*Crime Suspense fictional Short Story!
(This short story is dedicated to my dear friends who remember Meijer Thrifty Acres!)
The coed began to sweat as she nodded and said, "All I did was take one stinking shopping basket. Everyone does it. There must be fifty of the silly things in the dorms at State College. It was kind of a prank. I don’t see what all the bother is about."
The top lawyer for the conglomerate motioned for silence. Then a large computer screen began to show snippets of evidence. The raw footage came from security cameras within the renovated grocery store. There were still photos from various ATM machines on the route from the store to the college dorm. The college campus security cameras also caught the petty thief red-handed as she brazenly walked home with her little red basket loaded with goodies.
The lady judge spoke softly to the girl squirming on the witness stand, "I can assure you that all of this evidence has been corroborated by the officials. Your identity was substantiated by your classmates, teachers and family.
As for your sentence, that is a very easy decision. The law requires that you pay the allotted fine and the value of the basket to the owners. Plus you will fulfill a modest judicial disciplinary action imposed by the court."
The girl coed gulped and asked, "What are you talking about?"
The lady judge smiled bigger as she said, "The reason that the plaintiffs brought this suit against you and your kind is fairly cut and dried. They wish to make an example of you so that no one in the future will steal from them. Grocery stores are in the business of feeding people and your actions are a severe deterrent. Thefts of any type drive up prices and rob the good workers of their just rewards for their diligent work habits. In short, petty thievery is hurting the American economy like cancer."
The coed went pale as she asked, "What is my sentence?"
(This short story is dedicated to my dear friends who remember Meijer Thrifty Acres!)
The coed began to sweat as she nodded and said, "All I did was take one stinking shopping basket. Everyone does it. There must be fifty of the silly things in the dorms at State College. It was kind of a prank. I don’t see what all the bother is about."
The top lawyer for the conglomerate motioned for silence. Then a large computer screen began to show snippets of evidence. The raw footage came from security cameras within the renovated grocery store. There were still photos from various ATM machines on the route from the store to the college dorm. The college campus security cameras also caught the petty thief red-handed as she brazenly walked home with her little red basket loaded with goodies.
The lady judge spoke softly to the girl squirming on the witness stand, "I can assure you that all of this evidence has been corroborated by the officials. Your identity was substantiated by your classmates, teachers and family.
As for your sentence, that is a very easy decision. The law requires that you pay the allotted fine and the value of the basket to the owners. Plus you will fulfill a modest judicial disciplinary action imposed by the court."
The girl coed gulped and asked, "What are you talking about?"
The lady judge smiled bigger as she said, "The reason that the plaintiffs brought this suit against you and your kind is fairly cut and dried. They wish to make an example of you so that no one in the future will steal from them. Grocery stores are in the business of feeding people and your actions are a severe deterrent. Thefts of any type drive up prices and rob the good workers of their just rewards for their diligent work habits. In short, petty thievery is hurting the American economy like cancer."
The coed went pale as she asked, "What is my sentence?"
