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    Apr 19, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  1. Man Arrested For Taking Too Many Free Samples

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Is gluttony against the law? A 68-year-old Minnesota man who was arrested for taking too many free samples from a supermarket has filed a civil rights lawsuit. Retiree Erwin Lingitz says the 2010 arrest violated his civil rights. Responding to the suit, Supervalu Inc. says Lingitz was a serial offender with a habit of helping himself lavishly to trays of free cookies put out for children. On the day of his arrest, he was found to have almost a pound of beef stick and more than half a pound of summer sausage in his pockets. Supervalu&rsquo;s lawyer, Robyn Johnson, says the store manager &ldquo;observed plaintiff filling plastic produce bags with the samples or with 10-20 cookies from the kids' cookie club tray, which specifically limits the offer to one free cookie per child." In 2011 a judge said the charges against Lingitz would be dropped if he avoided further legal trouble for a year. The case was dismissed in 2012. But not being one to let his meat loaf, Lingitz is now suing, claiming the food offered was free and as his wife told a local newspaper &ldquo;you can&rsquo;t arrest somebody for thievery if it&rsquo;s free.&rdquo;</span>
    Is gluttony against the law? A 68-year-old Minnesota man who was arrested for taking too many free samples from a supermarket has filed a civil rights lawsuit. Retiree Erwin Lingitz says the 2010 arrest violated his civil rights. Responding to the suit,...

    Tags: Police Arrests, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights

    2. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  2. Brad Pitt's Marriage Equality Donation Of $100,000

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Actor Brad Pitt has jumped into the political fray in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington, the four states whose voters will go to the polls next week to vote not only in elections but also on same-sex marriage issues. </span>
    Actor Brad Pitt has jumped into the political fray in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington, the four states whose voters will go to the polls next week to vote not only in elections but also on same-sex marriage issues. Pitt writes in an email to...

    Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Brad Pitt, Ellen DeGeneres, Elections, Polls

    3. Nov 19, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  3. Animal wranglers say The Hobbit production company responsible for deaths of 27 animals

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Wranglers in New Zealand have complained that as many as 27 animals have died as a result of conditions on the set of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," according to the Associated Press. </span>
    Wranglers in New Zealand have complained that as many as 27 animals have died as a result of conditions on the set of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," according to the Associated Press. A spokesman for director Peter Jackson has confirmed an...

    Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Movies, Crime, Law and Justice, Peter Jackson, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

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