I thought I'd start off that way since my story involves some very American themes: Shoplifting (or getting something you haven't worked for), Walmart, and of course stupid people.
So I went to Walmart to get my Rx today. (Sidenote: I'm not really a fan of Walmart, but I'm not as adamantly against it as my sister. I just don't really like the place. I usually leave mad. This time, though, I left laughing.)
As I was walking in there was a guy trying to shoplift several - like 10 - printer cartridges. 2 Employees were trying to block his way. A third came running to stop him, and together they formed a human chain in front of the door - like in Red Rover. The thief wasn't running, but was denying stealing, even though you could see the stuff bulging out the back of his shirt. It was actually all kind of in slow motion - not much action at all. I guess they thought he was dangerous because they weren't grabbing at the stuff he had obviously shoved down the back of his shirt.
I went on in the store (b/c I didn't know how violent it was going to get), but the pharmacy was closed (awesome). So I walked back out to find like 5 cartridges on the ground and 3 employees walking back from the parking lot with several more. 2 of the crime stoppers were really pissed off women in headsets. I wouldn't cross them. I'm not sure what happened to our thief, but I'm confident they got all of their merchandise back.
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