bakes0310 said:slap on the wrist if your non-white.
allllec said:Firstly - i have no intention of shoplifting!
But, whats the law around it? like say someone got caught shop lifting something worth a couple hundred quid - what would happen to them (lets assume its a first offence)?
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Raymond Lin said:Theft Act 1968
Shoplifting would be Section 7.
First offence, he'll get a suspended sentence the most for shoplifting, may be community service.
But you should also know that Theft carries a maximum 7 years sentence.
Did someone have a gun to your head when you typed that?ShiWarrior said:"all shoplifters will be presecusted"
Judge Mortis said:Does Section 7 not just define the maximum sentence for theft with Section 1 defining the points to prove, ie dishonestly appropriating property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it?
For a first offence of shoplifting you are likely looking at either a condition or a conditional caution or a reprimand if it's a youth. A fixed penalty is an option if it's under £100 value and the property is recovered although fixed penalties are not used for juveniles.
Once done, most supermarkets will ban you so if you enter and steal again you technically commit burglary.
joeconway said:noticed in the local paper today there was new section about people who had been prosecuted for various things. most were for shoplifting(people who had already been caught doing it before) every single one just had to pay back the value of what they stole.
seems pretty daft to me, although they do get the criminal record so sucks to be them in the end even if they are laughing now
Megahurtz400 said:Your from southend, doesnt it say it all![]()
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