http://www.wdrb.com/story/37343966/katina-powell-cited-for-allegedly-stealing-toothbrush-from-walmart-in-louisville An officer being compensated at the rate of $30 or $40 per hour including benefits spending an hour of their time writing a citation for a $5 tooth brush is a complete waste. It's even worse when you factor in the time of the judge, clerks and prosecutors. If she's that broke, then Walmart should just donate her toothbrush and write it off on their taxes. That's about as sad as the