Could we have been arrested in pre-school for cutting in line?

If the Pre-school teacher asks the class to line up and Little Johnny decides to squeeze in-between two of his friends so that he can be near the front of the line, should he be suspended?

Or what if 13-year old Taylor walks in front of thirty kids in the lunch line, yet she explains that her friend was holding her spot in line-- should she be expelled from school?

As bizarre and crazy as this sounds, a similar case has left a young lady, if found guilty, to possibly 15 years in prison.

The story that has been buzzing across the news goes something like this:

"Heather [Ellis] was in a Walmart store 3 years ago with her cousin. The two split up to find the shortest line. Since her cousin was in the shorter line, Heather joined him. That’s when the clerk accused Heather of cutting in front of the other customers. An argument ensued, leading to the manager and security guard being called, and finally the police" (http://www.theroot.com/buzz/what-woman-faces-15-years-cutting-wal-mart-line).

The particular situation has left the young college student "charged with disturbing the peace, trespassing and two counts of assaulting a police officer," and felony charges after she "refused to sign a plea agreement" (http://www.theroot.com/buzz/what-woman-faces-15-years-cutting-wal-mart-line).

Since then, people have rallied in favor of Ellis being not guilty; but members of the Ku Klux Klan have expressed their disproval by threatening protesters and the family of Heather Ellis (http://www.theroot.com/buzz/what-woman-faces-15-years-cutting-wal-mart-line).

I can honestly say that I too, have done the same thing that was done by Ms. Ellis and her cousin; yet I never thought it was a crime to have a strategic technique when shopping in one of the busiest stores in the world. The entire situation has led to, in my opinion, an unneccesary case. With all the crimes and other issues that needs to be priority with the feds, why are we worrying about who pays for their items first? What matters is that they pay for it, right?

What do you think?