Life in prison for....

**Bernard_Monsha** · May 24th, 2010, 01:52 PM

Stealing $4 socks from Walmart. Damned Florida, just damned.

Quote:

Robber gets life in prison — and a $4 package of socks

What started as shoplifting and turned into an armed robbery when the suspect revealed a handgun to a loss-prevention officer has resulted in a mandatory sentence of life in prison for a Daytona Beach man, reports the Orlando Sentinel

A jury deliberated for about an hour April 14 before finding Dean Rockmore, 48, guilty of robbery with a firearm, assistant State Attorney Chris Kelly said. On Friday, Circuit Judge Margaret Hudson found that Rockmore qualified as a prison releasee re-offender and handed down the life sentence, Kelly said.

Rockmore was released from prison Jan. 26, 2009, and committed the robbery about two months later on March 29, according to court documents.

An employee at the DeLand Walmart saw Rockmore place packages of tee shirts and socks into the front of his pants and stopped him, reports show. Rockmore ran when customers came between him and the worker, and he was chased into the parking lot.

Rockmore dropped the shirts, but he got away with a $4 package of socks after the Walmart employee backed off when Rockmore lifted his shirt to show a gun, police said.

Vaikyuko · May 24th, 2010, 01:55 PM

*shrug*

Theft is theft. Harsh? Yes. But...I'm not really going to say much else.

f2akid · May 24th, 2010, 01:56 PM

That's terrible. Though it's going to be awkward when his fellow inmates ask him how long he's serving and what for.

Animematt · May 24th, 2010, 02:00 PM

Not for stealing $4 worth of socks....for stealing $4 worth of socks, and brandishing a gun. So armed robbery.
Seriously, anyone willing to commit armed robbery for socks DESERVES life in prison

Melion · May 24th, 2010, 02:12 PM

Who needs socks THAT badly?

Trefellin · May 24th, 2010, 02:14 PM

In his defence, a new pair of socks is like a footgasm.

fujyoshi · May 24th, 2010, 02:20 PM

wow if hes that broke he coulda just went to the thrift store -_= Seriously a pair 'a frikking socks though?! They're probably not filling us in all the way maybe he killed someone wit those socks <,<

katsuya · May 24th, 2010, 03:58 PM

maybe he put them on his feet,then suffocated someone with the stench :/

Aragami · May 24th, 2010, 04:07 PM

I hear you get free socks in prison.

fujyoshi · May 24th, 2010, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katsuya

maybe he put them on his feet,then suffocated someone with the stench :/

wow thats a pretty sucky death o-o

waltsoph3 · May 24th, 2010, 04:59 PM

...sigh...wow. Great way to sum up the rest of your life. Busted over socks.

lol wow I could see that as story material!

Oh well "socks" to be him.

fujyoshi · May 24th, 2010, 05:06 PM

I guess stealing a sock is the same as killing someone.

Gray · May 24th, 2010, 05:18 PM

He flashed a gun, try reading the story. Armed robby is not the same as "just stealing socks". He's obviously a career criminal, and I don't feel bad for him knowing he's in jail and not waking around with a pistol in his waistband.

fujyoshi · May 24th, 2010, 05:30 PM

/heh wow so hes experienced at trying to kill someone wit a sock

Siendra · May 24th, 2010, 05:53 PM

He's a repeat offender and flashed a gun to try and get away with some cheap under shirts and socks. I seriously have no issue with this.

May 24th, 2010, 01:55 PM	#2
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May 24th, 2010, 01:56 PM	#3
f2akid equilibrium has been restored Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Posts: 1,558	That's terrible. Though it's going to be awkward when his fellow inmates ask him how long he's serving and what for. __________________ "Allow me to ask you, then, how can man govern, if he is not only deprived of the opportunity of making a plan for at least some ridiculously short period - well, say, a thousand years - but cannot even vouch for his own tomorrow?"

May 24th, 2010, 02:12 PM	#5
Melion I'll get your soul Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: On a island outside Sweden. I'M ON A BOAT! Posts: 4,983	Who needs socks THAT badly? __________________ "You have ruled this galaxy for ten thousand years, yet have little of account to show for your efforts. Such failure must be as depressing to bear as it is pathetic to behold." -Imotekh the Stormlord to Marshal Helbrecht during the battle for Schrödinger VII

May 24th, 2010, 02:14 PM	#6
Trefellin Psychological Astronaut Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,396	In his defence, a new pair of socks is like a footgasm. __________________ The Gun Runner Podcast

May 24th, 2010, 04:59 PM	#11
waltsoph3 My name is Peck. Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,320 Blog Entries: 62	...sigh...wow. Great way to sum up the rest of your life. Busted over socks. lol wow I could see that as story material! Oh well "socks" to be him. __________________ " Because I'm curious. I wanna know more about what you do here! Frankly, I've heard alot of wild stories in the media and we want to assess any possibility of dangerous and possibly hazardous waste chemicals in your basement." - Walter Peck from Ghostbusters

May 24th, 2010, 02:00 PM	#4
Animematt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 866	Not for stealing $4 worth of socks....for stealing $4 worth of socks, and brandishing a gun. So armed robbery. Seriously, anyone willing to commit armed robbery for socks DESERVES life in prison

May 24th, 2010, 02:20 PM	#7
fujyoshi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11,205 Blog Entries: 4	wow if hes that broke he coulda just went to the thrift store -_= Seriously a pair 'a frikking socks though?! They're probably not filling us in all the way maybe he killed someone wit those socks <,<

May 24th, 2010, 04:07 PM	#9
Aragami Just Sayin Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,878 Blog Entries: 10	I hear you get free socks in prison.

May 24th, 2010, 05:06 PM	#12
fujyoshi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11,205 Blog Entries: 4	I guess stealing a sock is the same as killing someone.

May 24th, 2010, 05:18 PM	#13
Gray Annoyed Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,012	He flashed a gun, try reading the story. Armed robby is not the same as "just stealing socks". He's obviously a career criminal, and I don't feel bad for him knowing he's in jail and not waking around with a pistol in his waistband.

May 24th, 2010, 05:30 PM	#14
fujyoshi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11,205 Blog Entries: 4	/heh wow so hes experienced at trying to kill someone wit a sock

May 24th, 2010, 05:53 PM	#15
Siendra Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,015	He's a repeat offender and flashed a gun to try and get away with some cheap under shirts and socks. I seriously have no issue with this.