Scunthorpe woman stole from supermarkets to feed hungry son (16)

“Here's a thought....instead of walking out of Tesco's and Morrison's with probably the equivalent of four trolley loads of food....why didn't she walk in and ask for a job?”

“She'd have had to ram raid Farmfoods with a transit van to get away with that much value in edibles for her starving brood! Another job well done by defence counsel who I soon hope, reap the benefits of supplying mitigating circumstances for this human dross, when they themselves are robbed.”

“JohnJohn i think you have raised some valid points i mean if she was stealing food its a fair bet shes in deep trouble.
And your absolutly right the way things are going it will only get worse for the poor -THE BEDROOM TAX -POLL TAX 2 all comeing in april 2013 i think there will be many more cases of food theft.
But then it takes all kinds of people from scociety to become a theif i remember a few years ago when i worked at morrisons i was commeing down from my break and i saw someone from down my street being escorted up to the offices with security this guy was a full time employee at Tata at the boss plant, own house nice car its just he never ever seemed to want to pay for his evening telegraph lol.”

“@ Mozart,
Just so you know we aren't at cross purposes,Who mentioned the 16yr old getting a job.I was talking about the mother who should be showing a good example and providing for her offspring instead of robbing.”

“dellboy1959. Wrong. A lot depends on her abilities and skills plus she already had a record but I wasn't refering to her I was referring to her son.”

“by Mozart


"dellboy1959. Let's pretend I am her 16 year old son. Would you care to offer me your expert advice as to where I might get a job at my age and don't be stupid enough to say "try the jobcentre"!"

My wife was laid off a few months ago due to the firm going into administration,She is a lot older than this woman but she found a job without too many problems.
If my wife can do it then so can she.”

“The brass neck of it, I bet she's done this on a regular basis, it's not just the basics she's stolen to make a total going into hundreds of pounds, she's the reason why all our grocery bills are spiralling up every week. Why didn't she try one of the food banks out there.”

“A trolly full of White Lightning, Superstrength Lager and Mayfair Kingsize knowing this stereotype.”

“dellboy1959. Let's pretend I am her 16 year old son. Would you care to offer me your expert advice as to where I might get a job at my age and don't be stupid enough to say "try the jobcentre"!”

“If and I say if this lady had previously had a reasonable job and was doing her best to support her family and was not involved in drug taking or excessive drinking but had fallen on bad times I could understand her actions just for stealing food, however I suspect that she has problems, If she was stealing goods such as mobile phones and i-pads then fair enough throw the book at her. The problem is nobody knows what position they will be in in a few years time (just look at what's happening in Greece). Some people may think they are ok now but may well change their tune when things like interest rates /food and utilities bills start to go sky high.
Also the court could have made a recommendation; they could have asked one of those retailers to take her into employment so she is able to work to support her family on a wage that allows her to pay all her bills without state funded wage top up. After a year if the retailer says she is unemployable then of course send her to a quarry to break rocks up all day using a hammer. Let's try to sort the real issues out first. Oh where is she going to find £60 to pay her fine? She went before the court charged with stealing food, so I my book that means she has no money. If she had spent her benefits on fags / alcohol and left no food in the house then give her tokens just for food.”