Accused of shoplifting, fobbed off.

unholyangel

farmeruk wrote: »

I'm sorry would have been appropriate. Not about compo, think the assistant got off lightly as he broke the law. You cant just accuse for shoplifting, you need to see the theft taking place.

I think you've gotten slightly mixed up with making a citizens arrest.

To make one, you need to have reasonable grounds for suspecting an indictable offence has taken place - such as witnessing them stealing something. Because if you're wrong, you can be charged with unlawful arrest/false imprisonment/assault.

pleasedelete

You can't usually self scan alcohol- it needs a supervisor to approve and check your age.

Story sounds suspect to me

farmeruk

pleasedelete wrote: »

You can't usually self scan alcohol- it needs a supervisor to approve and check your age.

Story sounds suspect to me

Story not suspect.

And you have a point, the assistant was on the till and authorised the sale.

Matter closed

marliepanda

farmeruk wrote: »

I'm sorry would have been appropriate. Not about compo, think the assistant got off lightly as he broke the law. You cant just accuse for shoplifting, you need to see the theft taking place.

He said he didn't think you scanned both bottles, thats not accusing someone of shoplifting, thats accusing someone of not scanning both bottles.

I know on most self scans I have seen (Asda for sure) they have signs about random checks being part of using self scan.

Seriously this is not something to feel aggrieved over.

tomtontom

farmeruk wrote: »

Story not suspect.

And you have a point, the assistant was on the till and authorised the sale.

Matter closed

You're now satisfied with the outcome?

farmeruk

tomtontom wrote: »

You're now satisfied with the outcome?

Of course not.

But nothing more to be said on the matter here.

neilmcl

farmeruk wrote: »

I'm sorry would have been appropriate. Not about compo, think the assistant got off lightly as he broke the law. You cant just accuse for shoplifting, you need to see the theft taking place.

Exactly what "law" did he break?

London50

farmeruk wrote: »

Of course not.

But nothing more to be said on the matter here.

Yes

In other words as no one on here agrees with your feeling {rightly so}so I take it you will now find people that agree with you that way at least you can then feel better.
It is a shame that these days all one person or company in someones mind has overstepped some fictional line and it is straight away onto a forum to plead their case hoping that they will either get compo or at least sympathy.IMO too much has crossed the water from the US and the sooner we go back to looking at things normally the better for everyone.

DCFC79

farmeruk wrote: »

I'm sorry would have been appropriate. Not about compo, think the assistant got off lightly as he broke the law. You cant just accuse for shoplifting, you need to see the theft taking place.

What law was broken ?

Maybe he could have said sorry, he asked to see your receipt which you showed and thats it, no law has been broken here.

Thread title is wrong as you weren't accused of shoplifting.

George_Michael

farmeruk wrote: »

Of course not.

But nothing more to be said on the matter here.

You might not have anything further to add but this doesn't mean that other MSE members can't voice their thoughts or opinions.