The Unexpected Cost of a Self-Checkout Mistake

Ever wondered how a simple grocery run could ruin an Olympic athlete's life? Discover the astonishing story of Megan Pettibus, whose accidental failure to scan $67 worth of groceries at a Walmart self-checkout led to her arrest and subsequent loss of her job as an NCAA Division I softball coach. We'll unravel the series of events that not only destroyed her career but also highlighted the glaring disparities in law enforcement's handling of similar cases. From the unfortunate mishap at the checkout to the additional, yet dismissed, charges for possessing disposable vapes and anti-nausea medication, we explore how a single incident spiraled into a life-altering catastrophe.

Switching gears, we add some levity to the episode by diving into the world of memes and GIFs that bring humor and relatability to our daily online interactions. We'll share our favorite digital expressions, like the unforgettable Wendy Williams GIF and the classic "clutching pearls" reaction that never fails to elicit a chuckle. Join us for a spirited discussion about the memes and GIFs that capture our reactions perfectly, and find out which ones are our go-to choices in various scenarios. Whether you're here for serious societal issues or a good laugh, this episode promises a compelling mix of both.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Controversies in Sports and Society
• 15:37 Favorite Memes and GIFs

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:19

Well, hello and good morning. There are only three topics today and we are going to get right to it in order to help keep this podcast short and to the point. First topic Olympians. Life has been a living nightmare over since dismissed, theft, drug charges from Walmart self-checkout debacle. This is from the New York Post. This is ridiculous, new York Post. This is ridiculous y'all. A former Olympic athlete and you know I'm all about bringing you the ridiculous right A former Olympic athlete's life has been a living nightmare since, she says, she accidentally failed to scan two items at a self-checkout machine, leading to her arrest and loss of her prestigious job at as an NCAA division one softball coach, megan Pettibus okay, first of all, she spells her name with two g's m-e-a-g-g-a-n.

Speaker 1: 1:18

All right, whatever. Megan Megan Pettibus she's 48 was the head coach of the Valparaiso University softball team when she was scanning her groceries at a Walmart self-checkout machine in Indiana on March 28th. According to the National Post, the machine reportedly did not scan the asparagus and ham pedigree meant to purchase. Now this, apparently this, uh, ham and asparagus cost 67 dollars. What kind of asparagus is she buying now? I know groceries are high, but the asparagus and ham was $67?. What in the tarnation, prompting them to call police, despite her having paid $176 for her other groceries. So she paid for her other groceries, I don't know how. Oh, I guess probably the asparagus may needed to be weighed. I'm not sure. That's why I don't buy my groceries at Walmart and certainly don't do a self-checkout with all those groceries. No, I'm having somebody else do that. Okay, that's what they get paid for. I shop at Publix. Well, I mean, my husband does the shopping. He does all the grocery shopping like I'm talking about, like I shop, okay, so she paid 176 for her other groceries. Somehow the asparagus and ham, which were $67, were left off. I guess she wanted to steal the asparagus and ham. I don't know, not really. I mean, accidents happen, right.

Speaker 1: 2:58

Petipus, who said she didn't realize the machine, did not read the items, was arrested. During her arrest police found okay, there's more. During her arrest police found she had three disposable vapes and two unopened blister packs I don't know what blister packs are Containing the anti-nausea medication Zofran in her purse. All right, is that a crime? I mean, is that a crime? I don't know. I don't know what blister packs are, but apparently they're for nausea.

Speaker 1: 3:32

The former softball player who played outfield for the Canadian national team. Well, there you go, she's. Canadian Team in the 2000s. She gets what she deserves, right? Oh, my gosh, stop saying right.

Speaker 1: 3:42

Carol Alright team in the 2000-2004 Olympic Games was charged with theft, possession of marijuana I guess the blister packs are marijuana, I don't know, I'm not up on this vaping stuff and possession of a controlled substance. The outlet reported substance at. The outlet reported Pettibus resigned as head coach for the Valparaiso softball team on April 1st following a firestorm of headlines that swept through the Hoosier state. After her arrest, the Ontario native said the vapes did not contain nicotine or THC. Nicotine's not an illegal substance. So whatever. The anti-nausea pills belonged to an assistant coach who asked pedophiles to hold them in her purse during a softball game days before she was arrested. Okay, but I don't know if the nausea medication is illegal either. I mean, come on, it's anti-nausea medication. I don't think that would be a narcotic. We both forgot about them. The former All-American softball player told the outlet Earlier this month Pettibus' attorney submitted an application for dismissal that included her account of the incident, proof of her assistance prescription and character reference letters.

Speaker 1: 5:04

According to the outlet, eventually they did dismiss all of the charges, but this still follows her everywhere and she is can't I guess can't get it. She's lost her career. I lost my job, the life I was building, and it's been really difficult, petipa said. Along with her career derailment, the California University of Pennsylvania alumni expressed that the damage to her reputation has been equally heartbreaking. The softball community is a tight-knit group and it the news went through like wildfire. You really do learn who people are that really believe in you and trust you and are truly a friend for you. Pedipa said yeah, I guess so. So she's staying home, she's concentrating on her kids. I hope she can able to rebound from this. I'm sure she will. What gets me, though, is that they arrested her for 67 dollars worth of asparagus and ham not being scanned at the machine.

Speaker 1: 6:01

Meanwhile, you see all of these groups thugs. Yes, I said thugs. I don't care who they are antifa, whatever, I don't know who they're associated with, but they're thugs because they're out there storming targets. Uh, the department stores target walmart. You know, I don't think anybody's ever swarmed a walmart, have they? It's all been Target shopping complexes, haven't they? Going through there, damaging everything, stealing everything they can and getting away with it the Walgreens, cvss, whatever. You see all of these swarms of people invading and crashing into these stores and taking everything they want and leaving, and nobody arrests them. What about them? No, by golly. We got a head coach here who stole $67 worth of asparagus and ham. We got to arrest her.

Speaker 1: 6:54

Whatever these people, all right, we are going to go on to this next story. This is so bizarre. It's from the New York Post. This guy is so brazen. All right, here we go. I cannot believe that this idiot he's not even. He's worse than a way, worse than an idiot. He is evil. Okay, let's read the headline.

Speaker 1: 7:21

Youth basketball coach busted for molestation. Offered parents 5 000 for their kids. What, really, really, really, really, dude? A sick Florida youth basketball coach was charged with molesting several kids during a disturbing sleepover. Okay, why are you letting your child sleep over at a grown man's house? No, and offered to buy them from their parents for $5,000, according to the report. So he invited this basketball team to stay over at his house and then offered the parents $5,000 to buy their children. What, what? Oh my gosh.

Speaker 1: 8:05

Carl Lombardo, 58 years old, who coached children at an Ocala Boys and Girls Club, allegedly molested several young boys at his home last month and then refused to return one 15-year-old youngster to his parents. According to a report Monday by the news, the creep even videotaped the boy as he wrote a note to his parents saying he wanted to stay at the coach's house A note cops said the boy was forced to write. The outlet said the accused child molester even offered to buy the children, telling the parents they were free to call the cops because he had a spotless reputation and worked with local schools. What in the tarnation? And to look at this guy. You can see it all over him. Look, I can spot him. I know, trust me, but when? Excuse me, but when deputies from the marion county sheriff's office moved in and returned the kids to their homes on August 31st, the youngsters allegedly told them that Lombardo touched them inappropriately and took nude pictures, prompting the department to launch an investigation. They later found child porn images on his cell phone. The outlet said Last week Lombardo was charged with nine accounts, including possession of child porn, molestation of children under the age of 16, and human trafficking.

Speaker 1: 9:38

Meanwhile Lombardo's neighbors told WCJB they always suspected there was something off about him. You could feel the vibe off him. Neighbor Vanessa Velez told the station. My husband from day one said he seems like a creep. Lombardo is being held without bail. Good being held with that. But trust me, when I say this, I understand you. Look what do I say about Tim Walls gives off the creep vibes, if you know what I'm saying. Okay, we're gonna move on to this last one. This last one is also freaking bizarre. I don't get it. This is actually from the Blaze. And if I can get rid of all the damn advertisements, here we go.

Speaker 1: 10:22

High school officials banned parents for wearing pink wristbands with double X's. You know the chromosome. After biological mail allowed on girls' soccer team. Okay, here we go. This is so. Oh, this enrages me so much. Parents showing support for female athletes were banned from school events for wearing pink wristbands with XX written on them in Bow, new Hampshire. Really, you're banning parents for wearing certain attire pink wristbands that have the double X on them. You're banning parents for that. This is outrageous. You're banning parents for that. This is outrageous. This. I would go to the cops and say look, they cannot ban me for wearing this. What is offensive about that? This is so appalling. I cannot believe this is not making more national news. This school should be shamed, publicly shamed, called out. This is horrible.

Speaker 1: 11:37

Parents of students at Bow High School complained to the school's athletic director after they were told their girls' soccer team would play against an opponent with a biological male on its team. Play against an opponent with a biological male on its team. Officials told the parents nothing could be done to prevent it because of a ruling by a federal judge. Now some people will say pull your girls out and don't let them play. I'll agree with that, but who's being punished by doing that? The girls are All right. My daughter's playing in the homecoming game this weekend and I'm banned until the 23rd.

Speaker 1: 12:16

Some of the parents decided to show their support for the biological females by wearing pink wristbands with XX on them. To the game between Bow High School and Plymouth Regional High School, school officials responded by stopping the game, demanding the parents take off the wristbands and having police issue no trespass orders against the parents. This should anger every single person in America that has common sense. Come on, really, this is where we are. This is where we are now. I want to compare it to something, but I can't. I can't. Anthony Foote sent one of the orders to the New Hampshire Journal, who documented the overreaction from officials. My daughter's already read that the order said he was banned from all school property, including athletic events on or off school grounds, because the wristbands were against school policy. Really, show me, show me where in the policy I cannot wear a specific item that's pink and has double x's on it. No sir, no sir, you're letting me in that game. The district. Or just take girls off the team.

Speaker 1: 13:37

But again, who's being punished? The girls are. We are at it, we are at it. I just, we are losing this. We are losing this fight. We are losing this trans cult fight, y'all.

Speaker 1: 13:53

Nobody is speaking up, Nobody's doing anything. Now they're banning parents from wearing pink wristbands with double X's on them. What the hell? I don't even know what to say. I don't even know what to say over this. I mean, seriously, what do you do? I want to know what do you do? I don't even know. Somebody help me out here, because I'm at a loss. I've got nothing. Where, where are our? Where are the parents? I mean, that was that was their way of protesting by wearing pink wristbands with double X's on them. I think I would do a little bit more than that. But to wear that into a game and then the officials ban the parents from the game for wearing a pink wristband with double X's on.

Speaker 1: 14:51

Again, I'm at a loss. Pull your daughters out, but then again, like I said, who's being punished? The girls are. That's what? Probably what they want you to do, because they don't want girls playing sports anymore. Okay, I gotta move on. We gotta have the question of the day.

Speaker 1: 15:09

Okay, this really isn't a question of the day, but I know some of you like to quote me, and I love it. Trust me, I do. I love every second of it. It makes me giggle. You guys crack me up the quotes that you pull, and when I read it, I just crack up. I really do so. Thank you for that, but I want you to, when you do that this time, I want you to post your favorite Giphy with it that you use on Twitter.

Speaker 1: 15:38

You know how people post memes or giffies or whatever on X. I want you to post your favorite. You know I always use my Wendy Williams one shaking her head, drinking her coffee. That's my favorite one. There's another one out there, though, with this black guy. I think he's probably gay. He must have been on some reality show, but it's like. I use it when I'm like, oh my goodness, like he's clutch gay. He must have been on some reality show, but it's like, uh. I use it when I like, oh my goodness, he's like he's clutching his pearls type thing. I love that one too. Uh, so, um, I don't know who he is. Somebody told me who he was once and I forget who he was, but I think he's on a Bravo show or something. But post your favorite, giphy, that you use. I know what Mr Sean's is going to be. It's going to be of a gorilla. But anyway, you guys have a great day and thank you for listening, always, always, and I'll be back again tomorrow.