In the case of the $0.98 cent drink, CLEARLY, the $1230.00 cost in working the case and holding the accused&#x2F;guilty is NOT cost effective.<p>Only Walmart and private prisons benefit from this; everyone else is worse off.<p>There must be a more effective solution.<p>Not just a &#x27;better quality of &quot;neighborhood&quot;&#x27; at Walmart, but for our society as a whole.