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Arrest at Walmart leads to charges of racism
B says,
15YRS. FOR THAT MINOR CRAP? SOME MURDERERS GET LESS THAN THAT. THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS SO FULL OF IT..
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" St. Louis - Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri store and touched off what she calls a racially charged dispute with white customers and authorities, the young black schoolteacher faces a trial that could send her to prison for 15 years.
Witnesses have told authorities that Ellis cut in...
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Posted 2 years ago
15 years is a little crazy though how crazy depends on exactly how true the law enforcement side of the story actually is. Either way, what the woman did was just rude to begin with.
Posted 2 years ago
There has to be a max on any crime. I'm not sure exactly what her crime was but I saw another story about it and there should be a very interesting group of witnesses.
He said / She said
I think being permanently banned from WalMart may have been more appropriate. Why call the police in the first place?
He said / She said
I think being permanently banned from WalMart may have been more appropriate. Why call the police in the first place?
Posted 2 years ago
Well *if* someone is being disruptive and/or abusive in your establishment and refuses to leave what other choice do you really have?
Posted 2 years ago
DeadlyFred said:
True. Usually a kind warning, "You need to leave or we'll call the police," gets someone's attention and they leave, promising to never return. And everyone there says a quick, AMEN.
Posted 2 years ago
Unfortunately this person has already exhibited a pointed lack of common sense. Doesn't Wal-Mart have cameras on the checkout area? That would shed some light...
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