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Pa. woman, daughter hold signs admitting theft

In this photo provided by the Bedford County, Pa. District Attorney's Office, Evelyn Border is seen holding a sign in front of the Bedford County courthouse in Bedford, Pa. Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Bedford County District Attorney Bill Higgins says in exchange for Border and her daughter, Tina Griekspoor, both of Bedford, agreeing to hold the signs, he'll ask for probation instead of jail when they plead guilty. The mother and daughter will be outside the court for forty-one-and-a-half hours, until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Higgins says they swiped a gift card which a girl set on a shelf while a WalMart employee helped her. (AP Photo/Bedford County District Attorney's Office)

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In this photo provided by the Bedford County, Pa. District Attorney's Office,Tina Griekspoor is seen holding a sign in front of the Bedford County courthouse in Bedford, Pa. Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Bedford County District Attorney Bill Higgins says in exchange for Griekspoor and her mother Evelyn Border, both of Bedford, agreeing to hold the signs, he'll ask for probation instead of jail when they plead guilty. The mother and daughter will be outside the court for forty-one-and-a-half hours, until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Higgins says they swiped a gift card which a girl set on a shelf while a WalMart employee helped her. (AP Photo/Bedford County District Attorney's Office)

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The Associated Press Updated 9:06 PM Tuesday, November 3, 2009

BEDFORD, Pa. — In exchange for no jail time, a woman and her adult daughter have agreed to stand outside a Pennsylvania courthouse holding signs saying they stole a gift card from a 9-year-old girl on her birthday.

Fifty-six-year-old Evelyn Border and 35-year-old Tina Griekspoor stood outside the court for 4 1/2 hours Tuesday. They held signs that read: "I stole from a 9-year-old girl on her birthday! Don't steal or this could happen to you!"

Because the women agreed to hold the signs, Bedford County District Attorney Bill Higgins says he'll ask for probation instead of jail when they plead guilty to the theft.

Higgins says they swiped a gift card that the girl set on a shelf while a Walmart employee helped her.

The girl's mother planned to drive by the courthouse to teach her daughter the importance of obeying the law.

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November 04, 2009 02:02 AM EST

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YOU DO THE CRIME...YOU HOLD THE SIGN!!!

good for nothin
11:45 AM, 11/10/2009

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Humiliation as punishment only works when the person is actually humiliated. If you live in a trailer and have less brain cells than teeth (which usually whould be less than 6)then humiliation is probably a way of life and not a good form of punishment.

Syndrome
12:25 AM, 11/4/2009

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What a stupid D.A.! These two hags are lucky I wasn't the D.A. If I was this Higgins joke, I'd push for the maximum jail term.

JD
12:03 AM, 11/4/2009

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