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WalMart- Informative - Security arrests innocent nine year old and treats him like a criminal.

Review by Michelle Connery on 2006-07-06

I went to your store, about\, the same one that gets uptight over 68 cents, well I let my nine year old son look around in the toy section. He did not have money with him and he wanted some Pokemon cards. He took some without paying. He was with a friend and was teaching the friend how he can steal because he has done it before and they let him off. Just as we were leaving he was stopped by security who called both of us back in the store. The security guard informed me that he was arresting my son. I told him to not touch my son(for all you know he could be a pedophile and enjoying holding my son.) We went to the security office, I apologised for my son's stealing and offered to pay for the cards that he stole. They could not stop at this point, they call the police on a nine year old. They charged my son but the other boy was not charged because this was his first offensive. They scared my little boy. These are big men and they are scaring nine year olds.

I later came back to the store a few hours after the arrest and went to speak to the manager. He told me that he could not do anything to drop charges and said that they could not have my son stealing from them. He basically accused me of being a bad parent that raises a delinquent. He is only nine years old. Shoplifting is a stage that almost all nine year olds go through, for those that don't go through this stage it is because their parents physically abuse them so they are afraid to do anything. I later "stole" a 68 cent chocolate bar in front of the same security guard and was arrested myeslf for the same crime. I do not normally steal I only did this to prove how stingy this store is. I want the manager of the store and the security guard fired. I want also want you to revolk my one year ban from your stores and a gift card to temp me to go to your stores again. I also want a gift card for my son for the way you scared the crap out of him. I will be telling everyone how stingy and selfish you are and how you go around bullying nine year old children. For f*ck's sake my son is only nine.

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Posted by glc on 2006-07-06:

Michelle, your reasoning is questionable and the analogies you make do not make sense. Hopefully, your post is fictional.

Posted by Michelle Connery on 2006-07-06:

Actully this really happened the big monsters actually treated my child like a criminal, the other boy whom my son was withn was not arrested and he is ten years old. He is older than my son. They just gave him a warning. My son was discrimated against. My son the younger boy of the two was discrimated against. Their excuse this was his second time and the other boy's first time. I would not be surprised if that ten year old had a parent/sibling at that store and that is why he got off easy, I would not be surprised to find out that the store manager was his mom.

Posted by Anonymous on 2006-07-06:

Good lord how many spoofed nics do we need in one week. Yes, Michelle your story is true and you never posted on M3C until today.

Posted by Michelle Connery on 2006-07-06:

A friend of mine told me that my3cents is good at contacting and making public companies that try to screw them.

Posted by Brenda Leah on 2006-07-06:

Amen Stew. Michelle I sure hope that this is a fake story because if it is true, your child needs to be taken away from you. You obviously don't know how to be a mother.

Posted by seavixen on 2006-07-06:

Michele you should be ashamed of your yourself and your son instead of condoning his actions. the reason he stole the second time is because nothing happened the first time. Thus, if there are no consequences, a person doesn't learn from the experience. The mother of the other boy should never let him hang with your son again; he, and you, are not good role models. The store was justified in the actions they took. For your information, stealing is not a normal 9 year old phase, it's an indication that this boy is headed for bigger problems if Mommy doesn't stop justifying his actions and allowing him to feel things he brought on himself are someone else's fault. that is so wrong!!! Instead, start teaching him, while practing this yourself, that we are all accountable for our own actions and had better be prepared to suffer the repercussions for undesirable actions!

Posted by Anonymous on 2006-07-06:

Michelle, IF this is true (I hope it's not), then you have ALOT of nerve complaining about Walmart having your son arrested for stealing. It's because of people like you that society is the way it is today. You are truely one evil person.

Posted by LuckyDave on 2006-07-06:

Your son needs a good spanking and YOU need some training on responsible parenting. What an idiot you are! I support Walmart in their ban. I don't want to have to shop in the same store that you shoplift from.

Posted by CrazyRedHead on 2006-07-06:

Let me ask you a question, Would you rather of had your son scared now or wait until he was 15 or 16 and be facing jail time?? I went through the same thing when my son (now 9) was 7 and he hasn't done it since. It is true, they were doing this to scare him, but it was only to teach him a lesson. If he would have been 16 he may have been facing jail time and there would be nothing you could do about it. My son stole some candy and I caught him before he could leave the store. I told him to take it back to the greeter and apologize. He did and I asked the greeter to call the police. I wanted to scare him and to teach him that there are consequenses to stealing. Yes, he was scared but he hasn't done it since. It may have only been cards now but it could end up something more serious in the future. Wal mart is not at fault here, nor should they apoligize. Sometimes kids need a hard lesson and this was one of them. You need to take responsibilty in raising him and teach him that stealing is wrong, not by making a snit cause someone made your prescious one cry. Actually Wal Mart was impressed that I would take such drastic action over a candy bar and said that I am the only mother that has ever done that. I just wanted him to learn early on that he has to take responsibility for what he does, wrong or right.

And as your remark for why kids don't steal because they are abused. I have 5 kids and the only one caught stealing was my son. My others have never taken something that wasn't theres and my kids are not abused. I know alot of 9 year olds and not a one of them steal, they understand that it is wrong.

And as for you stealing, that is stupid and it got you banned. What did you accomplish by stealing, nothing, you just proved that you didn't teach you son better. I am not calling you a bad mother but you need to pull back and thing about this. Today cards tomorrow a car and then you would have been visiting him in jail.

Take your son out of the sterile bubble that his is in and teach him. Being a mother is about protecting your child but you also have to teach them right from wrong and that there are consequenses in the world. Yes he may be scared and the men may be big to him but he is learning something that will benefit him in the future.

I am sorry that this is so long, but I thought that it was necessary.

Posted by SuperSource2005 on 2006-07-06:

9 year olds are old enough to know better. good he should have been arrested it will teach him a lesson, I highly doubt he'll ever do that again

Posted by Anonymous on 2006-07-06:

"Oh, the games people play now. Every night and every day now. Never meanin' what they say now.
Never sayin' what they mean. And they while away the hours In their ivory towers Till they're covered up with flowers In the back of a black limousine. La, da, da, da, da, da, da. La, da, da, da, da, da, dee. Talkin' 'bout you and me. And the games people play."

Posted by spiderman2 on 2006-07-06:

Michelle, I can only pray you get the mental help you so apparently need.

Posted by Hugh_Jorgen on 2006-07-06:

Wow this place gets interesting at night. Although this smells of troll, I will add that Wal-Mart has always had a "take no prisoners" approach to in-store crime. They will call the police and they will prosecute. They also have one of the lowest shrinkage rates in retail - the professional crooks tend to pass them by.

Posted by Shakra on 2006-07-06:

This is a joke...right? Nobody could be this stupid, could they?

Posted by Sparticus on 2006-07-07:

If this is serious I think we need to pray for the son. I must say I stand behind the tough tactics policy however. If a kid steals, he should be scared... if not by security, then by his parents. If he steals again, he should be arrested. Teach him early on.

Posted by LuckyDave on 2006-07-07:

Zachary, you attend to your posts and I will attend to mine. I don't need your advice on how to deal with bad parents.

Posted by miketech on 2006-07-07:

I'm speechless.

Posted by misstina on 2006-07-07:

Lady, not only did you indirectly admit that this wasn't your son's first offense, you're also admitting that you don't think it was wrong for him to steal something from a store. Also, how is the store "stingy" for arresting you for stealing a 68 cent item? Stealing is stealing. Period. No matter if you steal a pack of gum or an ipod.

Posted by Cyndy2001 on 2006-07-07:

I cannot believe what I just read. What kind of mother would believe it's ok to let her 9 yr old son steal, no matter how much it cost? At this rate, if this mother doesn't change her thinking, that child will be in prison by the time he's 18.

Posted by Anonymous on 2006-07-07:

Let's keep the comments civil and productive here. Nobody wants a 9-year-old felon on the loose.

Posted by Doc J on 2006-07-07:

I applaud the poster. Economic justice will only be achieved when wealth is equally distributed among the masses. Shoplifing is but one way to end abuses by greedy merchants who abuse a proletariat entitled to goods and services, but are simply unable to afford them.

Posted by Anonymous on 2006-07-07:

I gotta disagree, Doc. Children must be taught at an early age, that you get out of this life what you put into it. Hard work and determination (and some luck) lead to success! Petty theft leads to only to trouble. (tr)

Posted by rhondam718732 on 2006-07-07:

Kids that don't shoplift are being abused by their parents? This HAS to be a fake post. No parent would say such a thing and mean it. She's ignorant or it's a scam.

Posted by Anonymous on 2006-07-07:

Roll over Ma Barker, The Connerys are in town!

Posted by tgtman on 2006-07-07:

No wonder you kid steals... he sees his mother do it. I don't feel sorry for you at all, but I feel sorry that your son has to live in your care. He needs a parent, not a criminal. It would be better for everyone (your son, especially) if someone would arrest you. I hope he has a father or other relative that he can look up to with some set of morals because yours insults humankind.

Posted by Anonymous on 2006-07-07:

Well said tgtman. That kid needs a new mom.

Posted by tgtman on 2006-07-07:

Oh, and by the way, I was raised in a very NON-abusive household and I never stole anything - never went through that "common" phase. Instead of teaching your child that stealing is right, or that WalMart is out to get YOU, maybe you should teach him some self-respect by paying for the things you want. Of course, someone would have to teach you that, too.

Posted by dealco on 2006-07-07:

POSTED BY MICHELLE CONNERY: "I want also want you to revolk my one year ban from your stores and a gift card to temp me to go to your stores again." WHAT A JOKE! You actually think that a company that you stole from is going to bend over backwards for you, roll out the red carpet, and celebrate your return? Let's see, you stole from us, but I want you back in my store! Okay, I'll give you a $50 gift card for your "TROUBLE" ... we would LOVE to have you back! IDIOT!

Posted by warddw1526 on 2006-07-07:

Your son stole from them. The other kid got away with it becuase it was his first time. Just like your son got away with it the first time. Your son has learned that it is okay to steal which it is not. Stealing is pretty old. Do not steal is part of the ten commandments

Posted by DORCAS on 2006-07-08:

Two words for the poster: Lazy & Lousy. Sounds like you've had a past theft problem that kept you out of the store. You are too lazy to work and earn the money to actually buy something. And you want them to give you even MORE free stuff to get you shop with your five finger discount. And you are Lousy by makeing that acceptable to your child which you keep stating is only 9 years old. Old enough to figure out if mom can do it I'm supposed to do it too. I'm sure this behavior has been going on for a long time so little 9 year old may not be so innocent after all. Very sad at what he has to look forward to in the years to come. Hopefully not a pair of stainless steele braceletts.

Posted by ginnee on 2006-07-08:

This is the best "humor" site I've found in ages!!! I love it!

Posted by batmoody on 2006-07-09:

Absolutely Delusional.

Posted by SkiFreak on 2006-07-10:

Wow, Michelle! You need help...

Here, let me help you with some good advice.
I'm sure that there is another Wal-Mart store that is within a short diving distance (or maybe, you could ask a friend for a ride since you probrably can't afford the cost of driving a car), that isn't likely to identify you as a 'banned customer'.
You seem pretty deserving to be able to get one of those nice new 42" flat screen TV's that look so cool in the electronics section, so you SHOULD be able to have one! Just have one of the helpfull Wal-Mart associates help you put the large box into your shopping cart for you, then merely puch the cart to your waiting car. I'm positive that Wal-Mart won't mind a mere TV missing from thier stock of thousands- it just isn't right that they have so many & you don't have one of your own. Just think of the joy on your little 9-year-old boys face when you come home with a nice new flat-screen! He'll never have to get off the couch to watch cartoons again. Heck, maybe put two TV sets in the cart... one for you & one for his bedroom!
I hear that the cable TV service in prison is pretty good too... so you have nothing to loose, and everything to gain!

Posted by cycolbur on 2006-07-11:

It is parents like you that scare the crap out of me. There is no way I would condone a 9 yearold for stealing. Remember whatthey do today when they are young could be worse tomorrow. So mom get agrip on reality correct your son before he does something much worse.