Robbing from Tesco with impunity *edited by MNHQ*

So the rest of us have to pay for that in the form of raised prices?

Wow.

*sight.

And there it is. Out in plain site.

I actually haven’t, I’m incredibly lucky to have a job that can only be performed by humans. I strongly believe that the robotization of society and advent of AI is only going to benefit extreme capitalism. The working class is getting massively fuc—ed.

I saw young man risk his life apprehending a shoplifter- He was manager of one of the smaller branches of a supermarket on edge of an estate- I said ''Not worth getting stabbed for, surely..?''He replied ''If they know we are a soft target, they come in even more to steal from here''..

Why TF would you challenge the staff about it?

Why did you not go and challenge the 3 men who were actually committing the crime?

Why didn’t the bus passenger march up to the three male youths on the bus. and demand to know why they were boasting about committing a shop lifting offence?

Hmmmm. That’s a tricky one. What a sensible tactic that would have been to stamp out petty theft. I’m sure the bus passenger would have had a very interesting, calm conversation about it and at the end hearts and minds would have been changed.

One small independent shop gets raided raided 4 times a week, and they seem to steal the latest fad at the time. He says its adults as well as teens. Then they wonder were the small shops went.

I believe it also depends on the level to which the security guard is licenced as to how much they can confront / restrain. The higher the licence, the more they can do but obviously the price of security increases too

Tesco are profiteering bastards who overcharge for shite.

I have absolutely no fucks to give about someone shoplifting from there in broad daylight.

We like to look abroad as useful comparisons for successful policy making. I think we’d be very, very wise to look abroad right now and see what’s going on.

No, she said the officer looked like her nan who is a lesbian.

They used the phrase ‘a mob’ not ‘The Mob’. Perhaps a dictionary might help?

My eldest works for a high end cosmetic business in London. Women regularly come in and help themselves, one woman scooped loads of products from an under counter cupboard. Staff can challenge but not stop them. The security guard seems to be just there as a decoration. He is also not allowed to stop them or touch them. I just don't understand it. Why on Earth is this allowed to happen?

If the money saved by replacing humans with automation is more than the money lost by increased wastage through shoplifting, then the retailers are fine with that. Automation doesn't have to do a job better than humans, it just has to do it cheaper.

Because one probably unthreatening- looking man is not difficult to tackle.

You need bravado, an aggressive attitude and preferably several mates to get away with being an overt thief.

And the government has cut police numbers and now they can’t stop the yobs from stealing from large corporations?

Poetic justice…. finally.

Ohh…. You mean those robots that have taken away all the working class jobs leaving supermarkets with no humans are having a problem because the yobs are stealing the food?

why am I not saddened one bit by this?

0ne of my grown up children works in a place where groups walking in and helping themselves is not uncommon. They try to prevent it but ultimately it's not always possible. They also call the police but the perpetrators are usually gone by then (unless alone and under the influence).

This is not a supermarket and far from up north. Unfortunately, it happens. I'm not sure it's a new thing though. I witnessed similar 30 years ago in NYC.

I expect it's an everyday event that you just happened to chance upon OP. A few months back I saw a girl wearing a dressing gown (presumably stolen) run out of our local Tesco clutching a whole bundle of clothes. The security guard pursued her until another member of staff told him not to bother. I guess providing more security is more expensive to large companies than the losses they make from stealing.

Doesn't mean that most people aren't honest.

Urgh

Indeed. It's like the police have forgotten how to actually be police.

13 years of Tory rule has defunded the police far beyond the dreams of any leftie agitators.