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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 21 Dec 2017

    Shoplifters were offered protection from prosecution for a feehttp://on.wsj.com/2BMzv9T 

    2:33 PM - 21 Dec 2017
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      1. John Q Public‏ @Maxxtruk 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Thats a free market solution to clogged courts wasted police time & a permanent record I like it

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      1. shon hicks‏ @ShonVhicks69 21 Dec 2017
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        If you don't pay and don't complete education program you get turned over to criminal justice thank you for being so helpful extortion

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      1. MOME‏ @mohammedmehboo6 21 Dec 2017
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        Crime pays for Wall Mart anyway .. A beacon of light...Progressive capitalism.. How does Wall Mart extract a fee from a shoplifter who has non..send him to a privately run jail. Run by Wall Mart subsidiary. Tax payer pays...brilliant. .

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      2. Toby Nelson‏ @PugMafia66 21 Dec 2017
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        Isn't that extortion?

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      3. Kazi VII‏ @zubairskazi 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @PugMafia66 @WSJ

        it’s called a settlement you twat.

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      2. Lou Rush‏ @LouRush14 21 Dec 2017
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        What was once called blackmail is now a free market solution.

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      3. .‏ @SwagMaster449 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @LouRush14 @WSJ

        I'm certain that this is not legally extortion. Im sure Walmart is at least as smart as keyboard lawyers on twitter

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      1. kelly kimberly‏ @kellykimberly36 21 Dec 2017
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        Walmart moves up to extortion along with there door nazis who want to look through your stuff after you paid for it or they won’t let you leave and they wonder why people prefer to shop online

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      1. John Kozak‏ @JohnKoz09610153 21 Dec 2017
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        Once thieves hands were cut off 😈

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