A Florida man was caught stealing almost $4000 worth of meat from a supermarket, only to dump it after finding his girlfriend cooking with another man at her home.
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’).
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.
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