Wal-Mart shoplifter death

[AMP]

People I know that work for Wal Mart are paid a bonus of around $100 for catching shoplifters, and people using bogus or stolen credit cards and stolen checks.

They are also paid for their time to go to court and testify.  That is one of the reasons Wal Mart changed their prosecution policy for handling theft of lower priced items.

They have a state of the art Video system.  They simply locate the person, then rewind the tape to see them arrive in the parking lot.  Get out of their vehicle, then enter the store and do whatever it is they do.  Their cameras can zoom in and read the date on a dime out in the parking lot.    

Everyone that goes to a Wal Mart is on those cameras.

[mdunn]

quote:Originally posted by AMP

People I know that work for Wal Mart are paid a bonus of around $100 for catching shoplifters, and people using bogus or stolen credit cards and stolen checks.

They are also paid for their time to go to court and testify.  That is one of the reasons Wal Mart changed their prosecution policy for handling theft of lower priced items.

They have a state of the art Video system.  They simply locate the person, then rewind the tape to see them arrive in the parking lot.  Get out of their vehicle, then enter the store and do whatever it is they do.  Their cameras can zoom in and read the date on a dime out in the parking lot.    

Everyone that goes to a Wal Mart is on those cameras.

gee,after taxes,which is taxed higher for a bonus,the thief catcher looks to net about 60 bucks!!!Hell of an incentive to risk bodily harm!

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

Not in the context of a 5 finger discount...

Isn't thievery actually called conversion? My point there is that we give white collar criminals nicer names for their theft.

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by AMP

People I know that work for Wal Mart are paid a bonus of around $100 for catching shoplifters, and people using bogus or stolen credit cards and stolen checks.

They are also paid for their time to go to court and testify.  That is one of the reasons Wal Mart changed their prosecution policy for handling theft of lower priced items.

They have a state of the art Video system.  They simply locate the person, then rewind the tape to see them arrive in the parking lot.  Get out of their vehicle, then enter the store and do whatever it is they do.  Their cameras can zoom in and read the date on a dime out in the parking lot.    

Everyone that goes to a Wal Mart is on those cameras.

For me at least, that's one more good reason not to visit their stores. Doesn't make me feel safer because they are not to protect me, they are to protect their investments. Probably have them in the restrooms, changing rooms too. But they couldn't afford to clean their parking lots during the last snow storm. Well, you have to set priorities eh?

[iplaw]

No conversion is a Tort principle.  The yahoo that steals from Wally World is guilty of Larceny, but the definitions change from jurisdiction to jurisdiction (Larceny, Theft, etc.).

[iplaw]

quote:
Doesn't make me feel safer because they are not to protect me, they are to protect their investments.

I guess you'll be hiding your money under your mattress instead of putting it in the bank then, because I'm pretty sure that the security guard at the bank isn't there to work bodyguard detail for you when you're there...

[mdunn]

I prefer to do my shoplifting at goodwill or salvation army,few employees to catch me,no security cameras,and most of the items there where previously stolen.But the odor in store is a little uncomfortable at times!

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

quote:
Doesn't make me feel safer because they are not to protect me, they are to protect their investments.

I guess you'll be hiding your money under your mattress instead of putting it in the bank then, because I'm pretty sure that the security guard at the bank isn't there to work bodyguard detail for you when you're there...

That's arguable. I'm probably more at risk from the execs there stealing than I am from a gun toting robber anyway. Nonetheless I doubt they have them in the restrooms.

[iplaw]

Geez, you give bank employees far too much credit...[]  And the thought of wally world toilet cams just made me wish I hadn't eaten lunch...thanks.

[mdunn]

I once found a hiddin cam in the fruit of the loom underwear section,it was disquised as the grapes!

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by mdunn

I once found a hiddin cam in the fruit of the loom underwear section,it was disquised as the grapes!

No grapes for me now.

BTW my wife asked me the other day about those cams on the traffic lights. I couldn't remember. Do they record red light runners and send them tickets ala the pike pass cams?

[mdunn]

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

quote:Originally posted by mdunn

I once found a hiddin cam in the fruit of the loom underwear section,it was disquised as the grapes!

No grapes for me now.

BTW my wife asked me the other day about those cams on the traffic lights. I couldn't remember. Do they record red light runners and send them tickets ala the pike pass cams?

In some citys they do,but I think for the most part they are in place for traffic monitoring,I knew a guy that installed them in fT WORTH,in Minneapolis for instance,they allow traffic control to report any accidents which would be posted on a roadside board to warn travelers about upcomming conjestion.

[mdunn]

Otherwise refered to as "THE MAN" so if ya ever wanna stick it to "THE MAN" get out and quickly moon the cam![}:)]

[tim huntzinger]

KJRH reports shoplifter was not breathing when cops arrived.

[Hawkins]

quote:Originally posted by tim huntzinger

KJRH reports shoplifter was not breathing when cops arrived.

Someone's already mentioned this, but now this does indeed sound very similiar to the bouncer incident we had at a downtown club.

Executed at a Wal-Mart.

Its a crazy world. I won't be back to Wal-mart unless they make some major changes.