Man chooses jail over a $1.57 soda.

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Police responding to the report of a theft recently say a 27-year-old man accused of stealing a soda worth $1.57 chose to go to jail rather than pay up, even though he was carrying more than $70. He appeared to be drunk. An employee told officers the man had taken a cup from the counter, filled it and began drinking. When employees told him he had to pay for the drink or leave, the man refused to do either. A police officer told the man he could pay $1.57 or go to jail, and the man chose jail. The officer handcuffed and searched him, finding the money in his pocket. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28423961/ How crazy is that? Has anyone else heard of such strangeness? I don't get it.