Florida shoplifter gets big surprise from cop who nabs her.
October 21, 2013
CNN News
Last month in Miami Florida a single mom of three children was out grocery shopping when she made the decision to run off with a fully loaded shopping cart in an act of desperation. Her children were hungry and she had no money to buy them food. The supermarket called the police and she was confronted by Officer Vicki Thomas who decided not to arrest her for shoplifting. She then decided to buy $100 worth of groceries for her and here family. "I made the decision to buy her some groceries because arresting her wasn't going to solve the problem with her children being hungry" the officer said. The woman did not have a police record. She was charged with a misdemeanor.
In my opinion I think the officer did the right thing by not charging her with shoplifting. She was acting out of desperation to feed her family as she did not have the money to buy the food herself due to employment. I think Officer Thomas showed good compassion by not only dropping the charges but also paying for groceries. The Officer did ask this mom to "pay it forward" when she got on her feet and I think this sounds appropriate. If somebody does something nice for you it is nice to do something nice for someone else.
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In my opinion I think the officer did the right thing by not charging her with shoplifting. She was acting out of desperation to feed her family as she did not have the money to buy the food herself due to employment. I think Officer Thomas showed good compassion by not only dropping the charges but also paying for groceries. The Officer did ask this mom to "pay it forward" when she got on her feet and I think this sounds appropriate. If somebody does something nice for you it is nice to do something nice for someone else.
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