accused of shoplifitng

DCFC79

moonrakerz wrote: »

..............it was lucky that you found somewhere with an internet terminal - perhaps your local library stays open late on Saturdays ? - so that you could post this at twenty past one in the morning !!

he could have posted it at a friends house using they're computer

willa

DCFC79 wrote: »

he could have posted it at a friends house using they're computer

That's true DC.
I just saw your name on my subscribed threads list and thought the Police had stepped in! :rotfl:

DCFC79

Welshwoofs wrote: »

As a serious question to everyone else....do private security guards in supermarkets really have the power of arrest?? I didn't think they'd be able to physically detain anyone, let alone arrest.

To the OP - perhaps your wife wouldn't be forced to shoplift if you didn't waste what little money your household appears to have on cigarettes. In addition, if you know your family has a history of dropping dead in the mid 50s, it's highly irresponsible to continue smoking in the full knowledge you'll most likely be depriving your children of a Father in a few years time.

security guards and trained staff do have power to detain shoplifters, ive sene it done, the culprit is detained and then taken to a room away from view and held there until the police come

DCFC79

willa wrote: »

That's true DC.
I just saw your name on my subscribed threads list and thought the Police had stepped in! :rotfl:

lol thanks willa

omen666

simone83 wrote: »

I feel sorry for the kids. Mums a thief and Dad thinks that becuase he 'wasnt aware' its a good enough excuse!

Lets hope they have other role models to look up to - xmas must be great in their house. Kids thinking they got their mum and dad arrested to get them a gift!! spot on

probably will be a good xmas £10 holiday bonus from the social, dad out burgling and nicking others presents from under the xmas tree

willa

Hey everyone, if OP wasn't a windup, you don't know the pair are professional habitual thieves!!
Maybe it was a one-off for the mum, maybe she's got mental health problems, or they really are in some bad situations.
Maybe they're good parents! Shock, horror!
:j

custardy

willa wrote: »

Hey everyone, if OP wasn't a windup, you don't know the pair are professional habitual thieves!!
Maybe it was a one-off for the mum, maybe she's got mental health problems, or they really are in some bad situations.
Maybe they're good parents! Shock, horror!
:j

well then he would have more important things to deal with than posting on forums and puffing about taking Tesco to court

willa

custardy wrote: »

well then he would have more important things to deal with than posting on forums and puffing about taking Tesco to court

Well maybe he had a spare 10 mins to post! Security guards surely aren't meant to hit and kick, if someone did that to my spouse I'd sure them if I could! And serious health probs and violent restraint - and refusal of access to medication - with no proof of crime on his part is quite dodgy.
Don't get me wrong though - I think there's a good chance OP is a wind-up.

pipkin71

MrKringle wrote: »

The manager also tried to imply that I had the magnet for unlocking some security boxes or such which was plain stupid, again they have footage of our complete journey through the store and I plainly never used it for any nefarious purpose or even took it out of my pocket, I was also under the belief that those cases were electronicly opened by a gizmo at the end of the tills.

Something I recall about large magnets is that they can stop the alarms positioned by the door, from working. The same happens with kitchen foil lining a bag apparently, so they could argue that you had gone equiped to steal IYSWIM.

I'm not suggesting that you did, and haven't read the rest of the thread yet, but they could try to use the magnet to their advantage, if you do sue them.

pipkin71

NickyDee wrote: »

I understand your anger at being treated harshly by the store, but your anger truly lies with your partner for putting you in that situation in the first place.

Absolutely, NickyDee!