Witnessing Theft....

Out at camp, Ronni had some sticky fingers. Her favorite thing to steal (in my opinion) were flashlights. That being said, anything was fair game. More than once I hid my camera because she also loved cameras. I will admit, she didn't steal from me, just from the bunks around her. Many people wound up with toothpaste, toothbrushes, and random stuff missing after F.O.B. When you would catch her in the act, she would still try to hide it, as if you didn't see her take it. And once I had to hold onto a flashlight REALLY hard to get it from her! It was one of those Character-building moments for me! That being said, Ronni is a kid, and is learning right from wrong. Well, okay, she knows right from wrong, she's actually learning how to apply it in her daily life. She's 9. She's allowed to be learning. Today I witnessed something else...

I went to the local Wal-Mart after church to pick up some things and went to do the "self checkout" lane. I always do the self-checkout lane. I choose to do that so that I can sack them the way they should be sacked. I'm kind of picky that way.

I was watching the gal in front of me, and she was not scanning all the items. She was bagging them without purchasing them. I stood and prayed. I continued to watch and the little machine would say something like "extra item on scale, please remove." She would then do a little switcharoo and go back to stealing. I went over and told the Wal-Mart gal. She then watched the gal off and on. I was amazed though...more than once the little machine said, "extra item on scale" after she did her switcharoo, and the little Wal-Mart gal just played it off telling her, "Well, the scales are extra sensitive."

My thinking was that she was waiting until she was all done, and then she was going to confront afterward. The thing was, she didn't! The gal walked out of Wal-Mart with several items she didn't pay for. I was amazed. It also kind of bothered me. I mean, in the long run, our prices will continue to rise because of idiots like this gal. Not to mention the fact this gal will do it again and again and again. I was amazed, but not in a good way. This gal knows right from wrong, and even worse knows how to play the system to steal.

It has made me think all afternoon.

I am not a thief. I would never even consider taking something without paying...

Hum.

As you can tell, I haven't come to a conclusion on it all. I just thought I'd share the story with you.

Life.
Is.
Good.

Even when you don't understand it sometimes...