Walmart shelves in Springhill, Mansfield, cleared in EBT glitch

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[TigerClaws]

MANSFIELD, LA (KSLA) -

Shelves in Walmart stores in Springhill and Mansfield, LA were reportedly cleared Saturday night, when the stores allowed purchases on EBT cards even though they were not showing limits. Additional Links Computer issue, not government shutdown, likely cause of EBT card failures

The chaos that followed ultimately required intervention from local police, and left behind numerous carts filled to overflowing, apparently abandoned when the glitch-spurred shopping frenzy ended.

Springhill Police Chief Will Lynd confirms they were called in to help the employees at Walmart because there were so many people clearing off the shelves. He says Walmart was so packed, "It was worse than any black Friday" that he's ever seen.

Lynd explained the cards weren't showing limits and they called corporate Walmart, whose spokesman said to let the people use the cards anyway. From 7 to 9 p.m., people were loading up their carts, but when the cards began showing limits again around 9, one woman was detained because she rang up a bill of $700.00 and only had .49 on her card. She was held by police until corporate Walmart said they wouldn't press charges if she left the food.

[Safrguns]

Yep. First problem was the cards were all deactivated in 17 states. Second problem was that when some of the cards were reactivated, the cards had no limit on them !

My money is on Anonymous... this was no glitch.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

The line between civilization and anarchy is increasingly thin. It would take little for our cities to descend into total chaos.

Our only hope is that the RAT mayhem will be on television.

POPCORN!

[ansel12]

So race wasn’t the point of your joke?

[Lancey Howard]

Thanks. I went searching for an Ubama picture and found that one... and he’s wearing the same shirt!

[fhayek]

Anybody who thinks America isn’t over, think again.

[smokingfrog]

No.

The Clarion Register (post #4) obviously posted a photo of some Walmart store that was not the one in the story. That was the point.

[cynwoody]

My money is on Anonymous... this was no glitch.

Doubt it, given Anonymous's politics (OWS, etc.).

But, if so, I'd have to congratulate them on one excellent operation!

[munin]

An example of how fast news now travels via facebook and twitter.

Obamaphones more likely

[reaganaut]

Sounds about the same for my area.

[smokingfrog]

[ansel12]

That’s a generic Walmart photo from Bentonville, Arkansas. i.e. nothing like what you will see in your typical Walmart.

What will we not see in our "typical Walmart" that is in that photo?

[smokingfrog]

Long lines, for one thing.

[smokingfrog]

I think that Walmart logo is photoshopped too.

[smokingfrog]

The floors are too clean.

[smokingfrog]

The children are behaving.

[ansel12]

I see that situation in my Walmart frequently, just as I see that racial composition in my Walmart frequently.

I don’t get all these racial cliches and stereotypes that come out whenever Walmart is mentioned.

[smokingfrog]

It must be an old Walmart because they don’t have those annoying flat panel TVs at the checkout with blaring advertisements.

[ansel12]

I haven’t seen those either.

[Captain Peter Blood]

Walmart does not control EBT cards or their spending. All those transactions go through the Food Stamp Program computers just like a Debit Card does.

[Eagles6]

Exactly.

How much time do the feds have to round up the Tea Party, the Bitter Clingers and the Patriots before commander zero's civilian defense force starts redistributin'?