Friday Poll: Reselling Stolen Meat?

In Canada’s Charlottetown, a man pled guilty to stealing high-priced chicken and steaks from a supermarket. The market, however, wasn’t about to take that loss:

Jeffery Arthur Feehan, 29, appeared before provincial court Chief Judge John Douglas in Charlottetown Tuesday, where he pleaded guilty to six charges, including stealing from two Superstore grocery stores in Charlottetown and failing to attend court.

Douglas sentenced him to a combined 94 days in jail on top of the 28 he already served while in custody awaiting sentencing.

During one incident, Feehan went to a Superstore where staff watched him put food in a basket, then take it into the bathroom where he stuck it down his pants.

The food included chicken breasts, bacon and steaks worth $71.32.

Crown attorney Valerie Moore said the store was able to recover the food for resale.

“That sounds strange. They must have been well wrapped in plastic given that they were down his pants,” she said.

So, should the market have resold the meat? Although it must have been wrapped in plastic, I’ll say no (if for no other reason than bad inevitable publicity about reselling it).

What do you think?