Really, Who Is To Blame Here

While reading this mornings paper, I came across the following article. It was at the bottom of an article about a man stealing from a church...which is awful. However, I hope the church reaches out to the man and offers to help him with his problems.

Anyway, the part of the article that really caught my attention is right here:

Police arrested an Indianapolis man suspected in "quick change" scams at three Muncie businesses Monday night. Tommie Haynes, 47, faces three counts of theft, a class D felony with a standard 18-month jail term, and resisting law enforcement, a misdemeanor. The scam involves paying for a $1 or $2 item with a $50 bill and asking for change in a manner that confuses clerks. The con artist is then able to leave with more money than he started with.
The crimes happened at Dairy Queen and Gas America around 7 p.m. Both businesses told police their registers were short $150. Haynes also made an unsuccessful scam attempt at Meijer department store, police said. Police observed Haynes's vehicle on McGalliard Road and apprehended him and a second man, who was later released. Haynes was combative during his arrest, police said. Haynes is also a suspect in previous quick change scams in Muncie.

So, really, who is to blame here? The criminal or the cashier that can't figure out that they are handing out more change than they should. Have you seen the cash registers today? They basically do everything but count the money out for you. The register tells you exactly how much money to give back to the customer. So, if you are told to give back $48.50 in change, how can you be confused? If the bills you're handing back to the customer equal an amount more than what was given to pay for the items...something is wrong!