On Wednesday September 22, a 37 year old man was injured in a way no one could imagine. It was 6 A.M. when the police were called about an alleged robbery. Isn’t Walmart cheap enough for him? The man, James Michael Brienzo, had shoplifted at the Walmart on State Street. The policemen started chasing him when he disappeared into the darkness. Not much later, Alliance dispatchers received a call from one of James’s friends stating that he had been hiding in a dumpster close to the Walmart, was picked up and dumped into a garbage truck. You think he would have heard the garbage truck coming and jumped out of the dumpster. The policemen spoke with him on his cell phone from inside the truck until it started to compact him. Dispatchers tracked James using the positioning device from his cell phone. Officers found the truck and attempted to set him free but they couldn’t do it. They went to the Alliance recycling center where they emptied the truck. The man was taken to the hospital where he is being cared for. The police are still investigating. No matter if James is poor or rich, he committed a crime and needs to pay the price for it. Walmart does have a policy that states the manager or someone hired specifically for security is allowed to try and stop a customer from stealing. Had this not been a policy, James might not have been injured.
Sources-
http://www.ohio.com/news/103548144.html
http://consumerist.com/2010/05/walmart-employee-fired-after-trying-to-stop-a-shoplifter.html
by- Kristin Kell
I completely agree with Miss Kell. If the man didn't shoplift from Walmart he wouldn't have been stuck in such a bad situation. He could have simply paid for the items and went on his way. Instead, he risked his life by jumping into the dumpster. And, as many people know, the garbage truck usually picks up the trash around 5 or 6am. If he would have thought this out a little more and though of the consequences and risks he wouldnt need to be in the hospital.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Viscomi