Shoplifting...

snowdog said:
Because they might still be nice people who wouldn't do you any harm ?
If your best mate tells you he's nicked a can of deo from the supermarket, he suddenly isn't supposed to be your friend any more?
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I think there is a slight difference between pinching a can of deo (Or is there? I dunno, none of my mates have ever admitted to it) and stealing larger items whilst I'm actually with them, potentially implicating me in it!

She actually tried to steal something with the OP by her side!
 
It's petty crimes like this which are often committed at a young age, can come back to haunt you later in life.

Quite a few sensitive public and corporate occupations ask for an Enhanced CRB or greater vetting. It's surprising what these things can show up years later and result in some explaining (or even disqualification) before interview.
 
[TW]Fox;16206154 said:
I think there is a slight difference between pinching a can of deo (Or is there? I dunno, none of my mates have ever admitted to it) and stealing larger items
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I'm not saying you are wrong but I think stealing is stealing, it doesn't matter what the value of the item is.

I wouldn't go and brand this girl in question a criminal for life, people do strange things at times and it could very well be a 1 off thing especially now that she has been caught red handed.

It will have given her a real shock.
 
my friend is 25 years old. her 'love jugs', fitness and location is irrelevant to this thread :rolleyes:

i guess i can sort of understand why my friend did it though.. she isn't very happy with her life at the moment, shes in debt and on a 17k job which she hates. the reason for going shopping with her yesterday was because she 'had' to get some new clothes for a job interview this Thursday. we spent all day looking at trousers for her but she was getting so frustrated about not finding any and i guess that was when she thought 'oh whatever, i'll just take it'.

still no excuse, i know. she texted me last night to say she will make a promise to me and herself that she will never do it again and that she hope i won't think any less of her.
 
MisChief said:
my friend is 25 years old. her 'love jugs', fitness and location is irrelevant to this thread :rolleyes:

i guess i can sort of understand why my friend did it though.. she isn't very happy with her life at the moment, shes in debt and on a 17k job which she hates. the reason for going shopping with her yesterday was because she 'had' to get some new clothes for a job interview this Thursday. we spent all day looking at trousers for her but she was getting so frustrated about not finding any and i guess that was when she thought 'oh whatever, i'll just take it'.

still no excuse, i know. she texted me last night to say she will make a promise to me and herself that she will never do it again and that she hope i won't think any less of her.
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what they had NO trowsers? where were you shopping Iraq? You are lucky she was not stoned to death..

anyway a really short skirt and very thin low cut top will probably be a better choice..
 
MisChief said:
my friend is 25 years old.
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I guess that rules out all the 'People do stupid things when they are teenagers' stuff.

25 years old and she's nicking from department stores? Get out of there, fast, or she'll implicate you by association if you are not careful, especially if she doesn't even have the 'decency' to keep her theft to when she is alone!
 
Insanties_birth said:
It is true, don't waste time trying to imply it's not true without actually having any evidence to back it up and then not show any evidence yourself.

In 1993, when there were fewer than 45,000 prisoners, 53 per cent were being reconvicted within two years. In 2004, 65 per cent of those leaving prison were reconvicted.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-as-the-prison-population-expands-872411.html

Reoffending is a big problem and most criminals DO reoffend and this reoffending rate would only apply to those caught since they won't count those not caught so it would actually be above 65%. I'm not saying don't be her friend anymore but if it was me I'd have said don't do that stuff again and we'll forget about it. She'd be on thin ice though as I agree with the 'why keep criminals as company' point if they reoffend.
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But how many first time shop lifting offences result in incarceration?

[TW]Fox;16206806 said:
I guess that rules out all the 'People do stupid things when they are teenagers' stuff.

25 years old and she's nicking from department stores? Get out of there, fast, or she'll implicate you by association if you are not careful, especially if she doesn't even have the 'decency' to keep her theft to when she is alone!
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I think it's better left to the OP's judgement tbh. He knows her better than any of us and so is better equipped to form an opinion on it.

People make mistakes and go off the rails for all sorts of reasons, proper friends shouldn't just desert them.
 
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How come if she found none the pair in her bag she was STEALING were in her size????

Miracle of miracles, not only did they conveniently fall into her bag but they were the right size and no doubt matched the top she was going to wear to her interview too!
 
Azza said:
When I was working security (Tesco) a little lad only 14 was caught putting chewing gum and a Mars bar in his bag.

Police came and talked to him for like and hour and a half, got a warning because of other offensives against him and he's banned from the store for life now that is store policy as well. Stores like to make examples out of everyone.
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What Do not swear! they steal from us each time we buy stuff.
 
Mark A said:
Same here :o. The worst part about it was when my Mum turned up at the station and i could see the dissapointment in her face.
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My dad was disappointed and seething mad at the same time...got home and got probably the most severe beating of my life...a leather belt on your backside a number of times isnt all that appealing in the slightest but it did the trick of keeping me on the straight and narrow though.
 
she is a family friend, so i know her well enough to give her the benefit of the doubt and at least give her a chance to believe her when she said she won't do it again.

and i am a she, not a he :o
 
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