Do people have no shame any more?

I saw a guy breaking off the stems of the loose broccoli the other day before he put the parts he wanted into a paper bag. The price for loose broccoli is for the whole thing, not just the premium parts. This was in M&S. These people have a big sense of entitlement.

I remember years and years ago when I was a young teen, living on my own in a tiny studio flat with hardly any money. I went to the pound shop hoping to buy a cheap box of Christmas cards to give out to my friends
Every single box on the shelf had been opened and rummaged through, cards and envelopes strewn about, it was impossible to just buy a box.
I couldn't believe people just go into shops and take what they want so blatantly.
But since then, I've seen that I happens all the time.

see the story about Waitrose sacking the staff member for stopping a shoplifter

I read that out loud in Hyacinth's voice

Some of them - at Morrison's at least - are literally cardboard cut-outs of police officers. I think the purpose of them is to surprise honest people and for something for the thieves who are already on their guard to ignore.

It's not easy to be on here cracking jokes no one appreciates.
Well done for not chickening out

That’s shocking. I’d be raging if my Burford Browns got swapped!

Wha-a-at?! I'm not going to be able to unread that now...

Did you say it was in waitrose? You are allowed to steal eggs in waitrose anyway.

No, apparently not, after reading about the lady taking a poo in the range store on the shelf, the egg thing doesn’t surprise me.
It’s more important than ever to show respect and good manners.

There are videos on tik tok of 'money saving hacks'. The swapping of eggs is one of them. It's pathetic and its theft but a great many people are scum and scum will always behave like this. They're probably the sane people who stop by my farm gate and steal my eggs in the honesty shop.

Oh god my husband (ex Bobby) would have said something, if they’d then sworn that would have been a red rag to a bull, it’s a public order offence as he has pointed out to people in the past!

I had some time to kill before work today and went in to my local Hobbycraft for some embroidery thread

Some CF has raided the thread. Whole bins were empty!

Who the fuck steals random fistfuls of embroidery thread???

Yeah, I have to say I agree with all these!

I actually was sort of hoping you'd spell it out because I was curious as to what you'd define as shameworthy. Out of interest, how would you define 'entitled, irresponsible personal choices'?

That's mad. I get the whole "if you see someone stealing baby milk no you didn't" think, but this is scummy.

In the absolute worst way possible, this is pretty genius. I wouldn’t even think to do something like this! It is shameful obviously but also creative…

A list. Feel free to add to it-this isn't exhaustive by any means. If you disagree with any of it, it would be interesting if you could say why.

Litter throwers
People who curse in the street
People who behave anti-socially on public transport-with loud music, feet on seats or roaring into a mobile phone on speaker
People who leave a mess when they leave a table in a cafe.
People who don't scoop up their own dog's shit
Queue jumpers
Shop Lifters
Those who ride bikes on pavements
Those who talk loudly or use mobiles in cinemas or theatres
Those who fail to control unruly children who are spoiling the enjoyment of others
Those who allow dogs to bark all day
Those who go to the supermarket or school pick up in their pyjamas

They need judging, they need shaming. No excuses. No "just a snapshot! No apologists.

However, they are so bold now it would probably take a horse whipping for some of them learn!

Gosh it's such a long list, where to start?

Oh you know - all the usual things. I am sure you can imagine. You don't need me to spell it out, surely?

But I don't mean the way you were born and things you absolutely cannot be expected to control. So not your race or your sexuality or your disability if you have one.

I'm talking about entitled, irresponsible personal choices mainly. And selfishness or slovenliness in general when it impacts on other people. A blatant disregard for social mores.

if people were watching then nobody thought it was ok, of course that’s out of the ordinary, they were stealing!

So who would you want to shame and why?

Not the point of the thread, but how is it that ‘Cost of Living Crisis’ is a phrase that’s stuck so much?

There was the pandemic in 2020, then high inflation for a year-and-a-bit around 2022 before it went back to normal, three years ago – and yet the idea that we’re in some kind of perma-crisis has taken hold such that it doesn’t seem daft to suggest that it might be the reason why this couple are being such dicks.

This is an example of such bollocks

Absolutely.

In addition, I cringe when someone pops up on these very boards and points an accusing finger at a poster saying, "Don't be so judgy", as if this were a bad thing and making up all sorts of sill scenarios as to why some neer-d-well shouldn't be judged.

Shame and judgement need to start making a comeback. I don't care if what I'm seeing is a "snapshot" I judge that snapshot.