Crikey. Shoplifting a *nutrition bar*??? unlikely. Probably forgot to pay.
Shoplifting a Do-Nut, on the other hand...
Could be, OTOH there are cops who think they are above the law. This guy may be one such and thought he didn't have to pay for it. My guess is that if it went this far, he is a particularly odious example of such.
Really? C'mon, who forgets to pay?
Some people are just shoplifters --regardless of their income status or the fact that they might be otherwise law-abiding and upstanding individuals.
Shoplifting is a compulsion for some people.
I served with a guy in the navy, frocked 1st class petty officer, 11 years in, looking to make a career out of it. He was caught stealing a $4 can of Copenhagen from the Nex. Funny thing was he had plenty of cash in his wallet to pay for it! It wasn't his first shoplifting offense. He had had another one at his previous command.
Our Skipper really didn't have a choice but to bust him down to 3rd (he was frocked) and give him the boot for high-year tenure. All for a $4 can of chew.