Woman Arrested and Jailed Over Hot Dog ~*KG*~

A Minnesota grocery store is being boycotted and is under fire for pressing charges and having a woman arrested and jailed because her 3-year-old child ate a hot dog. The woman, who has not yet been identified, was standing in line near a food table in a high traffic area of the store. The child reached over and grabbed a hot dog and ate it while the mother was conversing with an acquaintence. While the mother knew the child was next to her, she did not realize the child had eaten the $2.00 hot dog and the store clerk alerted security and had the woman charged with shoplifting because she proceeded to leave and did not pay for the hot dog after not realizing the child ate it. Local police arrived and arrested the mother.

The mother has since hired an attorney and is outraged that the store clerk and management did not even communicate to her that the child ate the hot dog or give her a chance to pay or even ask her for money. The mother stated that had she known her child had grabbed the hot dog she would gladly have paid for it. Store management claims it is the mother's duty to leash her child at all times but the mother contends leashing children is an individual choice. The mother has no previous record and the incident has spurred local outrage. The woman's lawyer expects the charges to be dropped due to the frivolous nature of the situation. The mother is considering suing the grocery store for lost wages due to the arrest and seeking damages and hopes to get an apology.

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