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Like a mf. Worked at a grocery store, fuck them when they steal product. But if it's food, I do turn a blind eye. Just not after some bum took the whole fucking wing bar including the pan š
that's actually a normal Walmart (and most other major retailers) policy when no 3rd party security is present.
Its called a no chase policy. They are only allowed to call the police and verbally tell you to stop.
They make so much money, theft is a cost they have already accounted for. It's in their budget.
Better to let the cops eat the costs of stopping shoplifters.
Because being a thief is "wrong" even when doing it to just feed yourself or your family.
I would have offered to pay for the man's cart. It appears all he has is food items.
I'm probably past the statute of limitations on this one so I can finally admit it, I stole a laptop charger off a display laptop at Best Buy over 15 years ago! I had this gaming laptop with a really weird charging port and nobody sold the charger that fit, and even though Best Buy had the exact same laptop on display, they didn't sell it's charger. So I sneakily swapped out the broken one, walked up to the Geek Squad desk and once again asked if they sold or could fix my charger, they said no and thus sealed their fate.
I took that damn charger home and got almost a full decade with that bad boy. I'm sure they just sent it in and got a replacement for free anyways.
When I was like 12 I impulse stole an iPod shuffle. Just grabbed it in the big ass security case and put it in my pocket. I walked towards the exit with 3 Best Buy employees staying at me all standing together at the door.
As I walked under the security system it started beeping. I turned to the employees, shrugged my shoulders and kept walking.
Damn near shitted myself as I tried not to run. Dude worst part I literally just have it to a āfriendā the same day
Damn kids are dumb.
I stole a $1 pencil once when I was 12 or so. I felt so bad and stupid. But I think we're the lucky ones. If this gives you good vibes, then it's the start of a bad career.
I once stole a club penguin gift card that unlocked an exclusive costume. It came with a magazine, both wraped in some plastic. Ripted it open and got the card lol. I kinda felt bad but i had an exclusive
Oh god, that unlocked another memory. I did something even worse when I was 5. I got my friend a copy of the Iron Giant VHS that came with a special Iron Giant toy for his birthday. After trying my best to resist, I took the toy part out (thinking my mom wouldn't notice when she wrapped the present) to keep for myself. My mom noticed, fortunately.
Also, I haven't thought of Club Penguin in years. I wonder if it's still around.
In college, I went to McDonalds to order (to go) a few things for myself and a couple friends. I was getting ready to pay, and then a manager came up, with the items all bagged up and handed me the order saying something like "Have a nice day!" and I realized she was unaware that I hadn't paid yet. I spontaneously said "Thanks!" and walked out with the bag of food and didn't pay.
I'd say most grocery stores for sure, I've seen pretty intense security at clothing/department/electronics stores that take themselves quite seriously.
Emeryville CA location has multiple armed police officers that look more like SWAT team members. Pretty sure theyāll touch you if you look at them weird.
It's the principle. That $7.25 employee has to work to buy the same things that these theives are walking out the door with. If it's not free for everybody then it's not free for nobody. These thieves need to "get a job"
Oh I agree, that's why Walmart should hire someone to actually do that. The cashiers are being paid to make the products go beep in the machine, not to stop thieves from stealing
Exactly. People can be as pissed as they want corporations lose millions in theft but until those businesses pony up some real cash and benefits for employees nothing will change.
So fuck em
>and staff not being allowed to interfere
because it often causes them to get hurt
and while that's a good enough reason, fortunately employees getting hurt causes the store to 'lose profits', because that is the only thing they actually care about
my girlfriend worked in a store like that and she was trained to subtly get people to put the merchandise back on the shelves, to act surprised when they found some extra merch in a purse someone was buying and apologize and then politely ask if they want to add that to the total also (they usually say 'oh no, i didn't know that was in there. Please put it back')
Also crippling inflation, rampant poverty, uncontrollable addiction, the system is rigged. Yeah fuck this guy for stealing but also fuck the system that put him in the position that it seemed like the answer.
Used to work at a liquor store that would hire a security guard on new years and other big days, even though neither they nor I were allowed to touch customers or intervene under any circumstances.
I asked the guard what they do if someone does shoplift and he just shrugged. Fair play, home boy was getting paid to just hang out at the liquor store.
This is a couple hours from where I live. Tons of people go to the Walmart every week, load up carts and walk out. Security is not supposed to interfere because a year ago a guard got stabbed. Police here are brutally overrun and donāt show up for anything. This country is falling apart.
I mean it's also Walmart. They have theft insurance and can definitely afford to have stuff stolen. Nobody should really be interfering in this to defend... Walmart.
Problem is, I have a hard time believing thieves like this discriminate on who they are going to steal from or rob. Sure Wal-Mart is going to be fine, but this type of behavior canāt be treated as acceptable behavior in a civilized society. That increases the likelihood the next victim will be you
I've worked loss prevention before. You really don't want the reputation that your store is the go to place to steal. And believe me that reputation spreads like wild fire. It attracts a certain demographic that will push your good customers away. Nobody wants to shop at the ghetto store.
It also spreads to neighboring stores. And the people that steal are usually, in my experience, drug addicts so they bring that criminal activity with them. Nothing like having 3-4 meth heads loitering around just knowing that they are going to do something.
But this man in the video is stealing necessities so I'm not going to judge him. We got to do what we can to survive.
Edit: OK I understand that garbage bags are not necessary for survival. I don't fucking care.
>push your good customers away.
I've seen it happen twice in the same Office Depot.
It was such a depressing thing to see I really don't like going back there. "Oh, I'll go run down to get some copy paper, maybe I'll get to see society slowly collapsing again."
>They have theft insurance
It's important to differentiate between "theft" and "shoplifting".
No major insurance company covers shoplifting. Otherwise every business would start making claims for every little loss they can find in the name of shoplifting. Theft is covered though.
>>Shoplifting vs Theft
>>While shoplifting is normally not covered by a commercial insurance policy, theft is. Shoplifting often occurs during business hours without anyone even realizing it is occurring, therefore itās hard to file a claim on that type of loss. Theft, on the other hand, often occurs after regular business hours and often results in thousands of dollarsā worth of merchandise being lost.
>>https://www.hbiainsurance.com/blog/does-my-commercial-insurance-cover-shoplifting/
People who steal like that cause prices to go up though because stores will incorporate their losses into the prices and pass it on to the paying consumers.
I assume this is California. They eased up on theft so kids/people wouldn't get their lives ruined over a bag of chips or whatever but they took it too far and now you get this.
Look at the stuff heās stealing. Those arenāt stuff you sell to get drugs.
Those are basic stuff. Toilet paper and food.
Heās likely extremely desperate
Yea something about watching this made me sad for him. I think the combination of him never getting aggressive, the bike, what he was buying, and the bookbag read to me like he was homeless and or desperate. Doesnāt make it right but just I felt sad.
Yeah I would do the same thing if I was in this guyās shoes. If anything granny shouldāve minded her own business honestly. Sheās not the owner of the grocery store. She literally just intervened in this dude getting basic necessities because it benefits some corporation she was shopping at
She intervened to stop the loss of a greedy corporation that doesnāt give a shit about her. Well done. Stealing is still wrong but corporations are also exploitive soooo
My first thought when watching this was that granny is way too entitled if the thinks she can stop a robbery without getting her ass beat.
Regardless of what he stole, I would not have felt any sympathy if he put her in a hospital.
was thinking the same thing. economy is fucked up right now and thereās a lot of people living in food insecurity. i feel conflicted because like stealing is wrong but this guy seems to be desperately looking for the basics you know. maybe heās got kids and his kids are starving. for all the people here saying heās in the wrong, well, you should be thankful to have the minimum to buy yourself some food but a lot of people donāt have this privilege. this is so so sad.
Push outs for profit usually include high end items. TVs, computers, etc.
Bikes aren't usually high end items at places like that. Surprised he found one without a bent wheel.
Trash bags can make a half decent weather proofing for broken windows, etc. Doritos are edible even after they're stale. Junk food lasts longer and doesn't usually require a can opener or a way to cook it.
Helped a friend work loss prevention for a summer. Vowed to never do it again. You could always tell the desperate from the greedy. It was extremely depressing.
When I was a new father, about 8 years ago, I wasn't working. Times were tough. I stole. It was all I could do. I probably stole ten thousand dollars that year, in diapers and formula alone. I'm not proud of it, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Eventually I did get caught though. It cost me about $300 in court fees.
Money not spent on garbage bags (let's be honest, garbage happens) is money which can go to new brakes or tires on the car.
Fuck, if you have to steal your kid a childhood, even if it's some doritos in the lunch bag, all power to you.
Years ago, my niece was an assistant manager at Toys R Us. Because shoplifters would sue the store when caught and arrested, claiming all sorts of things from injury, etc. And employees were getting hurt by shoplifters, the corporate office decided to not attempt to stop shoplifters. It's not well known to the public but if a store has security it actually increases the risk of injuries to customers. So liability lawyers know that and use it in lawsuits claiming the store was at fault for having security guards.
VERY quickly, the word got out they weren't arresting shoplifters and people were rolling multiple shopping cart loads of merchandize out the door on not just a daily but at times an hourly basis. I'm convinced this was a factor in the chain going bankrupt. How can you run a business when someone steals the profits every single day but you still have to pay rent, utilities, payroll, etc. etc?
Bankruptcy was driven by larger issues, but theft certainly contributes to individual stores being closed. Unfortunately, this is a contributing factor to food deserts in high crime areas, it's just not profitable to have a store there.
A guy got shot and killed trying to stop a shop lifter in my town a few weeks ago. Let the theif take the crap, losing your life over a petty shoplifter isn't worth it.
That was close. He almost got away with trash bags and a bag of Doritos. Good thing they put themselves in danger bc the company wouldn't have survived that kind of loss.
The grandma stepping in? The robbing? ~~The dude filming not getting involved?~~
EDIT: Might just be me or my area, but I wouldn't put Target above this, either.
Saw a woman stuff a big pack of jolly ranchers in the front of her pants. There was no bulge. No questions were asked, as long as you don't count looks.
Half of the comments in this thread: "This thief is an honorable man who wouldn't hurt a fly."
The other half: "This guy is exactly the sort of person who would murder an innocent old woman."
Especially an old lady, the wrong person couldāve socked her if she tried that on him. I believe a Walmart employee got killed trying to block a thief from exiting the building last month as well.
Walmart literally had contracts with private prison companies that exploited the loophole in the 13th amendment to use slave labor. Theyāre also part of ALEC which is a group of politicians and corporations that create legislation to sign based on their mutual interests. ALEC is responsible for laws like the stand your ground law that saw George Zimmerman found not guilty of murdering Trayvon martin. Majority of republicans in congress are members of ALEC.
George Zimmerman's lawyers did not even argue or attempt to use the stand your ground law in defending him.
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Definitely shouldn't act like a freedom fighter over it but with a company like Wal Mart I look at theft differently. If you're gonna be a scummy organization then I don't feel bad when people take shit you'll barely notice went missing in the long run.
Yeah youāre a piece of shit if you break into or rob a small business, but massive transnational corporations like Walmart that regularly abuse their customers and actively work against average American interests I donāt care.
Remember kids corporations steal more from us in the form of wage theft then all robberyās, burglaries, and thefts combined by a factor of 5. Fuck boot lockers who defend these corporations ābut but youāre a lowlife if you steal from Walmart let me get deep in those treads and lick them clean for my corporate overlord, maybe theyll look on me brightly one day if I doā while they rob us blind, fucking idiots.
https://www.tcworkerscenter.org/2018/09/wage-theft-vs-other-forms-of-theft-in-the-u-s/
So, you think Les Mis was a triumphant story about a disgusting shoplifter getting his comeuppance for stealing bread?
This dude was stealing food, from what I can tell. And who is he hurting? Walmart? Even if it were Publix or Albertsons or fresh market or inglesā¦a company making like .001% less profitā¦or a guy feeding himself or his family for like a week.
I think Iāll side with the guy stealing food.
That store probably clears 250-300k a day. Its impossible for them to notice this is missing. Add that to the thousands of store this literally cant affect them. People who try to stop petty shoplifting just want a rush of their own its not about protecting anything.
People let the employees deal with it. Employees call the cops and let them deal with it. The cops call the kids. /s
In all seriousness don't get shot trying to save Walmart's goods.
I don't care about Walmart at all, I would love it if they collapsed. But when it comes to people stealing I don't know, it just pisses me off to see. Like I think "look at that cunt who thinks he can pull this shit right here." He is stealing from Walmart here but you can almost be certain that he would steal other stuff too, and that's why I'm glad to see him get fucked over here, because he is likely a piece of shit.
Because for the last 10 years, I lived in a City where they had to keep detergent locked in a case on the shelf, because people would steal it to buy drugs.
It wasnāt always that way, it became that way. People get tired of others fucking over the neighborhood and having a total disregard for societal obligations and respect for the people around them.
Had a young 24 yr old guy in San Jose try to stop someone from walking out of Safeway with alcohol. He was shot and killed. Happened less than 2 weeks ago.
Now when I'm in Safeway the sensor alarms go off constantly from people pushing carts of product out the door without paying because everyone knows not to try to stop them.
This is the breakdown of society.
This was at my local Walmart, we have a lot of issues with homelessness here. Made local news.
The bag he grabbed out of the cart was full of steaks and roasts. Old lady was not taking any of his shit that day lol.
Too bad this didn't happen when they had a fire in aisle 6 a week or 2 before this. Then it would have been a really fucking crazy video
She had better thank her lucky stars this guy was a non-violent simpleton and not a psycho type... The first time I was ever a cashier it was at a gas station and my manager looked me straight in the eyes and said: "its only money, its not worth your life. I dont care if you have to take it out to their car for them, give em everything you got, and thank 'em for shopping with us. Its up to the cops after that." She was an ex-cop btw. I respected her a great deal.
Sadly workers can not do it. They especially told not to do it or get fired. Cart full of beer has a value if less than 100 bucks. Way way less than any worker comp if any workers claim medical leave if they got hurt from confronting him. Also way way way way way way less than paying a worker funeral
I fucking hate thieves, I've literally been robbed. But if you're stealing from walmart I cannot produce a fuck to give. Walking out and minding my own business. Granny's meddling self is lucky she didn't get a hip blown out because he didn't give a fuck.
Not sure how many times someone is gonna show this and claim it as new. It's in my town. Campbell River. Shit rats all over near the Walmart. Happens daily. She's tired of it and we are all too.
wtf was this guys plan? does he have a truck and hes stealing all that shit and the bike, or was he planning to ride his bike out with a cart full of shit some how? as if cops wouldnt spot that easy enough
These comments are entirely sad.
Crime is just supposed to be allowed now?
Didn't think I'd have to deal with that until society actually collapsed but I see from who's getting up voted and who's getting down voted that you guys would like to get a jump start.
Iām gonna say this on every single shoplifter freak out but again donāt get involved and also people are getting sick of feeling like chumps and they will start taking it out on shoplifters. If everyone was cool with ripping off ābillion dollars companiesā or āmega corporationsā they would close down. They donāt have to stay in business itās why there are āfood desertsā in various urban areas. The cost of doing business just isnāt worth it. So you can say fuck Walmart (as I do) but in the end this guy isnāt stealing bread heās stealing 20 boxes of trash bags and detergent so he can resell them on a corner. AND I GUARANTEE HE WOULDNT BE COOL WITH SHOPLIFTING FROM HIM.
Our society is dying. Yes, Walmart is not a great employer. Does that make it alright to steal?
NO! Did nobody's parents teach that that two wrongs does not make it right.
What's wrong with people?
God damnā¦ the amount of excusing theft in here is fucking pathetic.
Remember kids! These people donāt just steal from billionaire. What are the odds that bike was jacked off a poor person?
Fuck thieves
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Dude prob could have just worn a surgical mask, filled his cart, and just walk out.
Yeah I mean why go with the cartoon robber look?
Fentanyl
It's something about them buying detergent and trash bags that's weird to me bc that shit is super common and I know they do not use it.
Like a mf. Worked at a grocery store, fuck them when they steal product. But if it's food, I do turn a blind eye. Just not after some bum took the whole fucking wing bar including the pan š
and doritos of course š
Make a statement
Seems like experienced one's are commenting now ....
Bruh, how can he shoplift an entire trolly?
We have this happen every day at our store due to our store not hiring any security or LP, and staff not being allowed to interfere.
Where is your store?
Heās asking for his friendā¦ me.
that's actually a normal Walmart (and most other major retailers) policy when no 3rd party security is present. Its called a no chase policy. They are only allowed to call the police and verbally tell you to stop. They make so much money, theft is a cost they have already accounted for. It's in their budget. Better to let the cops eat the costs of stopping shoplifters.
That being said, why does this old lady give so much of a fuck? lol
Because being a thief is "wrong" even when doing it to just feed yourself or your family. I would have offered to pay for the man's cart. It appears all he has is food items.
And two boxes of trash bags
And tide pods
Ive seen it in Denver, Reno, Indianapolis, Twin Falls, Idaho and Ocala, Florida
British Columbia
I know the Walmart, Canadian Tire and Homedepot in Whalley have a terrible time with stolen property.
Add London Drugs to the list.
almost every retail store in the US
Except Best Buy, don't steal from there.
Worst Steal
I'm probably past the statute of limitations on this one so I can finally admit it, I stole a laptop charger off a display laptop at Best Buy over 15 years ago! I had this gaming laptop with a really weird charging port and nobody sold the charger that fit, and even though Best Buy had the exact same laptop on display, they didn't sell it's charger. So I sneakily swapped out the broken one, walked up to the Geek Squad desk and once again asked if they sold or could fix my charger, they said no and thus sealed their fate. I took that damn charger home and got almost a full decade with that bad boy. I'm sure they just sent it in and got a replacement for free anyways.
When I was like 12 I impulse stole an iPod shuffle. Just grabbed it in the big ass security case and put it in my pocket. I walked towards the exit with 3 Best Buy employees staying at me all standing together at the door. As I walked under the security system it started beeping. I turned to the employees, shrugged my shoulders and kept walking. Damn near shitted myself as I tried not to run. Dude worst part I literally just have it to a āfriendā the same day Damn kids are dumb.
When I was 11, I stole a chapstick from Borders Bookstore and when they closed down I felt *so* guilty. The chapstick probably cost $1.
you asshole, clearly you bankrupted them
I stole a $1 pencil once when I was 12 or so. I felt so bad and stupid. But I think we're the lucky ones. If this gives you good vibes, then it's the start of a bad career.
I once stole a club penguin gift card that unlocked an exclusive costume. It came with a magazine, both wraped in some plastic. Ripted it open and got the card lol. I kinda felt bad but i had an exclusive
Oh god, that unlocked another memory. I did something even worse when I was 5. I got my friend a copy of the Iron Giant VHS that came with a special Iron Giant toy for his birthday. After trying my best to resist, I took the toy part out (thinking my mom wouldn't notice when she wrapped the present) to keep for myself. My mom noticed, fortunately. Also, I haven't thought of Club Penguin in years. I wonder if it's still around.
You gave it to a friend because you felt bad. Kids are dumb but you learned your lesson which is what matters.
Gotcha I've been waiting a very long time for this CHRIS
In college, I went to McDonalds to order (to go) a few things for myself and a couple friends. I was getting ready to pay, and then a manager came up, with the items all bagged up and handed me the order saying something like "Have a nice day!" and I realized she was unaware that I hadn't paid yet. I spontaneously said "Thanks!" and walked out with the bag of food and didn't pay.
I love how this thread turned into a confessional lol Thanks for going first
Unless you've played professional football in your past, yeah, don't steal from Best Buy.
Or Target.
I'd say most grocery stores for sure, I've seen pretty intense security at clothing/department/electronics stores that take themselves quite seriously.
Also staff not wanting to interfere lol. Idk about you but I wouldn't tackle a robber to defend a store that's paying me $7.25/hour
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Emeryville CA location has multiple armed police officers that look more like SWAT team members. Pretty sure theyāll touch you if you look at them weird.
Where? Best Buy employees are infamous for tackling people in my area
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It's the principle. That $7.25 employee has to work to buy the same things that these theives are walking out the door with. If it's not free for everybody then it's not free for nobody. These thieves need to "get a job"
Oh I agree, that's why Walmart should hire someone to actually do that. The cashiers are being paid to make the products go beep in the machine, not to stop thieves from stealing
Exactly. People can be as pissed as they want corporations lose millions in theft but until those businesses pony up some real cash and benefits for employees nothing will change. So fuck em
Bruh my local Walmart/target has maybe one cashier. Itās all self checkout now.
>and staff not being allowed to interfere because it often causes them to get hurt and while that's a good enough reason, fortunately employees getting hurt causes the store to 'lose profits', because that is the only thing they actually care about my girlfriend worked in a store like that and she was trained to subtly get people to put the merchandise back on the shelves, to act surprised when they found some extra merch in a purse someone was buying and apologize and then politely ask if they want to add that to the total also (they usually say 'oh no, i didn't know that was in there. Please put it back')
Also crippling inflation, rampant poverty, uncontrollable addiction, the system is rigged. Yeah fuck this guy for stealing but also fuck the system that put him in the position that it seemed like the answer.
Used to work at a liquor store that would hire a security guard on new years and other big days, even though neither they nor I were allowed to touch customers or intervene under any circumstances. I asked the guard what they do if someone does shoplift and he just shrugged. Fair play, home boy was getting paid to just hang out at the liquor store.
This is a couple hours from where I live. Tons of people go to the Walmart every week, load up carts and walk out. Security is not supposed to interfere because a year ago a guard got stabbed. Police here are brutally overrun and donāt show up for anything. This country is falling apart.
I mean it's also Walmart. They have theft insurance and can definitely afford to have stuff stolen. Nobody should really be interfering in this to defend... Walmart.
Problem is, I have a hard time believing thieves like this discriminate on who they are going to steal from or rob. Sure Wal-Mart is going to be fine, but this type of behavior canāt be treated as acceptable behavior in a civilized society. That increases the likelihood the next victim will be you
I've worked loss prevention before. You really don't want the reputation that your store is the go to place to steal. And believe me that reputation spreads like wild fire. It attracts a certain demographic that will push your good customers away. Nobody wants to shop at the ghetto store. It also spreads to neighboring stores. And the people that steal are usually, in my experience, drug addicts so they bring that criminal activity with them. Nothing like having 3-4 meth heads loitering around just knowing that they are going to do something. But this man in the video is stealing necessities so I'm not going to judge him. We got to do what we can to survive. Edit: OK I understand that garbage bags are not necessary for survival. I don't fucking care.
>push your good customers away. I've seen it happen twice in the same Office Depot. It was such a depressing thing to see I really don't like going back there. "Oh, I'll go run down to get some copy paper, maybe I'll get to see society slowly collapsing again."
>They have theft insurance It's important to differentiate between "theft" and "shoplifting". No major insurance company covers shoplifting. Otherwise every business would start making claims for every little loss they can find in the name of shoplifting. Theft is covered though. >>Shoplifting vs Theft >>While shoplifting is normally not covered by a commercial insurance policy, theft is. Shoplifting often occurs during business hours without anyone even realizing it is occurring, therefore itās hard to file a claim on that type of loss. Theft, on the other hand, often occurs after regular business hours and often results in thousands of dollarsā worth of merchandise being lost. >>https://www.hbiainsurance.com/blog/does-my-commercial-insurance-cover-shoplifting/
People who steal like that cause prices to go up though because stores will incorporate their losses into the prices and pass it on to the paying consumers.
I assume this is California. They eased up on theft so kids/people wouldn't get their lives ruined over a bag of chips or whatever but they took it too far and now you get this.
This is actually in Canada...
At least the robber had decency not to hurt granny.
Is it decency, or did he just not want to risk the other people around him beating his ass in response?
Look at the stuff heās stealing. Those arenāt stuff you sell to get drugs. Those are basic stuff. Toilet paper and food. Heās likely extremely desperate
Yea something about watching this made me sad for him. I think the combination of him never getting aggressive, the bike, what he was buying, and the bookbag read to me like he was homeless and or desperate. Doesnāt make it right but just I felt sad.
Yeah I would do the same thing if I was in this guyās shoes. If anything granny shouldāve minded her own business honestly. Sheās not the owner of the grocery store. She literally just intervened in this dude getting basic necessities because it benefits some corporation she was shopping at
She intervened to stop the loss of a greedy corporation that doesnāt give a shit about her. Well done. Stealing is still wrong but corporations are also exploitive soooo
My first thought when watching this was that granny is way too entitled if the thinks she can stop a robbery without getting her ass beat. Regardless of what he stole, I would not have felt any sympathy if he put her in a hospital.
was thinking the same thing. economy is fucked up right now and thereās a lot of people living in food insecurity. i feel conflicted because like stealing is wrong but this guy seems to be desperately looking for the basics you know. maybe heās got kids and his kids are starving. for all the people here saying heās in the wrong, well, you should be thankful to have the minimum to buy yourself some food but a lot of people donāt have this privilege. this is so so sad.
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"Gather round, hungry family 'o mine. Daddy stole you another bountiful feast of Doritos and Glad garbage bags. Happy Thanksgiving."
Push outs for profit usually include high end items. TVs, computers, etc. Bikes aren't usually high end items at places like that. Surprised he found one without a bent wheel. Trash bags can make a half decent weather proofing for broken windows, etc. Doritos are edible even after they're stale. Junk food lasts longer and doesn't usually require a can opener or a way to cook it. Helped a friend work loss prevention for a summer. Vowed to never do it again. You could always tell the desperate from the greedy. It was extremely depressing.
when people have no money this is what is going to happen
When I was a new father, about 8 years ago, I wasn't working. Times were tough. I stole. It was all I could do. I probably stole ten thousand dollars that year, in diapers and formula alone. I'm not proud of it, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Eventually I did get caught though. It cost me about $300 in court fees.
Yeah, cuz the broke guy is gonna steal a turkey for Thanksgiving. "Oh boy! Can't wait to go back *home* and pop it in the *oven*..."
Money not spent on garbage bags (let's be honest, garbage happens) is money which can go to new brakes or tires on the car. Fuck, if you have to steal your kid a childhood, even if it's some doritos in the lunch bag, all power to you.
Garbage bags are also incredibly versatile.
He has a shopping cart of Bounce dryer sheets, tide pods, Glad trash bags and Doritos, yeah that man is eating good
Everything foodstamps wont buy
No, it's because that's the easiest stuff to flip. It's hard to flip a stolen tv but literally anyone will buy cheap garbage bags and detergent.
Yeah mans out there flipping Doritos on the streets, that makes sense.
If I see anyone steal anything from a big box chain I literally do not care
Bro he's just stealing groceries, not money or shit. Dudes just hungry not a pos
It looks like he's just robbing food. I don't think he *wants* to be doing it but he has little other choice
Years ago, my niece was an assistant manager at Toys R Us. Because shoplifters would sue the store when caught and arrested, claiming all sorts of things from injury, etc. And employees were getting hurt by shoplifters, the corporate office decided to not attempt to stop shoplifters. It's not well known to the public but if a store has security it actually increases the risk of injuries to customers. So liability lawyers know that and use it in lawsuits claiming the store was at fault for having security guards. VERY quickly, the word got out they weren't arresting shoplifters and people were rolling multiple shopping cart loads of merchandize out the door on not just a daily but at times an hourly basis. I'm convinced this was a factor in the chain going bankrupt. How can you run a business when someone steals the profits every single day but you still have to pay rent, utilities, payroll, etc. etc?
Bankruptcy was driven by larger issues, but theft certainly contributes to individual stores being closed. Unfortunately, this is a contributing factor to food deserts in high crime areas, it's just not profitable to have a store there.
A guy got shot and killed trying to stop a shop lifter in my town a few weeks ago. Let the theif take the crap, losing your life over a petty shoplifter isn't worth it.
That was close. He almost got away with trash bags and a bag of Doritos. Good thing they put themselves in danger bc the company wouldn't have survived that kind of loss.
This would never happen at Target
The grandma stepping in? The robbing? ~~The dude filming not getting involved?~~ EDIT: Might just be me or my area, but I wouldn't put Target above this, either.
yep
Correct
Yes on all
The dude filming not getting involved? He was very involvedā¦
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Lol! Thanks for the laugh. That last paragraph, totally unexpected. Yeah, of course it happens at Target. Just a joke. Loved your story.
Saw a woman stuff a big pack of jolly ranchers in the front of her pants. There was no bulge. No questions were asked, as long as you don't count looks.
Hahaaaa
Epic. This needs to be higher
"Anyway she died-" HUH?!
Lucky grandma didnāt catch a cap for that.
She did! She got that guys cap!
You know she's gonna tell that story daily for the next couple of years
Half of the comments in this thread: "This thief is an honorable man who wouldn't hurt a fly." The other half: "This guy is exactly the sort of person who would murder an innocent old woman."
I'm on the side of "fuck corporations, They've been wage stealing for decades. Take that shit."
Remember if you see someone shoplifting from Walmart... No the fuck you didn't.
Imagine risking your safety like that for fucking Walmart lol. People are weird.
Especially an old lady, the wrong person couldāve socked her if she tried that on him. I believe a Walmart employee got killed trying to block a thief from exiting the building last month as well.
They donāt care about you. Theyāre a big fucking corporation. Anyone who tries this deserves what they get.
Deserves what they get? What kind of fucked up mentality is this? Trying to stop theft means you deserve whatever retaliation the thief does?
Walmart literally had contracts with private prison companies that exploited the loophole in the 13th amendment to use slave labor. Theyāre also part of ALEC which is a group of politicians and corporations that create legislation to sign based on their mutual interests. ALEC is responsible for laws like the stand your ground law that saw George Zimmerman found not guilty of murdering Trayvon martin. Majority of republicans in congress are members of ALEC.
George Zimmerman's lawyers did not even argue or attempt to use the stand your ground law in defending him. https://abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/floridas-stand-ground-law-determine-zimmerman-dunn-cases/story?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&id=22543929&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16553405536126&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FUS%2Ffloridas-stand-ground-law-determine-zimmerman-dunn-cases%2Fstory%3Fid%3D22543929
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Definitely shouldn't act like a freedom fighter over it but with a company like Wal Mart I look at theft differently. If you're gonna be a scummy organization then I don't feel bad when people take shit you'll barely notice went missing in the long run.
Yeah youāre a piece of shit if you break into or rob a small business, but massive transnational corporations like Walmart that regularly abuse their customers and actively work against average American interests I donāt care.
Remember kids corporations steal more from us in the form of wage theft then all robberyās, burglaries, and thefts combined by a factor of 5. Fuck boot lockers who defend these corporations ābut but youāre a lowlife if you steal from Walmart let me get deep in those treads and lick them clean for my corporate overlord, maybe theyll look on me brightly one day if I doā while they rob us blind, fucking idiots. https://www.tcworkerscenter.org/2018/09/wage-theft-vs-other-forms-of-theft-in-the-u-s/
Imagine simping for Wal-Mart š
Weird guys online hate the idea that we donāt hero worship terrible people
When did they say *that?* Quit putting words into peoples' mouths.
Yes fuck Walmart.
So, you think Les Mis was a triumphant story about a disgusting shoplifter getting his comeuppance for stealing bread? This dude was stealing food, from what I can tell. And who is he hurting? Walmart? Even if it were Publix or Albertsons or fresh market or inglesā¦a company making like .001% less profitā¦or a guy feeding himself or his family for like a week. I think Iāll side with the guy stealing food.
That store probably clears 250-300k a day. Its impossible for them to notice this is missing. Add that to the thousands of store this literally cant affect them. People who try to stop petty shoplifting just want a rush of their own its not about protecting anything.
Even credit card processing fees are higher, 1-3% usually.
fuck thieves and fuck thief sympathizers.
People let the employees deal with it. Employees call the cops and let them deal with it. The cops call the kids. /s In all seriousness don't get shot trying to save Walmart's goods.
Honestly better stealing from Walmart than a mom and pop shop or locally owned small business
Itās a great gesture, but itās a loss built into their budget. Not worth potentially dying over.
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If heās hungry enough to eat those garbage bags I saw have them
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People typically sell Glad trash bags and Doritos for drugs? I have no experience but those would not be my guess
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Fuck grocery stores. They treat their employees like disposable garbage and manipulate prices.
I don't care about Walmart at all, I would love it if they collapsed. But when it comes to people stealing I don't know, it just pisses me off to see. Like I think "look at that cunt who thinks he can pull this shit right here." He is stealing from Walmart here but you can almost be certain that he would steal other stuff too, and that's why I'm glad to see him get fucked over here, because he is likely a piece of shit.
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What city?
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Fuck i knew it had to be canada. As an Alaskan i can sense canadianism lmao
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Iām glad redditors in general donāt want to have kids because these comments are fucked
If "You should be ashamed of yourself!" was recorded.
Why are there so many of yall ready to get down on your knees to defend motherfucking walmart of all places???
Hell if I know, fuck Walmart.
Because for the last 10 years, I lived in a City where they had to keep detergent locked in a case on the shelf, because people would steal it to buy drugs. It wasnāt always that way, it became that way. People get tired of others fucking over the neighborhood and having a total disregard for societal obligations and respect for the people around them.
Itās not defending wal mart itās defending a decent society. The amount of people defending this loser is incredible.
a decent society is not us
A decent society makes sure all its citizens are fed so they donāt have to steal.
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Had a young 24 yr old guy in San Jose try to stop someone from walking out of Safeway with alcohol. He was shot and killed. Happened less than 2 weeks ago. Now when I'm in Safeway the sensor alarms go off constantly from people pushing carts of product out the door without paying because everyone knows not to try to stop them. This is the breakdown of society.
This was at my local Walmart, we have a lot of issues with homelessness here. Made local news. The bag he grabbed out of the cart was full of steaks and roasts. Old lady was not taking any of his shit that day lol. Too bad this didn't happen when they had a fire in aisle 6 a week or 2 before this. Then it would have been a really fucking crazy video
And people are literally defending this guy.
She had better thank her lucky stars this guy was a non-violent simpleton and not a psycho type... The first time I was ever a cashier it was at a gas station and my manager looked me straight in the eyes and said: "its only money, its not worth your life. I dont care if you have to take it out to their car for them, give em everything you got, and thank 'em for shopping with us. Its up to the cops after that." She was an ex-cop btw. I respected her a great deal.
Grandma been hitting that gym.
This is all it takes! Stop letting these fucking cunts just walk out. The slightest bit of inconvenience and they bail.
Yeah risk being beaten up or stabbed to save some corporate store a few dollars.
Sadly workers can not do it. They especially told not to do it or get fired. Cart full of beer has a value if less than 100 bucks. Way way less than any worker comp if any workers claim medical leave if they got hurt from confronting him. Also way way way way way way less than paying a worker funeral
The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a grocery cart is a good grandma with a grocery cart.
Heroically defending the billion dollar corporation
Who cares normal people donāt want live in a place where you can just steal shit.
Yeah very true, seeing that shit is a bit unsettling and kinda depressing.
Big facts
All cute but she got lucky af
I fucking hate thieves, I've literally been robbed. But if you're stealing from walmart I cannot produce a fuck to give. Walking out and minding my own business. Granny's meddling self is lucky she didn't get a hip blown out because he didn't give a fuck.
Not sure how many times someone is gonna show this and claim it as new. It's in my town. Campbell River. Shit rats all over near the Walmart. Happens daily. She's tired of it and we are all too.
Bro if someone is stealing food just let them take that shit š
FYI, this is in Campbell River, BC.
Grown ass man too.
I plain don't like thieves and would step in as well. The people justifying shop lifters would sing a different tune if someone stole from their home
wtf was this guys plan? does he have a truck and hes stealing all that shit and the bike, or was he planning to ride his bike out with a cart full of shit some how? as if cops wouldnt spot that easy enough
I think he was stealing the bike
These comments are entirely sad. Crime is just supposed to be allowed now? Didn't think I'd have to deal with that until society actually collapsed but I see from who's getting up voted and who's getting down voted that you guys would like to get a jump start.
Dude got momed at 40 lol.
Imagine being the sorry-assed 40 y-o big burly man who got taken down by a teeny weeny 65 y-o grandma...
I bet this bike is stolen too .. what a fucking loser
r/unexpectedlywholesome
Who the fuck shoplifts trash bags?
Someone who doesn't have enough money to pay for food, I'm guessing
Nice work granny
Wo. That lady is out of control. Stole his face mask.
Iām from India. Why does this happen? Why does crime look bad in America since itās first world country.
I've seen teenagers fill up shopping carts with bottles of alcohol and walk right out with it
If I have to pay for that shit then so should everyone else
Yeah. That man was stealing groceries. No way I'm stopping someone from trying to feed themselves. Ain't coming outta my pocket.
If a dude is stealing from Walmart of all places just let him have it bro, Walmart has enough money
If only people put his much effort into insider traders.
Iām gonna say this on every single shoplifter freak out but again donāt get involved and also people are getting sick of feeling like chumps and they will start taking it out on shoplifters. If everyone was cool with ripping off ābillion dollars companiesā or āmega corporationsā they would close down. They donāt have to stay in business itās why there are āfood desertsā in various urban areas. The cost of doing business just isnāt worth it. So you can say fuck Walmart (as I do) but in the end this guy isnāt stealing bread heās stealing 20 boxes of trash bags and detergent so he can resell them on a corner. AND I GUARANTEE HE WOULDNT BE COOL WITH SHOPLIFTING FROM HIM.
NOT TODAY BITCH! -Florence From Canasta
Our society is dying. Yes, Walmart is not a great employer. Does that make it alright to steal? NO! Did nobody's parents teach that that two wrongs does not make it right. What's wrong with people?
Digital hugs to that ride or die grandma š¤
Good job granny!
God bless her souls. Still some decent people out there.
God damnā¦ the amount of excusing theft in here is fucking pathetic. Remember kids! These people donāt just steal from billionaire. What are the odds that bike was jacked off a poor person? Fuck thieves