Rick,
I put up the link because I thought it was a beautiful story. There was no crime because the cop paid for the 3 (3!) eggs.
But you think the grandma should be thrown in jail at a cost of at least $40 a day to house her (how much did those 3 eggs cost?).
And you also think the cop should be promptly fired for paying for the eggs and not throwing her in jail, for which the state would potentially have a major unemployment lawsuit on their hands, costing taxpayers how many tens of thousands of dollars? In addition to the money it would have cost to jail the grandmother for however many days in addition to possibly having to place the children in foster care, at an additional cost to taxpayers? I mean, who do think pays for all this stuff, Rick? The tooth fairy?
I hope you're not in the banking business, either. You really do scare me.
I think the cop took the most cost-effective, compassionate approach. Maybe it even sent a message to other hotheaded, overworked cops to take a friggin' chill pill!
In closing: I will not get into with you over something so petty because I can discern that you are the type who gets off on this sort of thing. And I will not be contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Out of one side of your mouth you say "fire him! throw her in jail!" And out of the other you say, "Compassion, forgiveness, beautiful."
But I won't hold that against you.
Rick, I'm warning you: I could cut you down so far you would wish you never met me. Ask anybody here, but I do not want to go that route, so let's drop it before an argument breaks out. I would prefer to be the bigger person and take the high road. If you want I can delete the entire thread? Because I don't want to be contributing to your further downfall.
i-Bob, it's no big deal. If it's all the same to you, maybe you and Rick could discuss this via PM?