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Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout — and they blame anti-theft tech
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2023
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Remember everyone. If you see someone shoplifting from Walmart, no you didn't.
I feel like it depends. Stealing is morally wrong no matter what. But I'd probably act as if I saw nothing if someone just stole a sandwich or similar. I'm not sure I'll act the same if I see a teenage girl of a family that is obviously very well off steal things like makeup (that one literally bragged about it in front of her parents during a dinner where I was invited).
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I wouldn't say anything. Not because I care about "muh poor people" but because I actively mind my own business. I would behave the same way if I saw someone steal from a small business as well.
As long as it's just "shoplifting". Where I'm at, people will come in on a bike with a trash bag, load it up, roll out, and go to the next town over and sell the stuff on the street in the ghetto.
That's quite a story.
It's pretty common here. A lot of stores have been hiring private security, but if the security intervenes then the thief can sue them.
I used to be in security. I couldn't imagine getting paid a little over minimum wage and giving a shit about theft. The only ones that would were people who took it too goddamn seriously and we called them "tac heads" because they purchased all this tactical gear like the maglights like a fucking billy club and were looking for an excuse to throw down.
Matter of fact that describes some cops too. Damn is there a serious problem with how we staff enforcement jobs.
Just curious, do you get anything if you tell on them?
We call them "Entrepreneurs" lol
Boosters are public servants doing God's work and I won't hear a word said against them
What would even be wrong with someone doing that? 🤔
The employees can potentially get fired.