Darwin Shoplifter

[ac4r]

A man was observed steeling steaks in a local Piggly Wiggly supermarket which is within 100 yards of the chattaoochee river and the Georgia state line . A customer observed him hiding steaks in his pants and alerted the off duty copy who worked for the store. The
store employs local off duty police officers because it is near a welfare housing project and has a high rate of shoplifting. When the cop confronted the man as he was attempting to leave the store he broke into a run hoping to make it across the chattahoochee river
bridge which separates Alabama from Georgia. The cop was closing on him so about half way across the bridge the thief jumped in the river to escape. His body was pulled from the river two days later with the steaks still in his pants.

[kl7aj]

Is that a steak in your pants or are you just glad to see me?

[WA6MHZ]

Now if they only stocked the river with Piranah! (Serasalmus Natteri)

[n8yx]

Quote[/b] (wa6mhz @ Jan. 09 2008,09:24)]Now if they only stocked the river with Piranah! (Serasalmus Natteri)
Too cold for them...

[KI4BNC]

Was he using a gps?

[KU0DM]

http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[n2ize]

Wow... Oh man...that is so amusing. And so important too.

[KB1KIX]

Talk about the proverbial thinning of the herd - and this time, cattle parts were involved!

Jonathan

[kc2orw]

Very sad that a mans dies cause he steals food to live. Apparently he didn't own a gun, so no armed robbery, and all he seems to have stolen was food. I heard this someplace so it is just an approximation of the tale.
In ancient times in Israel it was not a crime to enter a farmers field and eat the food while in the field. If you took the food out of the field, hidden or openly, you were considered a thief and subject to punishment. Maybe we need to have such a rule here...

[ac4r]

Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,11:05)]Wow... Oh man...that is so amusing. And so important too.
yes IZE , i bet this one brought you to tears.

[n8yx]

Quote[/b] (kc2orw @ Jan. 09 2008,11:13)]Very sad that a mans dies cause he steals food to live. Apparently he didn't own a gun, so no armed robbery, and all he seems to have stolen was food. I heard this someplace so it is just an approximation of the tale.
In ancient times in Israel it was not a crime to enter a farmers field and eat the food while in the field. If you took the food out of the field, hidden or openly, you were considered a thief and subject to punishment. Maybe we need to have such a rule here...
Plant a garden in your backyard. When it's producing I'll invite all the homeless and hungry over to your place...

[n2ize]

Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,11:53)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,11:05)]Wow... Oh man...that is so amusing. And so important too.
yes IZE , i bet this one brought you to tears.
First and foremost the story sounds like a load. Suddenly the guy jumps off a bridge right in front of the cops and isn't pulled out till two days later.

Secondly, assuming it is true then it is a sad and unfortunate case. Only a warped mind could find it funny or amusing..

[ac4r]

Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,12:51)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,11:53)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,11:05)]Wow... Oh man...that is so amusing. And so important too.
yes IZE , i bet this one brought you to tears.
First and foremost the story sounds like a load. Suddenly the guy jumps off a bridge right in front of the cops and isn't pulled out till two days later.

Secondly, assuming it is true then it is a sad and unfortunate case. Only a warped mind could find it funny or amusing..
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.

Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.

[kc2orw]

Quote[/b] (n8yx @ Jan. 09 2008,15:42)]Quote[/b] (kc2orw @ Jan. 09 2008,11:13)]Very sad that a mans dies cause he steals food to live. Apparently he didn't own a gun, so no armed robbery, and all he seems to have stolen was food. I heard this someplace so it is just an approximation of the tale.
In ancient times in Israel it was not a crime to enter a farmers field and eat the food while in the field. If you took the food out of the field, hidden or openly, you were considered a thief and subject to punishment. Maybe we need to have such a rule here...
Plant a garden in your backyard. When it's producing I'll invite all the homeless and hungry over to your place...
A genuine possibility... with the next President maybe it will become law?

[KU0DM]

FYI, I found the GPS post funny, not the incident.
After the heated debate on the train incident, I found the GPS remark funny.

NOT THE INCIDENT

[n2ize]

Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,12:59)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,12:51)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,11:53)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,11:05)]Wow... Oh man...that is so amusing. And so important too.
yes IZE , i bet this one brought you to tears.
First and foremost the story sounds like a load. Suddenly the guy jumps off a bridge right in front of the cops and isn't pulled out till two days later.

Secondly, assuming it is true then it is a sad and unfortunate case. Only a warped mind could find it funny or amusing..
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.

Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.
Quote[/b] ]
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.


BS. Sorry, I'm not buying it. No PD is going to refuse to make a rescue on grounds that they are hoping the person drowns.

Quote[/b] ]
Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.


Well my good man, it all depends on your sense of ethics and values. Most anyone who values life, be it theor own or that of others, would see this as a terrible and sad waste of life. Any situation where a person looses their life over an unarmed and non-confrontational attempt to steal food to feed themselves or their family is bod sad and tragic.

[n2ize]

Quote[/b] (KU0DM @ Jan. 09 2008,13:12)]FYI, I found the GPS post funny, not the incident.
After the heated debate on the train incident, I found the GPS remark funny.

NOT THE INCIDENT
The GPS incident puzzled me until I actually realized the car got stuck BECAUSE the guy followed the GPS and actually turned his car off the crossing and directly onto the train tracks. Now that is an example of a person who probably should not be driving at all. Either he has too much faith in technology or else he thought he was running Microsoft Train Simulator. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[ac4r]

Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,13:26)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,12:59)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,12:51)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,11:53)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,11:05)]Wow... Oh man...that is so amusing. And so important too.
yes IZE , i bet this one brought you to tears.
First and foremost the story sounds like a load. Suddenly the guy jumps off a bridge right in front of the cops and isn't pulled out till two days later.

Secondly, assuming it is true then it is a sad and unfortunate case. Only a warped mind could find it funny or amusing..
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.

Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.
Quote[/b] ]
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.


BS. Sorry, I'm not buying it. #No PD is going to refuse to make a rescue on grounds that they are hoping the person drowns.

Quote[/b] ]
Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.


Well my good man, it all depends on your sense of ethics and values. #Most anyone who values life, be it theor own or that of others, #would see this as a terrible and sad waste of life. Any situation where a person looses their life over an unarmed and non-confrontational attempt to steal food to feed themselves or their family is bod sad and tragic.
This is the south not the liberal northeast. While it may be a foreign concept to you ,people here have feelings and compassion for the victims of crime not the criminals. If one dies while committing a crime that’s just one less we will have to deal with later. You wont see people here shedding any tears for the thugs. We leave the compassion for the criminals to the liberals , which are far and few between in the south..

[KU0DM]

Hate the sin love the sinner.

[w0aew]

Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,14:41)]We leave the compassion for the criminals to the liberals , which are far and few between in the south..
Like brain cells, evidently.

[n2ize]

Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,14:41)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,13:26)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,12:59)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,12:51)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,11:53)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,11:05)]Wow... Oh man...that is so amusing. And so important too.
yes IZE , i bet this one brought you to tears.
First and foremost the story sounds like a load. Suddenly the guy jumps off a bridge right in front of the cops and isn't pulled out till two days later.

Secondly, assuming it is true then it is a sad and unfortunate case. Only a warped mind could find it funny or amusing..
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.

Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.
Quote[/b] ]
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.


BS. Sorry, I'm not buying it. #No PD is going to refuse to make a rescue on grounds that they are hoping the person drowns.

Quote[/b] ]
Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.


Well my good man, it all depends on your sense of ethics and values. #Most anyone who values life, be it theor own or that of others, #would see this as a terrible and sad waste of life. Any situation where a person looses their life over an unarmed and non-confrontational attempt to steal food to feed themselves or their family is bod sad and tragic.
This is the south not the liberal northeast. While it may be a foreign concept to you ,people here have feelings and compassion for the victims of crime not the criminals. If one dies while committing a crime that’s just one less we will have to deal with later. You wont see people here shedding any tears for the thugs. We leave the compassion for the criminals to the liberals , which are far and few between in the south..
Quote[/b] ]
This is the south not the liberal northeast.


Thank the lord for that. Living proof that there is a real God.

Quote[/b] ]
While it may be a foreign concept to you ,people here have feelings and compassion for the victims of crime not the criminals. If one dies while committing a crime that’s just one less we will have to deal with later. You wont see people here shedding any tears for the thugs


And it's apparently a foreign concept to you that everything in life is not black and white. The ability to recognize the loss of life as sad and tragic, even in the face of a nonviolent crime is not a liberal charachteristic. It's a human charachteristic that has shaped the thought processes of men and has shaped the thinking of the men who founded this very nation. It's the reason that we are a nation of freedom, that values rights, human dignity, and provides due process for all. It's too bad you never learned to appreciate that. You've missed out on a good part of our nation.


Quote[/b] ]
We leave the compassion for the criminals to the liberals , which are far and few between in the south..


Thanks for leaving us the ability to think, reason, and posess intelligence. But, I've travelled throughout the south, lived in the south, and met lots of native southerners, several of whom became friends. The people of the south are not dumb and closed minded as you make them out to be. Sorry.

[k5phw]

I'm sure he was lifting beef because he was hungry.
Around here they lift it and sell it. Drug/paint/alcohol money. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[n8yx]

Quote[/b] (k5phw @ Jan. 09 2008,16:14)]I'm sure he was lifting beef because he was hungry.
Around here they lift it and sell it. Drug/paint/alcohol money. #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
"Pssst!"

"Hey Meester - wanna buy some prime beef? Reel cheep!"

[KP3FT]

Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,14:41)]If one dies while committing a crime that’s just one less we will have to deal with later.
That's pretty radical and cold-blooded. Would you feel the same way if you or a close family member committed a crime, like shoplifting, and died because of it?

[ac4r]

Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,15:17)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,14:41)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,13:26)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,12:59)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,12:51)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,11:53)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,11:05)]Wow... Oh man...that is so amusing. And so important too.
yes IZE , i bet this one brought you to tears.
First and foremost the story sounds like a load. Suddenly the guy jumps off a bridge right in front of the cops and isn't pulled out till two days later.

Secondly, assuming it is true then it is a sad and unfortunate case. Only a warped mind could find it funny or amusing..
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.

Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.
Quote[/b] ]
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.


BS. Sorry, I'm not buying it. #No PD is going to refuse to make a rescue on grounds that they are hoping the person drowns.

Quote[/b] ]
Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.


Well my good man, it all depends on your sense of ethics and values. #Most anyone who values life, be it theor own or that of others, #would see this as a terrible and sad waste of life. Any situation where a person looses their life over an unarmed and non-confrontational attempt to steal food to feed themselves or their family is bod sad and tragic.
This is the south not the liberal northeast. While it may be a foreign concept to you ,people here have feelings and compassion for the victims of crime not the criminals. If one dies while committing a crime that’s just one less we will have to deal with later. You wont see people here shedding any tears for the thugs. We leave the compassion for the criminals to the liberals , which are far and few between in the south..
Quote[/b] ]
This is the south not the liberal northeast.


Thank the lord for that. Living proof that there is a real God.

Quote[/b] ]
While it may be a foreign concept to you ,people here have feelings and compassion for the victims of crime not the criminals. If one dies while committing a crime that’s just one less we will have to deal with later. You wont see people here shedding any tears for the thugs


And it's apparently a foreign concept to you that everything in life is not black and white. #The ability to recognize the loss of life as sad and tragic, even in the face of a nonviolent crime is not a liberal charachteristic. It's a human charachteristic that has shaped the thought processes of men and has shaped the thinking of the men who founded this very nation. It's the reason that we are a nation of freedom, that values rights, human dignity, and provides due process for all. It's too bad you never learned to appreciate that. You've missed out on a good part of our nation.


Quote[/b] ]
We leave the compassion for the criminals to the liberals , which are far and few between in the south..


Thanks for leaving us the ability to think, reason, and posess intelligence. But, I've travelled throughout the south, lived in the south, and met lots of native southerners, several of whom became friends. #The people of the south are not dumb and closed minded as you make them out to be. Sorry.
Yes, you feel their pain . A true bleeding heart liberal, and to be sure you are proud of it.

[n2ize]

Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,16:27)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,15:17)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,14:41)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,13:26)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,12:59)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,12:51)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,11:53)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,11:05)]Wow... Oh man...that is so amusing. And so important too.
yes IZE , i bet this one brought you to tears.
First and foremost the story sounds like a load. Suddenly the guy jumps off a bridge right in front of the cops and isn't pulled out till two days later.

Secondly, assuming it is true then it is a sad and unfortunate case. Only a warped mind could find it funny or amusing..
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.

Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.
Quote[/b] ]
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.


BS. Sorry, I'm not buying it. #No PD is going to refuse to make a rescue on grounds that they are hoping the person drowns.

Quote[/b] ]
Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.


Well my good man, it all depends on your sense of ethics and values. #Most anyone who values life, be it theor own or that of others, #would see this as a terrible and sad waste of life. Any situation where a person looses their life over an unarmed and non-confrontational attempt to steal food to feed themselves or their family is bod sad and tragic.
This is the south not the liberal northeast. While it may be a foreign concept to you ,people here have feelings and compassion for the victims of crime not the criminals. If one dies while committing a crime that’s just one less we will have to deal with later. You wont see people here shedding any tears for the thugs. We leave the compassion for the criminals to the liberals , which are far and few between in the south..
Quote[/b] ]
This is the south not the liberal northeast.


Thank the lord for that. Living proof that there is a real God.

Quote[/b] ]
While it may be a foreign concept to you ,people here have feelings and compassion for the victims of crime not the criminals. If one dies while committing a crime that’s just one less we will have to deal with later. You wont see people here shedding any tears for the thugs


And it's apparently a foreign concept to you that everything in life is not black and white. #The ability to recognize the loss of life as sad and tragic, even in the face of a nonviolent crime is not a liberal charachteristic. It's a human charachteristic that has shaped the thought processes of men and has shaped the thinking of the men who founded this very nation. It's the reason that we are a nation of freedom, that values rights, human dignity, and provides due process for all. It's too bad you never learned to appreciate that. You've missed out on a good part of our nation.


Quote[/b] ]
We leave the compassion for the criminals to the liberals , which are far and few between in the south..


Thanks for leaving us the ability to think, reason, and posess intelligence. But, I've travelled throughout the south, lived in the south, and met lots of native southerners, several of whom became friends. #The people of the south are not dumb and closed minded as you make them out to be. Sorry.
Yes, you feel their pain . A true bleeding heart liberal, and to be sure you are proud of it.
No, you got it all wrong. I am an anti-war pro-drug pro-environment ultra liberal tree hugging hippie. You know, the type that irks you ultra conservatives to no end. #That's what I'm proud of.

[ac4r]

Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,16:59)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,16:27)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,15:17)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,14:41)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,13:26)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,12:59)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,12:51)]Quote[/b] (ac4r @ Jan. 09 2008,11:53)]Quote[/b] (n2ize @ Jan. 09 2008,11:05)]Wow... Oh man...that is so amusing. And so important too.
yes IZE , i bet this one brought you to tears.
First and foremost the story sounds like a load. Suddenly the guy jumps off a bridge right in front of the cops and isn't pulled out till two days later.

Secondly, assuming it is true then it is a sad and unfortunate case. Only a warped mind could find it funny or amusing..
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.

Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.
Quote[/b] ]
He was not pulled out because he went under and did not come up. He was not really a high #priority with the police department as they assumed the river had solved the problem , and knew he would surface in a few days.


BS. Sorry, I'm not buying it. #No PD is going to refuse to make a rescue on grounds that they are hoping the person drowns.

Quote[/b] ]
Yes, this was just terrible, how sad.


Well my good man, it all depends on your sense of ethics and values. #Most anyone who values life, be it theor own or that of others, #would see this as a terrible and sad waste of life. Any situation where a person looses their life over an unarmed and non-confrontational attempt to steal food to feed themselves or their family is bod sad and tragic.
This is the south not the liberal northeast. While it may be a foreign concept to you ,people here have feelings and compassion for the victims of crime not the criminals. If one dies while committing a crime that’s just one less we will have to deal with later. You wont see people here shedding any tears for the thugs. We leave the compassion for the criminals to the liberals , which are far and few between in the south..
Quote[/b] ]
This is the south not the liberal northeast.


Thank the lord for that. Living proof that there is a real God.

Quote[/b] ]
While it may be a foreign concept to you ,people here have feelings and compassion for the victims of crime not the criminals. If one dies while committing a crime that’s just one less we will have to deal with later. You wont see people here shedding any tears for the thugs


And it's apparently a foreign concept to you that everything in life is not black and white. #The ability to recognize the loss of life as sad and tragic, even in the face of a nonviolent crime is not a liberal charachteristic. It's a human charachteristic that has shaped the thought processes of men and has shaped the thinking of the men who founded this very nation. It's the reason that we are a nation of freedom, that values rights, human dignity, and provides due process for all. It's too bad you never learned to appreciate that. You've missed out on a good part of our nation.


Quote[/b] ]
We leave the compassion for the criminals to the liberals , which are far and few between in the south..


Thanks for leaving us the ability to think, reason, and posess intelligence. But, I've travelled throughout the south, lived in the south, and met lots of native southerners, several of whom became friends. #The people of the south are not dumb and closed minded as you make them out to be. Sorry.
Yes, you feel their pain . A true bleeding heart liberal, and to be sure you are proud of it.
No, you got it all wrong. I am an anti-war pro-drug #pro-environment ultra liberal tree hugging hippie. You know, the type that irks you ultra conservatives to no end. #That's what I'm proud of.
Roger Roger . Whatever floats your boat.

[KG6YTZ]

Quote[/b] (KI4BNC @ Jan. 09 2008,09:15)]Was he using a gps?
Grabbing Porterhouse Steaks? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[K8ERV]

Quote[/b] (kc2orw @ Jan. 09 2008,11:13)]If you took the food out of the field, hidden or openly, you were considered a thief and subject to punishment.
Just how well "hidden"?

TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo