She apparently couldn’t wait in line any longer:
A woman arrested for shoplifting has blamed the crime on irritable bowel syndrome, authorities said. Helen Gallo, 61, of Clearwater, was arrested Sunday after allegedly shoplifting from a Cape Coral grocery store, The Daily Breeze of Cape Coral reported.Gallo reportedly told authorities that she could not wait in line because she has irritable bowel syndrome, according to the newspaper.
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I wonder why the option of just putting down, or leaving sit, what she was going to buy, and leaving the store, without merchandise, didn’t occur to her?
Anon 657: because that is what an “excuse” is for? And there are lots of medical conditions that are used for various “excuses” – ranging from why i “sleep walked” and killed somebody?; to why i can’t do jury duty. As social problems become increasingly medicalized to serve various, mostly nefarious agenda…
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