Tesco Shoplifting - need help.

pennystretcher

I was buying couple of things the other week and decided to get a lucky dip for lotto. The cashier had some problems scanning the ticket, but then handed it over to me and asked me to pop my c/card to the machine. It was only when I got home that I realised I didn't pay for the lucky dip. (didn't turn out to be that lucky) but in this case, I'd definitely say the cashier handed it to me after trying to scan it and hence I had no idea the ticket hadn't registered.

And no, I'm not going to pay for the ticket afterwards. The shop had every opportunity to charge me for it and didn't...

I know this is slightly different to Dave's situation. With regards to his situation, if there is no prior record, maybe a warning would have been appropriate. As a taxpayer I'd hate to see hundreds of pounds wasted on what clearly was an accidental theft.

Nick_C

pennystretcher wrote: »

... I'd hate to see hundreds of pounds wasted on what clearly was an accidental theft.

There is no such thing as an accidental theft. Theft, by definition, requires an intention to permanently deprive.

If you accidentally take something then it is not theft.

The-Truth

hollydays wrote: »

And would you be happy if your 15 year old daughter was left on her own in a room with a male security guard. No and shops don't allow it. it's gross misconduct

What about a gay one?

The-Truth

Sheldon_Cooper wrote: »

So much stupidity in the last few pages.

There seems to be a little clique trying to browbeat Hollydays by various schoolboy debating techniques

Does that mean when Hollydays questioned me that Hollydays was bullying me as well?

You're also the only one using a very large text to prove a point, what's that? intimidation by any chance?

hollydays

The-Truth wrote: »

What about a gay one?

The girls sexuality is irrelevant. Whether a she's gay or straight .
Losing the will to live again..

JReacher1

hollydays wrote: »

The girls sexuality is irrelevant. Whether a she's gay or straight .
Losing the will to live again..

Although you're both being ridiculous it's quite clear that he is talking about the security guard not this "girl".

hollydays

JReacher1 wrote: »

Although you're both being ridiculous it's quite clear that he is talking about the security guard not this "girl".

You don't say.........;)

JReacher1

hollydays wrote: »

You don't say.........;)

Yep I do.

Good attempt at deflection to cover your error

surreysaver

Well, if the police officer who attended said there is no case to answer, and the CCTV proved they were lying, can you not have the security guard arrested for false imprisonment and assault?

He said you had to go with him - that is not the case. You were free to leave at any time, he could have restrained you with reasonable force if he felt it was warranted - but it wasn't, so there is nothing he could have done if you had got up and left. And if he had, it would have been him under arrest.

JReacher1

surreysaver wrote: »

Well, if the police officer who attended said there is no case to answer, and the CCTV proved they were lying, can you not have the security guard arrested for false imprisonment and assault?

He said you had to go with him - that is not the case. You were free to leave at any time, he could have restrained you with reasonable force if he felt it was warranted - but it wasn't, so there is nothing he could have done if you had got up and left. And if he had, it would have been him under arrest.

I didn't realise the security guard had also assaulted the OP (there has been a lot of posts so I must have missed that bit).

In which case I agree with you he should contact the police about it.