I've seen & dealt with a few shoplifters in the past & with the exception of people stealing to feed a habit they all tell me the same thing. They are very remorseful (& almost always offer to pay for the goods), extremely humiliated & very angry with themselves for their stupidity.
They also nearly always plead with you not to phone the police as they may lose their job, blah blah.
Men & women, young or old. Dressed impeccably or scruffily. Rich or poor.
What I could never understand is why they did it. Especially since 95% of them had plenty of cash notes on their person.
Retailers when dealing with any shoplifter now (except kids) will phone the police & will press charges if you get caught.
Not necessarily in fact many retail stores have a policy against it. I worked in a store where they had no security and largely ignored it.
That only made me want to steal more stuff.
Many stores won't even bother unless you steal a shit ton of stuff.
Shoplifters who get away from the store without being seen would still eventually have the police come after them when the store staff do inventory, find out something's missing, and then seek through the video surveillances to see if they can match a face and a snatching to where the item is missing, and then check the outside surveillance to get the license plate number that the shoplifter got into, right?
No offense but its not like that. Stuff is stolen be every day at stores...nobody cares too much unless its big ticket items like gold, TV, electronics etc
Most shops these days have cctv and rely on it for convenience & concrete evidence when taking cases to court, the camera never lies. Here in the UK in urban areas there are literally cctv cameras everywhere which makes crime detection far easier & is a deterrent for some.
In the case of thefts where there is a threat of violence they are essential. Just let them go with the stock & they will get picked up later. I dont want to be maimed or killed for the price of 12 cans of beer & the store owner certainly doesn't.
Most times it wouldn't show up on camera. I don't stand there, look around obviously and above large items in my coat.
I steal small stuff like pills or lipstick, pick it up, put in the cart, walk around and pay for other items while hiding one or two. Camera would likely never even see as Im moving around the store.
I'm klepto not dumb :)
I can tell you from experience, no. A woman regularly steals multiple bottles of Robitussin where I work and they just don't care enough to do anything. Store manager asked to look in her bag, she gave him the finger, no cops were called.
Yes, if it's petty theft it is dealt with by the police in the way of a fine. These cases are usually people with substance misuse issues, lifting to order. They would just clog the courts & the probation services up otherwise.
If they have plenty of form for it or they are staff, it's off to court. The maddest example I can recall is a woman who worked for a company (I also worked for them) for over 15 years get caught stealing a £10 ($12) gift voucher from her own till!
A three figure fine, a theft conviction on her shiny new criminal record & no job reference. And of course no job. She well & truly fucked herself, she needed that job for living expenses as her hubby's job wasn't a massive earner.
All for the cost of a takeaway pizza & a bottle of coke.
I didn't think you would go to jail over $10 or $20, since there are too many people who have done so much more serious shit, and only so much room in prison. But, like you said, the store would still call the police on you even for stealing $5, and you'd have a fine to pay and probably community service. Also, you'd have a record.
It doesn't help that many stores train their employees not to interfere with shoplifting. I'm not scared to get caught. I know which stores have security/ cameras and which don't .
Is it normal to suddenly shoplift after taking antidepressants?
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I've seen & dealt with a few shoplifters in the past & with the exception of people stealing to feed a habit they all tell me the same thing. They are very remorseful (& almost always offer to pay for the goods), extremely humiliated & very angry with themselves for their stupidity.
They also nearly always plead with you not to phone the police as they may lose their job, blah blah.
Men & women, young or old. Dressed impeccably or scruffily. Rich or poor.
What I could never understand is why they did it. Especially since 95% of them had plenty of cash notes on their person.
Retailers when dealing with any shoplifter now (except kids) will phone the police & will press charges if you get caught.
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Not necessarily in fact many retail stores have a policy against it. I worked in a store where they had no security and largely ignored it.
That only made me want to steal more stuff.
Many stores won't even bother unless you steal a shit ton of stuff.
Shoplifters who get away from the store without being seen would still eventually have the police come after them when the store staff do inventory, find out something's missing, and then seek through the video surveillances to see if they can match a face and a snatching to where the item is missing, and then check the outside surveillance to get the license plate number that the shoplifter got into, right?
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No offense but its not like that. Stuff is stolen be every day at stores...nobody cares too much unless its big ticket items like gold, TV, electronics etc
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Excuses excuses.
Hahaha nope. Especially not for a lipstick or pack of gum. Maybe if you steal a whole rack of gold. Its jot like on Miami Vice.
Most shops these days have cctv and rely on it for convenience & concrete evidence when taking cases to court, the camera never lies. Here in the UK in urban areas there are literally cctv cameras everywhere which makes crime detection far easier & is a deterrent for some.
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Most times it wouldn't show up on camera. I don't stand there, look around obviously and above large items in my coat.
I steal small stuff like pills or lipstick, pick it up, put in the cart, walk around and pay for other items while hiding one or two. Camera would likely never even see as Im moving around the store.
I'm klepto not dumb :)
Would they send the police after you for stealing only $10 worth of stuff?
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I can tell you from experience, no. A woman regularly steals multiple bottles of Robitussin where I work and they just don't care enough to do anything. Store manager asked to look in her bag, she gave him the finger, no cops were called.
Yes, if it's petty theft it is dealt with by the police in the way of a fine. These cases are usually people with substance misuse issues, lifting to order. They would just clog the courts & the probation services up otherwise.
If they have plenty of form for it or they are staff, it's off to court. The maddest example I can recall is a woman who worked for a company (I also worked for them) for over 15 years get caught stealing a £10 ($12) gift voucher from her own till!
A three figure fine, a theft conviction on her shiny new criminal record & no job reference. And of course no job. She well & truly fucked herself, she needed that job for living expenses as her hubby's job wasn't a massive earner.
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I didn't think you would go to jail over $10 or $20, since there are too many people who have done so much more serious shit, and only so much room in prison. But, like you said, the store would still call the police on you even for stealing $5, and you'd have a fine to pay and probably community service. Also, you'd have a record.
It doesn't help that many stores train their employees not to interfere with shoplifting. I'm not scared to get caught. I know which stores have security/ cameras and which don't .