No grandmother should be forced to steal so her grandkids don't go hungry; the greatest nation's children deserve better

www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/10/alabama-cop-buys-shoplifting-grandmother-dozen-eggs-and-video-goes-viral/

God bless this policeman.

Read this article. The police man talks about law enforcement doing things like this everyday but how often do we read that in the news. What is even more tragic is that this grandmother was forced to steal because her grandchildren were hungry for two days. The daughter's welfare and disability check were delayed in the mail.

Before the anti police rhetoric and the derogatory remarks about people on welfare and fixed income start, as usual we do not have the facts and complete story in this case. The "media" runs with a soundbyte.

Where is the father of these children? Why is this woman on disability? The police and store did not press charges. The policeman bought the eggs for this grandmother who tried to pay him the $1.25 she had and she was 50 cents short to buy 5 eggs.

This happened in Alabama but it will happen in Humboldt County. The move to route mail to Medford and back to Humboldt will have such consequences. Many people locally depend on that check, whatever it may be, retirement, pension, disability.


The federal legislators won't back off from requiring pensions to be funded and career postal employees who make pretty good money won't sacrifice their guaranteed pensions.

Stupid laws with unintended consequences for the most vulnerable. Complain all you want about rich people not caring but then also hold government employees and unions accountable. Why should some groups have guarantees while others struggle?

The children in the article are innocent. They deserve better.

Every one wants someone else to sacrifice while wanting guarantees. Instead of the blame game of partisan politics, when is the last time you gave from the little you had so someone else did not go hungry for 1 day? To someone who can spare it, a little change is not a sacrifice. To someone who gives from the little they have, it is all they have.