Shoplifters Ordered to Wear Embarrassing Signs

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Shoplifters Ordered to Wear Embarrassing Signs

The Scarlet Letter is alive and well in Attalla, Alabama. A judge ordered two shoplifters to stand at a Wal-Mart entrance for eight hours, wearing signs that read, "I am a thief. I stole from Wal-Mart."

"Maybe they'll think twice about doing it," said store manager Neil Hawkins.

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