break.com— He wanted to finally play Call of Duty on something bigger than his hand-me-down 13" tv. Planning is not his forte. That's like walking around a music store with an empty guitar case.
Dec 23, 2009View in Crawl 4
If he was stupid and said he was stealing it then yes.You are correct about what has to happen to convict. I have worked at a couple retail stores. An employee(usually a manager or security person) must witness the subject conceal the item. After the concealment that employee or camera/s must never lose site of the subject on the subjects way out. The subject must then walk past the registers. If the store allows for employees to detain subjects then the subject must be apprehended after they walk past the registers and before they exit the store. Some very rare stores will even allow an employee to go after someone in the parking lot. That very rare case is when the store owns the entire property.Most stores have policies just to report the theft to the police and not do anything. Only those store with dedicated security personal sometimes allow detaining a subject. This is because external theft/shrinkage is much lower then internal shrinkage. Employee's are the ones stealing stuff and you would be surprised how much merchandise gets broken. The public stealing crap is the least of their concerns.
Buried, really? lolConvictions result in restitution. Restitution pays for the security. Simply stopping a thief is nice, but unless he's convicted, you haven't actually brought in any money, and those security personnel don't work for free.Why wasn't the TV strapped down? So morons will actually leave the store with them and eventually be convicted, rather than just stopped and asked to leave.
i worked for retail too... macy's to be exact and the amount of merchandise they lose every quarter of the business year is astronomical. most department stores have their own dedicated security force and, as you pointed out, it is quite difficult to keep the big brother eye on everyone at all times. this is why they train employees to be the supplemental eyes and ears of loss prevention.i also agree with you that the employees are often the ones who are grifting the most merch, however, i dont know too many stores where they will actually detain you - its just asking for trouble in case someone who gets caught stealing something (whether they admit it or not) actually has some sense of their legal rights and due process... stores dont want to take those risks either because a settlement check is way worse than any merchandise that any one person might steal during business hoursits just not cost effective to convict petty criminals or borderline felons, big box retail stores are more concerned with the bottom line and numbers in the black...
They're not really supposed to physically attack him.Although it's much funnier that way...This is clearly a viral for Samsung. The square boxes are a dead giveaway. So does the over dramatic nature of the criminal.
jbmcbDec 24, 2009
"He came, he grabbed, they conquered"
xer0fiveDec 24, 2009
He sort of looks like michael cera
centranDec 24, 2009
If he was stupid and said he was stealing it then yes.You are correct about what has to happen to convict. I have worked at a couple retail stores. An employee(usually a manager or security person) must witness the subject conceal the item. After the concealment that employee or camera/s must never lose site of the subject on the subjects way out. The subject must then walk past the registers. If the store allows for employees to detain subjects then the subject must be apprehended after they walk past the registers and before they exit the store. Some very rare stores will even allow an employee to go after someone in the parking lot. That very rare case is when the store owns the entire property.Most stores have policies just to report the theft to the police and not do anything. Only those store with dedicated security personal sometimes allow detaining a subject. This is because external theft/shrinkage is much lower then internal shrinkage. Employee's are the ones stealing stuff and you would be surprised how much merchandise gets broken. The public stealing crap is the least of their concerns.
ivosilvaDec 25, 2009
The thing is that he actually doesn't steal it. he just switches the tv's and then hires a few goons with hats and briefcases.
sexyflandersDec 25, 2009
Pistols at dawn work for you? stay schwelled up though might make things interesting :P
kaervektooDec 26, 2009
Buried, really? lolConvictions result in restitution. Restitution pays for the security. Simply stopping a thief is nice, but unless he's convicted, you haven't actually brought in any money, and those security personnel don't work for free.Why wasn't the TV strapped down? So morons will actually leave the store with them and eventually be convicted, rather than just stopped and asked to leave.
uclaithDec 27, 2009
i worked for retail too... macy's to be exact and the amount of merchandise they lose every quarter of the business year is astronomical. most department stores have their own dedicated security force and, as you pointed out, it is quite difficult to keep the big brother eye on everyone at all times. this is why they train employees to be the supplemental eyes and ears of loss prevention.i also agree with you that the employees are often the ones who are grifting the most merch, however, i dont know too many stores where they will actually detain you - its just asking for trouble in case someone who gets caught stealing something (whether they admit it or not) actually has some sense of their legal rights and due process... stores dont want to take those risks either because a settlement check is way worse than any merchandise that any one person might steal during business hoursits just not cost effective to convict petty criminals or borderline felons, big box retail stores are more concerned with the bottom line and numbers in the black...
duconihilumDec 27, 2009
They're not really supposed to physically attack him.Although it's much funnier that way...This is clearly a viral for Samsung. The square boxes are a dead giveaway. So does the over dramatic nature of the criminal.
rsnellJan 1, 2010
fake
amoebaJan 9, 2010
Didn't plan on the video camera though!