Woman Banned For Life From Wal-Mart: Children Helped Suspect Bag Stolen Items, Police Say
PALM BAY, Fla. — A 33-year-old mother was banned from a Brevard County Wal-Mart and will face a judge after police said she used her three children to help bag over $300 in stolen merchandise in a self-checkout lane, Local 6 News partner Florida Today reported. Anenide Cherry was charged with retail grand theft over the weekend after Palm Bay police were called to the Wal-Mart located at 1040 Malabar Road to investigate a complaint from the assistant managers, reports showed. She will go to court Aug. 17 on the charge, according to court records. Palm Bay police said the store’s loss-prevention officers spotted Cherry and her children, ages, 6, 12 and 15, in line at the self-checkout counter bagging items that were passed across the conveyor belt without being rung up.
When I first read this story, my first thought was, “Man, so THAT’S what you have to do to get banned from Wal-Mart for life.” OK, so maybe that wasn’t my first thought; I think it involved finding something to clean up the coffee I’d spewed over my monitor ‘cuz I was laughing so hard. Getting banned from Wal-Mart? This in NOT going to go over well in the trailer park, is it?
Kudos to Ms. Cherry for demonstrating the creativity, the chutzpah, and the sheer absence of conventional adult morality. Truly, this is a mother for whom a DUMB@$$ AWARD seems a horribly inadequate honor. I suppose recognition as a Mother of the Year candidate is probably out of the question, but let’s consider the possibilities here, shall we? She’s teaching her children to fend for themselves, to think outside the box, and to do what needs to be done. What else can a mother be expected to do…outside of the whole instilling morals and values thing? Hey, Mama’s gotta eat….
If anything, this incident should recognized as proving just how anti-family Wal-Mart really is. All Ms. Cherry wanted was a little quality time with her children. She found an activity they could all share in, and they were trying to create some memories. Kids grow up so fast these days; Ms. Cherry no doubt knew that before long hers would be asking for the crack pipe car keys, so can we fault her for wanting to enjoy some time together as a family?
Hey, at least she knew where her kids were, right??
