{"id":611,"date":"2024-11-28T15:51:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=611"},"modified":"2024-11-28T15:51:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:51:58","slug":"angry-military-father-snaps-photo-after-spotting-shoppers-groceries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=611","title":{"rendered":"Angry Military Father Snaps Photo After Spotting Shopper\u2019s Groceries"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-4554\" class=\"post-4554 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in September 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Army personnel Patrick Gibson was at his local Walmart when he noticed the two shopping carts of the couple in front of him.<\/p>\n<p>Gibson took photos of the grocery carts and posted a collage of photos on social media.<\/p>\n<p>He captioned the post: \u201cThe picture you see on the left is the amount of groceries including diapers that I was able to afford this pay period for my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"outstream-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d is-empty not-filled\" data-ad-group=\"outstream-0\" data-zone-count=\"7\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad--slot not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-outstream-477cfcdd1e174a3091f85dd41e11b8ef\" class=\"m-ad-outstream--fallback is-filled\" data-outstream-slot-id=\"ad-outstream-outstream-7d14978423f344c6addc764f54323cfa\" data-google-query-id=\"CNak3v3V_okDFUOH_QcdcHwHoQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newdaily.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_5862-296x300.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newdaily.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_5862-296x300.webp 296w, https:\/\/www.newdaily.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_5862.webp 640w\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\">He stated that he works hard to make a living for his wife and two kids, and added: \u201cThe picture on the right is of the purchase in front of me in line. If you can\u2019t tell in the picture there are 2 full buggies of groceries including such items like steak and some other very nice choices of food.\u201d<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the kicker. This purchase was made in food stamps,\u201d he added, stating that his problem wasn\u2019t that they paid for $800 worth of groceries using an EBT card, but that he saw the person \u201cmove their big fold of cash out of the way\u201d to get the EBT card.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that he watched the couple load the groceries into their carts before loading them into the back of a brand new Hyundai Genesis, which he wrote was worth $15,000 to $20,000 more than his car.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just thought I would take the time to tell this person\/family that you are very welcome from all of us hard working\/struggling to buy food Americans that have to foot the bill for your fancy steak feast while I skip breakfast and lunch every day [so] that way my wife and children have food to eat every day because $50-$75 dollars doesn\u2019t go very far,\u201d he wrote. \u201cSo, you enjoy your $800 free grocery purchase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many commenters echoed Gibson\u2019s sentiments, with one writing: \u201cI agree with you Patrick 100%. There are a lot that really need it, but as you said, there are a lot that abuse the system and a lot like yourself that need them and can\u2019t get them, especially you and your family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others wrote that food stamps and welfare should only be for those going through hard times, not for people who didn\u2019t want to work.<\/p>\n<p>However, some slammed Gibson\u2019s assumptions, highlighting that he didn\u2019t know the full story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you really know their backstory? Don\u2019t be quick to judge someone because you\u2019re angry. How do you know if that person works and their spouse doesn\u2019t work because of problems? That all the money in their pocket is to pay their bills that the new car was a gift? How do you know that\u2019s not the case?\u201d one person asked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newdaily.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_5863-300x300.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newdaily.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_5863-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.newdaily.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_5863-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.newdaily.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_5863.webp 700w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Photo Credit:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZwP9bh_xk-M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TomoNews US<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gibson then responded: \u201cLet\u2019s just call it what it is. We can all sit around and believe in sunshine and rainbows saying the old don\u2019t judge a book by its cover crap, but the reality of it is that so so so many people are abusing the system that was put in place for struggling families. If we can\u2019t even acknowledge that there is a problem, then how can it ever be corrected. And a brand new car as a gift? Really? If they have friends or family with money like that, then its a shame they still need $800 a month in food stamps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in September 2016. 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