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Bog.

So on facebook they had a thing that listed secrets employees know. One of them was about Micheals and the fact they won't stop shoplifters at all, and anyone can just walk out with items with no consequences. Others chimmed in and said that was why it was happening so often, because it was getting around on the internet.

This conversation continues and things came out like you won't get prosecuted for shoplifting if the value is less then $500, employees of many stores are told not to touch shoplifters (or try to stop them other then verbally) because they can be sued etc.

The long and short of it is that while some stores will hire actual police officers to wear store uniforms and they are allowed to touch shoplifters to physically restrain them, most do not, and will not, try to stop shoplifters at all.

Considering where I live (Olympia WA) and the HUGE number of homeless (honestly there are usually at least 5-6 around Safeway where I shop the most, but generally almost one on every corner and sometimes on freeway enterances, mc donalds enterances etc), I just can't imagine this policy working here. If all those people could just enter stores, snag food (just enough for a meal, and then leave with no consequences, the stores would lose a ton of money.

Anyone know more about this? (No i'm not planning on shoplifting myself, I'm just curious how the heck this works).