.

a-bat-a-dat-dat dat-a dat-dat-dah duh-dat-a-dat-dat-dat-a-dah!

Reminds of when I was sitting on my brothers front porch drinking a beer when a questionable character on a bicycle rides past. "Hey guys, wanna buy some t-bones?" He opens up his vest to display the goods. Yum, T-bones lightly marinated in 6 day old armpit juice.

nah nah notiorus. notirious.
awaawh de dee dee

nah nah notiorus notiorus

fusillade762: That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

I better not check your past posts and find out you're one of the fools yelling about how Paterno should have gotten involved in the Sandusky mess.

FTA: ...was charged with petit theft...



Oui.

Gyrfalcon: fusillade762: That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

I better not check your past posts and find out you're one of the fools yelling about how Paterno should have gotten involved in the Sandusky mess.

joe pa sad dusk
lets anally rape

RibbyK: Larry Kroger at the Food King

Nothing for me today, thanks.

Shove the meat. Down my pants. Shove the meat. Down my pants!!!

/nuttin

Jon iz teh kewl: Gyrfalcon: fusillade762: That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

I better not check your past posts and find out you're one of the fools yelling about how Paterno should have gotten involved in the Sandusky mess.

joe pa sad dusk
lets anally rape

You need to take lessons in mystic posting from Indubitably.

Conversely, if you're trying to steal a license plate by shoving it down your pants - it happens - always remember to remove your 53¢-worth of meat.

Slick Johnson: If you do remove your license plate, dont farking leave it behind moran

Wouldn't it just be easier to drive away?

Next planned heist was for $15, a can of STP, a big ol' jar of cashnew nuts and a japanese TV

My immediate question was, having stolen $53 worth of meat and stuffed it down your pants...are you actually going to EAT it when you get home? Because ew.

Gyrfalcon: My immediate question was, having stolen $53 worth of meat and stuffed it down your pants...are you actually going to EAT it when you get home? Because ew.


Trading Places stockbroker-cum-wino Santa Claus Louis Winthorpe III would frown at your cowardice. ;)

Officer.Officer! They're looting the food king!

Gyrfalcon: fusillade762: That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

I better not check your past posts and find out you're one of the fools yelling about how Paterno should have gotten involved in the Sandusky mess.

Shoplifting isn't really in the same ballpark as serial child molestation. If someone's being assaulted sure, step in if you think you can make a difference. But $53 in meat? F*ck that. Even if I was an employee there I'd just let the cops handle it rather than risk getting shot, stabbed, run over, etc.

fusillade762: That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

Retailers have been training employees not to physically get involved, especially once the thief reaches a car, for the same reason JP got hurt. Which has more value, $53 of meat that isn't yours or your legs? JP is learning the hard way that no one is likely to help with his medical bills or loss of pay. He could sue Smith, but if a guy is stealing meat he doesn't have anything valuable or insurance. I do hope someone helps JP, for I do agree with trying to stop a thief. I will jump in front of a moving car only if my child is inside; not for someone else's stuff.

/I have chased a thief with good results

next time try throwing the meat in coolers disguised as presents.

NASAM: RibbyK: Larry Kroger at the Food King

Nothing for me today, thanks.


Look at those gazongas. You'll never get a better chance

What a moron. If you want to steal meat (or anything else in a supermarket), just fill up your cart and walk out the door. Stay calm, don't rush, and don't draw attention to yourself by running over another person's foot.

Beertender: What a moran. If you want to steal meat (or anything else in a supermarket), just fill up your cart and walk out the door. Stay calm, don't rush, and don't draw attention to yourself by running over another person's foot.

FTFM.

fusillade762: That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

I watched a beer-run at this place by my house awhile back. I was grabbing a 6 of Stella, when 2 kids (looked about 15), lugged two cases of Bud or something up to the counter.
It was the strangest beer-run I've seen. Why rush to the counter and wait for them to ask for ID?

When they bolted, the guy started towards the door, then said "f*ckers" and meandered on back. Wasn't his shiat or mine either. Mumbled something about having to fill out a goddamn incident report, then turned to me.

I pointed at my 6-pack, nodded at the door & said, "so. can I just..."
He sighed and said something about rather you wouldn't, so I got my debit card out and we went about the day.

That store was out $22 or something.

Say what you will about the man, he loves his meat. It's worth stealing, and, if necessary, dying for. It's meat, and it's delicious. And if you have to put it down your pants; and if you have to maim a man - and if, in the heat of battle for the precious beef, one's license plate has to be sacrificed, IT MATTERS NOT. As long as you get away for now to enjoy one more sizzling roast, one more round eye, one more filet mignon!

There's no room for any more meat in my pants!

theknuckler_33: [www.mtv.com image 140x105]

a-bat-a-dat-dat dat-a dat-dat-dah duh-dat-a-dat-dat-dat-a-dah!

Came for this.... Moving on.....

/gud jorb

I can't believe nobody noticed the guy sporting a gigantic chub in his pants?

revrendjim: Yes, officer, I do have meat in my pants. Wanna see it?

You would be surprised how often this happens.

Fifty...
...three dollars...
..worth of meat

/worth of meat

fusillade762: Gyrfalcon: fusillade762: That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

I better not check your past posts and find out you're one of the fools yelling about how Paterno should have gotten involved in the Sandusky mess.

Shoplifting isn't really in the same ballpark as serial child molestation. If someone's being assaulted sure, step in if you think you can make a difference. But $53 in meat? F*ck that. Even if I was an employee there I'd just let the cops handle it rather than risk getting shot, stabbed, run over, etc.

Getting involved is getting involved. If someone can justify not stopping a shoplifter because it's no big deal, let the cops deal with it, the store is insured, they can justify not stopping a molester because that's not my kid, let the cops deal with it, I have to be at the gym in 26 minutes.

I take it you're not familiar with bystander effect (aka Kitty Genovese syndrome). It is VERY EASY to justify not getting involved, no matter how dire the circumstances. (Why didn't any of those 38 people call the cops? Why didn't someone go down and stop the killer? Because they didn't want to risk harm, let the cops deal with it, maybe it's just a lover's quarrel.) The more people can say "it's no big deal," the more likely they are not to do anything.

And if that's not good enough for you, consider that losing $53 worth of meat means the store has to increase prices due to shrinkage, and because they now have to hire a security guard, use antitheft devices, etc. We all pay for everyone's apathy, even when nobody dies.

Gyrfalcon: fusillade762: Gyrfalcon: fusillade762: That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

I better not check your past posts and find out you're one of the fools yelling about how Paterno should have gotten involved in the Sandusky mess.

Shoplifting isn't really in the same ballpark as serial child molestation. If someone's being assaulted sure, step in if you think you can make a difference. But $53 in meat? F*ck that. Even if I was an employee there I'd just let the cops handle it rather than risk getting shot, stabbed, run over, etc.

Getting involved is getting involved. If someone can justify not stopping a shoplifter because it's no big deal, let the cops deal with it, the store is insured, they can justify not stopping a molester because that's not my kid, let the cops deal with it, I have to be at the gym in 26 minutes.

I take it you're not familiar with bystander effect (aka Kitty Genovese syndrome). It is VERY EASY to justify not getting involved, no matter how dire the circumstances. (Why didn't any of those 38 people call the cops? Why didn't someone go down and stop the killer? Because they didn't want to risk harm, let the cops deal with it, maybe it's just a lover's quarrel.) The more people can say "it's no big deal," the more likely they are not to do anything.

And if that's not good enough for you, consider that losing $53 worth of meat means the store has to increase prices due to shrinkage, and because they now have to hire a security guard, use antitheft devices, etc. We all pay for everyone's apathy, even when nobody dies.

So, you're saying I should have ran after those kids?

I know this is fark faux-outrage and no one can mange to get a point across without resorting to absurdity, but... really?

mephisto6: Gyrfalcon: fusillade762: Gyrfalcon: fusillade762: That's when a passerby, Joseph Patrick, saw what was happening, went over to Smith's white 1999 Mercury and yelled at him to stop.

Why the fark would anyone who didn't work at the place bother getting involved?

I better not check your past posts and find out you're one of the fools yelling about how Paterno should have gotten involved in the Sandusky mess.

Shoplifting isn't really in the same ballpark as serial child molestation. If someone's being assaulted sure, step in if you think you can make a difference. But $53 in meat? F*ck that. Even if I was an employee there I'd just let the cops handle it rather than risk getting shot, stabbed, run over, etc.

Getting involved is getting involved. If someone can justify not stopping a shoplifter because it's no big deal, let the cops deal with it, the store is insured, they can justify not stopping a molester because that's not my kid, let the cops deal with it, I have to be at the gym in 26 minutes.

I take it you're not familiar with bystander effect (aka Kitty Genovese syndrome). It is VERY EASY to justify not getting involved, no matter how dire the circumstances. (Why didn't any of those 38 people call the cops? Why didn't someone go down and stop the killer? Because they didn't want to risk harm, let the cops deal with it, maybe it's just a lover's quarrel.) The more people can say "it's no big deal," the more likely they are not to do anything.

And if that's not good enough for you, consider that losing $53 worth of meat means the store has to increase prices due to shrinkage, and because they now have to hire a security guard, use antitheft devices, etc. We all pay for everyone's apathy, even when nobody dies.

So, you're saying I should have ran after those kids?

I know this is fark faux-outrage and no one can mange to get a point across without resorting to absurdity, but... really?

No, I'm just pointing out that the same mindset that allows someone to say "Gee that's stupid, chasing after someone for some stolen meat" is the same mindset that allows someone else to say "Better not get involved because..." Apathy isn't something most people can just turn on and off. It's a progression from "Shoplifting is not my problem" to "Calling the cops is not my problem" to "Stopping a molester is not my problem." Experiments on the bystander effect have shown that even if someone is (allegedly) dying in the next room, people have a very easy time not going to that person's aid if anyone else is around. So saying "Let the cops deal with the shoplifters (because I don't want to get involved)" only differs from "Let the cops deal with the child molester (because I don't want to get involved)" in degree.

Now, there may be very good reasons not to chase after a thief; but my original comment was addressed not to the good reasons, but to the people scoffing at someone who DID get involved because it seems so silly. I think the Weeners had to do with it only being a little bit of food. There may have been other reasons to not get involved, but the dollar amount isn't it. And if five other people had jumped on the shoplifter, then fear of getting hurt would have been lessened. (We won't mention the fact that shoplifting isn't a violent crime, and your chances of getting shot, stabbed, killed, etc. are miniscule)

But maybe I'm just saying this because I've gotten involved on several occasions (without losing my life) and maybe it's harder than I imagine.