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The Bill and Ted rule: Be excellent to one another.

On the other hand, I have to wonder about the story of the police officer - how much is it going to cost that woman to deal with the misdemeanor?

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Probably the same as if the officer hand't bought the shoplifter $100 of groceries with their own money.

Probably less than the felony she may have gotten.

Shoplifting isn't typically a felony — at least at a grocery store.

In Florida, shoplifting over $300 of goods is a felony. The article I found said 'about $300 worth of goods' so it's not clear whether it would have been a felony.

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