Michigan judge using car washes to clean up act of Walmart shoplifters

A Michigan judge is turning to an unconventional punishment for those caught stealing. Instead of fines or jail, shoplifters can wash cars.

Straight Arrow News

@dustcircle whilst there may be a hard core stealing for resale as a business, the vast majority of shoplifters are doing so to survive. So any sentence should bear in mind that essential detail.

It is particularly important that they are not landed with a criminal record which will compromise their ability to find jobs in the future

@peterbrown I agree. While some do it for the thrill of it, the stress of stealing (i assume) is not as strong as the needing to do it.