“It’s okay, I never have to deal with the consequences of my actions!”

The daughter of a wealthy tech CEO who owns a mansion in Southampton will avoid jail after admitting to stealing $1,644 worth of clothes from Saks Fifth Avenue. Kate Meckler, who is described by the NY Post as one of New York’s top real estate brokers, was arrested in April for grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property after Saks security caught her pulling “a top, a pair of jeans and a jacket from a rack” and stuffing it in her handbag. Ooopsy, is that frowned upon? I’m sorrrry, I’ll just put them back. Hey, UNHAND ME ROGUE! According to her bio on the Warburg Realty website, Meckler is “a graduate of Riverdale Country School and received a BA from New York University.” So we can all agree that Rikers is no place for her. The Post has more on her privileged background:

Her father, Alan Meckler, is the CEO of Mediabistro.com and made his fortune as a tech pioneer at the helm of the Mecklermedia Corporation. Her grandfather Herman Meckler was an actor who had supporting roles in the movie hits “Amadeus” and “Hair.” Her parents own a spectacular oceanfront mansion in Southampton that was used in the film “As Good As It Gets.”

Meckler, 39, reached a deal with the Manhattan DA, pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. As part of the plea deal, she will serve five days of community service at an area soup kitchen. And so the affluent white woman’s debt to society was repaid.

— by John Del Signore writing for Gothamist