Perhaps not surprisingly, a crime trends survey of 52 U.S. retailers conducted by the Retail Industry Leaders Association found that 84 percent of them experienced an increase in “amateur/opportunistic” shoplifting last fall compared to the same period a year earlier.
In this Gothamist interview, a self-proclaimed shoplifter, his/her identity obscured, details how he/she efficiently steals from Whole Foods on a weekly basis.
Perhaps Whole Foods, known for its socially conscious clientèle, should add Scuppies — Socially Conscious Upwardly Mobile Persons — to the top of its suspicious-shopper profile list.
Or maybe Whole Foods is too socially conscious for its own good; it fired an employee for attempting to stop a shoplifter.
If its employees can’t stop shoplifters, maybe posting signs like this would deter them.
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the gothamist technique for reacting to (correct) accusation by creating a scene is interesting- i once saw a woman steal a pack of cigs, and i publicly called her out on it, admittedly for ironic fun- the woman proceeded to scream like a maniac, and at that point, everyone left her alone- i think this may be a natural response to crime accusation- by overreacting, perhaps as an attempted deflection away from the content of the accusation- think Gov. Rod
TO SAM(#4) Do you really expect you’re going to change his mind with your huffy rant?
TO SIGH (#10): No, I don’t really expect anything from that thief, but at least I let some steam off my chest…
TO frankenduf (#9): Thank you for your civil courage. I wish more people would act like you to stop brazen criminals.
Re: #1 (RFK), who said, “I know I will never get caught” …
Sorry but you do not, in fact, “know” that. No one “knows” the future. If I “knew” the future, I’d be a millionaire … ’cause I’d already have won the lottery by virtue of having “known” what the numbers would be.
This claim is a very foolish and immature way of trying to rationalize your theft (by insisting that you will never face being punished for it). You can try to rationalize theft any way you want to, but it will never be anything more than a rationale for theft — and will always be transparent as such.
It had been on my mind throughout the afternoon, I think I agree with Trader N. When I was younger, I couldn’t understand why certain clothes (A&F for example) could cost SO MUCH and only for the image they provided – I knew I could and would take lots from stores like that and usually gave the clothes away to friends and others – not as a ‘gift’ mind you, more as a ‘redistribution’ and in a way, taking out the ‘elitism’ of these brands by giving it to everyone. I can’t say my mission exactly worked, but yes, I felt justified.
With the gothamist subject however, perhaps calling the kettle back, his motives seem laughable. There are very affordable ways to eat healthy! Am I a classist in the thieving world? Funny to think about regardless.
Regards.
RFK, do you vote?
the truth is complicated with many sides–all of which need to be accounted for.