Theft, The Law, and Justice...

[rpm]

I hate a theif, always have. Yesterday I get a heads-up from the store acoss town that a shoplifter was stealing steaks. I check my surveillence and sure enough, he has hit me for about $300 in beef stuffed down his pants. Yep, $300 in his pants.

I call the local PD and file a report. The cop tells me, "If he comes in again call us and we can ID him, but we can't arrest him". WTF:huh
I have him on video commiting a crime and they can't arrest him??? What kind of message does this send to the community?

[AWMac]

Originally posted by rpm
I hate a theif, always have. Yesterday I get a heads-up from the store acoss town that a shoplifter was stealing steaks. I check my surveillence and sure enough, he has hit me for about $300 in beef stuffed down his pants. Yep, $300 in his pants.

I call the local PD and file a report. The cop tells me, "If he comes in again call us and we can ID him, but we can't arrest him". WTF:huh
I have him on video commiting a crime and they can't arrest him??? What kind of message does this send to the community?

Dammit...

Catch the Bassturd and bring him to the Butchers Counter.

Show him a few fine cuts of Beef, some Sausage... a Blade...

Then hand him a Cell Phone and yank his frikkin pants down next to the choppin block.  Give him 2 minutes to call anyone he can... before you chop his watermelon off.

My bet is he calls 911...

But that's just me....



Mac

[Obie303]

RPM, that sux, I know.  I hate to say it, but the cop probably feels just as frustrated at you.  Depending on what state you live in, the crime of shoplifting is only a misdemeanor until it reaches a certain dollar amount.  

In Massachusetts shoplifting is actually one of fourteen crimes that are misdemeanors that a police officer can arrest for without actually witnessing the act.  But when the suspect gets to court, thats another story.  I wish we could bring back some form of capital punishment.  Cut their fingers off would be nice.

Obie

[AWMac]

Have him tape the "Fillet of donut" sign in the window.....

March him back to the Butchers counter and start up the meat slicer...

Wanna bet he cries like a lil girl?





Dammm I just got shivers....

Mac

[rpm]

$300 is not enough? If I steal 5 cents worth of gasoline it's an automatic loss of DL and a $1000 fine? Steal $300 worth of prime rib and it's Cookout at the Apollo.

[AWMac]

You steal Gas?

You Bastage!!!!



Mac

[rpm]

I'm just saying, you can tell who the government wants to protect. Funny, ain't it?

[Jackal1]

There will be a steak BBQ at my place next weekend.
Free steak to AHers.........while they last.

[john9001]

having a hard time picturing $300 worth of steaks in someones pants.

[moot]

A dedicated obese shoplifter would liposuction his legs.

[storch]

Originally posted by john9001
having a hard time picturing $300 worth of steaks in someones pants.

go visit a sporting girl they'll show you some licketty split

[moot]

Left field curve ball, look out!

[TalonX]

Something to do with the admissability of video anymore...with the editting capability, I am not sure you can trust it.

Too bad you can't just beat the crap out of him, then give him a steak for his black eye.

[Thrawn]

If your store could keep the property tax it pays for these apparently useless cops (I believe this isn't the first time you have posted a story like this), you could pay for a private investigator to actually track down the guy.  It would probably be cheaper and more effective.

[rpm]

Yeah, they let another shoplifter off after he was caught in the act at another store. I had him on video stealing my stuff but he had already dumped it somewhere when he was caught. They wrote him a ticket and we got nothing.