Topic : 11/19 Shoplifting Confessions

That couple were a couple of con-artists.  They were on the show looking to play an angle.  The, "I'm a klepto," claim by what I loosely call, "Mom," was lame at best.  His attempt at sympathy, the, "I'm addicted," defense was even worse.  It will be interesting to see how the defense atty is gonna play this one.

Anyone in law enforcement/corrections who saw these two future inmates knew what they were the min. they opened their mouths.  Their type always has an angle and are always looking to work the system or an individual.  If sympathy doesn't work then agressive threats of lawsuits, police, or even physical violence will be employed to get out of being caught or in this case punishment.  Being on the Dr. Phil show was just a typical con-artist ploy, (sympathy), but on a grander scale.

Dear Dr. Phil,

  Thank you so much for doing this show!  As an adult child of a professional thief, I think it's so important that people are aware of the tricks these con-artists use.  I have several memories of my mom using my little sister and I to get stolen items out of stores.  At one point she actually had me stand next to a TV that she had just stolen from a Radio Shack and even had the nerve to ask a mall security guard to keep an eye on me while she pulled the car up to load the TV!

  You talked a little bit about the fact that society, as a whole, pays a price for the actions of these criminals.  However, the largest price is paid by their children!  My mother was a professional thief (both shoplifting and fraud) who was wanted in 36 states by the time I was nine years old.  By the time I was ten, I had already spent over six years in foster care in three different states, as well as Canada.  At that time my mom was serving her sentence in a federal prison. Soon after my tenth birthday they ended up terminating her parental rights and deporting her rather than sentencing her to life in federal prison.  She went free while my sister and I paid for her crime.  We were sentenced to a life of abuse and neglect in foster care until we eventually aged out of the system.  Even though my mother passed away in August, 2008, my sister and I continue to pay for her decisions.  You see, while my mother may have robbed corporations and even society as a whole, she stole much more than that...her decisions stole our childhood. 

  Thank you for bringing this subject to the public's attention.  I pray that a better public awareness will dissuade others from these crimes in the future.  They need to remember that they are not the only ones who will pay for their crimes when they get caught! 

STEALING IS NOTTTT A HUMAN "RIGHTTTT"<<SMILING AT THIS.  YOUR 'HUMAN RIGHT' IS TO GO OUT AND SEARCH FOR A BOX TO SLEEP IN WHEN YOU'RE COLD, OR TO HUNT FOR AN ANIMAL TO EAT BECAUSE YOU'RE HUNGRY.  BY THE WAY, HOMELESS SHELTERS ALSO PROVIDE THAT.  "THOU SHALL NOT STEAL", ARE GOOD WORDS FROM GOD TO LIVE BY.  HE GAVE US THOSE COMMANDMENTS SO WE WOULD NOTTTT GET OURSELVES INTO TROUBLE.  IS IT YOUR HUMAN "RIGHT" TO GO OUT AND HOLD UP A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH A GUN TOO??  OR MAYBE YOU FEEL IT'S "YOUR RIGHT" TO BEAT AN OLD WOMAN TO GET HER PURSE WITH TWO DOLLARS IN IT???  AMERICAN'S NEED MORE SELF~RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES, ANDDDD FOR OTHERS.