Comments on: Flomaton Employee Charged With Stealing Copper From The Town http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Just Saying http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town/comment-page-1#comment-488386 Just Saying Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:09:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=475299#comment-488386 Folks, nowhere does it say that HE was making $12 per hour. It says the new hire will be. He could have been making more, or he could have been making less. Either way, $12 an hour for Flomaton is actually pretty good, and many people live off a lot less. Don't excuse theft, regardless of the wages. It's still theft. Keep in mind, the article states that HE took the bag there, then HE went back and got (all on video) and was pulled over and had the bag AND stolen edging blades. Yes, he knew it belonged to the city of Flomaton because he took it there! He knew it didn't belong to him. Where did he steal the edging blades from??? He had plenty of choices...don't take that job if it didn't pay enough, get another job to supplement that one, spend less, don't steal. He chose to steal, now he faces the consequences. Folks, nowhere does it say that HE was making $12 per hour. It says the new hire will be. He could have been making more, or he could have been making less. Either way, $12 an hour for Flomaton is actually pretty good, and many people live off a lot less. Don’t excuse theft, regardless of the wages. It’s still theft. Keep in mind, the article states that HE took the bag there, then HE went back and got (all on video) and was pulled over and had the bag AND stolen edging blades. Yes, he knew it belonged to the city of Flomaton because he took it there! He knew it didn’t belong to him. Where did he steal the edging blades from???

He had plenty of choices…don’t take that job if it didn’t pay enough, get another job to supplement that one, spend less, don’t steal. He chose to steal, now he faces the consequences.

]]> By: Jimbo http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town/comment-page-1#comment-488322 Jimbo Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:45:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=475299#comment-488322 Be for real people! $12 a hour is not the issue...the issue is that he stole and got caught. The world does not owe you a liveable wage... you get that through time, schooling, skills and persistence. He took a job, knew his wage, accepted it, and they paid it. That is that. I have worked two jobs when I was younger to keep afloat and make the LIVEABLE wage that everyone believes that they are entitled to now. Before Florida's new required wage increases, minimum wage was slightly over $9 and no one mentioned liveable wage, now a mere 2 years later, no one wants to work for $12 an hour. With these increases comes the raising of prices for EVERYTHING, from food to housing. Be wary what you wish for and quit believing that the world owes you! Be for real people! $12 a hour is not the issue…the issue is that he stole and got caught. The world does not owe you a liveable wage… you get that through time, schooling, skills and persistence. He took a job, knew his wage, accepted it, and they paid it. That is that. I have worked two jobs when I was younger to keep afloat and make the LIVEABLE wage that everyone believes that they are entitled to now. Before Florida’s new required wage increases, minimum wage was slightly over $9 and no one mentioned liveable wage, now a mere 2 years later, no one wants to work for $12 an hour. With these increases comes the raising of prices for EVERYTHING, from food to housing. Be wary what you wish for and quit believing that the world owes you!

]]> By: Meeeee http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town/comment-page-1#comment-488288 Meeeee Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:05:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=475299#comment-488288 I have known him for years. I do not believe this. He has aleays been a hard working young man. And come on Flomaton.....really $12 an hour is nothing to brag about.....or be proud of. I make more than that sitting at home. And why would he have no bond? Drug dealers, rapists and others get a bond. I have known him for years. I do not believe this. He has aleays been a hard working young man. And come on Flomaton…..really $12 an hour is nothing to brag about…..or be proud of. I make more than that sitting at home. And why would he have no bond? Drug dealers, rapists and others get a bond.

]]> By: Np http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town/comment-page-1#comment-488281 Np Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:29:06 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=475299#comment-488281 Personally he wouldn't steal from anyone intentionally. He upholds positions of respect and has no need to steal freaking copper intentionally unless he didn't know it belonged to anyone . Personally he wouldn’t steal from anyone intentionally. He upholds positions of respect and has no need to steal freaking copper intentionally unless he didn’t know it belonged to anyone .

]]> By: William in Beulah http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town/comment-page-1#comment-488231 William in Beulah Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:03:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=475299#comment-488231 The comments here show a huge part of the problem in today's society, the majority of you expect something for nothing, now I know why our country has taken such a strong turn towards communism. I'm sorry Henry, but there is never any excuse for stealing in today's society of handouts. The comments here show a huge part of the problem in today’s society, the majority of you expect something for nothing, now I know why our country has taken such a strong turn towards communism.

I’m sorry Henry, but there is never any excuse for stealing in today’s society of handouts.

]]> By: Reading comprehension http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town/comment-page-1#comment-488169 Reading comprehension Sun, 17 Apr 2022 03:46:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=475299#comment-488169 All the discussion is focused on $12 per hour wages. Nothing in the story said the focus of the story made that. The story said a job was posted to start at that wage. All the discussion is focused on $12 per hour wages. Nothing in the story said the focus of the story made that. The story said a job was posted to start at that wage.

]]> By: Shay http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town/comment-page-1#comment-488164 Shay Sun, 17 Apr 2022 02:33:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=475299#comment-488164 For those trying to rationalize this guy stealing because he doesn't make a living wage. As a single mother of a young son I work as a paramedic making $18 an hour. That isn't enough money to live on so I got a second(police Dispatcher($15)) and third job(body removals($100 a day)) to support us. I didn't take to stealing to get ahead of the game instead I chose to do the right thing and get more jobs because that is the right thing to do. The father of my son has nothing to do with his child and doesn't pay child support because he doesn't see him. My point being is, I didn't decide to steal from others to make a living. I made choices, stood by them and work as much as I have to to make a good living. It hasn't been easy but that is what adults do. Stop victimizing the criminal!! Go out and get as many jobs as needed till you can make a living wage. For those trying to rationalize this guy stealing because he doesn’t make a living wage.

As a single mother of a young son I work as a paramedic making $18 an hour. That isn’t enough money to live on so I got a second(police Dispatcher($15)) and third job(body removals($100 a day)) to support us. I didn’t take to stealing to get ahead of the game instead I chose to do the right thing and get more jobs because that is the right thing to do. The father of my son has nothing to do with his child and doesn’t pay child support because he doesn’t see him. My point being is, I didn’t decide to steal from others to make a living. I made choices, stood by them and work as much as I have to to make a good living. It hasn’t been easy but that is what adults do.

Stop victimizing the criminal!! Go out and get as many jobs as needed till you can make a living wage.

]]> By: Rasheed Jackson http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town/comment-page-1#comment-488155 Rasheed Jackson Sat, 16 Apr 2022 20:49:10 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=475299#comment-488155 No excuse for stealing. Yes $12 an hour is extremely low. If you cannot make it on the minimum that is offered for an entry level job, then you need to learn a trade, or get an education that makes you more marketable. So, before I get hammered for my comment, let me say, I believe there are alternatives to college, but everyone needs a marketable skill or knowledge, and that most of the time comes from some sort of formal training. Many people including myself, worked second jobs or did side work during lean times. Stealing is never the right thing to do. It is the easy way out, until you get caught. No excuse for stealing. Yes $12 an hour is extremely low. If you cannot make it on the minimum that is offered for an entry level job, then you need to learn a trade, or get an education that makes you more marketable. So, before I get hammered for my comment, let me say, I believe there are alternatives to college, but everyone needs a marketable skill or knowledge, and that most of the time comes from some sort of formal training. Many people including myself, worked second jobs or did side work during lean times. Stealing is never the right thing to do. It is the easy way out, until you get caught.

]]> By: Barbara Agerton http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town/comment-page-1#comment-488140 Barbara Agerton Sat, 16 Apr 2022 13:48:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=475299#comment-488140 Living Wage Calculation for Florida 1 ADULT 2 ADULTS (BOTH WORKING) 0 Children 2 Children Living Wage $16.02 $22.09 Poverty Wage $6.19 $6.37 Minimum Wage $10.00 $10.00 Living Wage Calculation for Florida
1 ADULT 2 ADULTS (BOTH WORKING)
0 Children 2 Children
Living Wage $16.02 $22.09
Poverty Wage $6.19 $6.37
Minimum Wage $10.00 $10.00

]]> By: SW http://www.northescambia.com/2022/04/flomaton-employee-charged-with-stealing-copper-from-the-town/comment-page-1#comment-488139 SW Sat, 16 Apr 2022 12:50:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=475299#comment-488139 @anonymous You understand a vicious cycle…right? @anonymous
You understand a vicious cycle…right?

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