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North Idaho woman faces hard time over spilt soda
The Idaho Statesman ^
| CYNTHIA SEWELL
Posted on 09/19/2008 3:26:23 PM PDT by buccaneer81
The U.S. attorney's office is making a federal case out of a spilt soda.
The Bush administration's top attorney in Idaho is bringing charges against a North Idaho woman for refusing to pay for a Diet Coke and then pouring it out on a counter at a cafeteria at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Boise.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: crime; donutwatch; federal; idaho; soda; va
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From bailouts to soda...our tax dollars at work.
THE FEDERAL CASE AGAINST NATALIE WALTERS
Count 1, misdemeanor larceny: " ... consuming a soft drink beverage belonging to the Department of Veterans Affairs without paying for it."
Maximum sentence: 6 months in prison and a $500 fine
Count 2, disturbance: " ... intentionally pouring soft drink beverage from a large mug over the cash register and onto the floor during a disagreement with the cashier over payment."
Maximum sentence: 6 months in prison and a $250 fine.
On the court documents, federal prosecutors estimated a trial on the case would last last two days.
To: GOP_Raider
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:28:32 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(If Islam conquers the world, the Earth will be at peace because the human race will be killed off.)
To: buccaneer81
Saw this when it was posted earlier. I guess I don’t feel sorry for her.
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:30:21 PM PDT
by
w1andsodidwe
(Jimmy Carter(the Godfather of Terror) allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
To: buccaneer81
“Spilt” is British English. The correct word in American English is “spilled.”
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:31:19 PM PDT
by
B Knotts
(Calvin Coolidge Republican)
To: buccaneer81
The first charge is ridiculous. The second one she should be charged with. I believe they probably brought both charges because what she did with pouring it over the register. That really is inexcusable. Do not feel sorry for this fool.
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:32:19 PM PDT
by
jrooney
(Obama's mentor says God Da*n America. That explains Obama's refusal to put his hand over his heart.)
To: w1andsodidwe
I guess I don’t feel sorry for her.No doubt she's a b*tch. Ban her from the cafeteria. But don't make us pay for a federal court case. That's beyond idiotic.
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:32:32 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: buccaneer81
$3.80 for a Coke? This is a cafeteria, not a baseball stadium.
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:33:15 PM PDT
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: buccaneer81
I guess the thought of paying what they wanted for the drink and then bringing her own next time just didn’t occur to her.
I know fountain drinks are dirt cheap but still....
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:33:35 PM PDT
by
PeteB570
(Guns, what real men want for Christmas)
To: buccaneer81
Aren’t medical records private...
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:33:57 PM PDT
by
tubebender
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:34:00 PM PDT
by
GOP_Raider
(If I wanted a Chicago politician as my President, I'd vote for Richard Daley)
To: buccaneer81
from the article:
“...she was angry by this point, and she poured the soda onto the counter.”
So she didn’t “spill” the soda but defiantely poured it out over the cash register & counter. Sounds like vadalism.
Drop the larceny charge. She didn’t steal anything.
Offer her 30 days of volunteer work while her Dad is being treated at the facility & let it go.
No, I’m not a judge, but I do play one on TV
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:34:41 PM PDT
by
justkate
To: B Knotts
Good thing she didn't squeeze the Charmin.
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:34:46 PM PDT
by
boomop1
To: buccaneer81
What is wrong with Bush and these attornies taking on these windmill in the wind cases?
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:35:10 PM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: B Knotts
one is an accident “spilt” the other is deliberate “poured”.
To: buccaneer81
intentionally pouring soft drink beverage from a large mug over the cash register "Spilt" implies an accident. Intentionally pouring it over most likely an electronic cash register sounds like she intended to damage or destroy.
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:36:03 PM PDT
by
socal_parrot
(Stand up for Chuck!)
To: justkate
Offer her 30 days of volunteer work while her Dad is being treated at the facility & let it go.Or just ban her from the place. This stupidity happens a hundred times a day in fast food restaurants. The manager tells the perp to get lost and that's it. Not nice, but rudeness is an everyday trait in some people.
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:37:03 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: freekitty
It’s easier than going after the Mount Everest of rodent party corruption.
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:39:00 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: tubebender
Aren’t medical records private...Having signed dozens of HIIPA forms over the last few years, I would say somebody overstepped their bounds. It might even be a....Federal Offense!!
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:39:14 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
It’s easier than going after the Mount Everest of rodent party corruption.Yup. Example: If someone actually pays a price (either their money or their freedom) for hacking Sarah Palin's e-mail, I'll eat my shorts.
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:42:41 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: w1andsodidwe
How about not wasting money making this a federal case? How about just making her pay for the soda, the clean up time, and banning her from the cafeteria? They are using taxpayer dollars to make this a federal case! Do you wanna pay for it?
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posted on
09/19/2008 3:43:20 PM PDT
by
Awestruck
(Now if we can only get the rest of the "republican" leaders to stand up to the liberals.)
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