Should All Shoplifters Be Prosecuted?

I believe they should but in all honesty it will cost to much to do it

I asked a security guard what he and the rest do when they see shoplifters, and told me they'll try to ask him to leave the stuff behind and exit the store.

If the shoplifter gets hostile, try to deescalate or call the police to handle it so... Not too much guarding they're doing, but they also are defenseless (no means of protecting themselves) so there isn't much they can truly do.

Anyway, yes, but they probably will get away.

Yes, they should.If there is no fear of prosecution, the thieves will take what they like when they like.Imagine owning a shop and having to put up with thefts on a daily basis.

Yup definitely a crimes a crime. It effects everyone as prices go up

I think it's a good idea to deter thieves. People believe they will get away with it

Yes they should but in reality probably won’t. Definitely a criminal record.

It depends for me… if someone is stealing food to survive - no. They should be given help. If they are stealing because they have money and don’t want to pay, yes!

Any shop theft should result in prosecution but we need punishments that are actually a deterrent. People should have benefits taken away if they steal and the punishment maybe a ball and chain on their legs and forced to work in fields, picking crops etc and the punishment should be how much work they have achieved so depending on how much work they have done will effect when their punishment ends. It must get to a point where they will not commit crime because the punishment is such a strong deterrent.

Farcical soft punishments don't work which is why the prisons are full with a huge number of repeat offenders and a huge number of repeat offenders for minor crimes are free who don't risk prison at all nowadays. Violent shoplifters should simply be shot/tazaared/bludgeoned on sight when they attack someone as long as there is video evidence showing they are putting other people's lives at risk. Ultimately these people are scum and a lower form of life without morality and while I'm not a religious person we need to get back to a more black and white focused attitude to crime rather than blur the definition and excuse these vile people otherwise we end up with anarchy which is pretty much what we are heading for now.

I have said before that my mother in law works in a Sainsbury's mini supermarket and shoplifting there is out of control, they just walk in now and take stuff, when they phone the police they very rarely show up

In theory yes, but the reality is it will probably cost more in police and courts time than, the amount stolen.

Yes

I was in a Herons store and saw a shop lifter stealing from the store and I told one of the assistants and she just stood there and did nothing. I was brought up to know that it was wrong to steal from anywhere. Even when I have had no money, I wouldn't do it.I know a lot do it to sell on and the money they get to buy drugs,alcohol. It's a sad society we live in today.

Absolutely

Yes more and more people are shoplifting because they can get away with it

Well if they look like they local then they will probably get away with it but to be fair they should all be prosecuted since shoplifting is another word for stealing theft

Absolutely yes , why should crime pay ? And prices go up in shops for decent people that pay and then end up paying more to cover the cost of what people steal . It will just get worse if they are not stopped

Only if the thieves are white, obviously.

Perhaps they ought to consider other types of punishment? Maybe public shaming? Otherwise, it’s now just a sport

Yes they should be prosecuted and forced to do community service.

Yes they should, because we pay fro there stealing on our weekly shop they have to make the shortfall somewhere, you can see it happening every day in some supermarkets and it needs to be stopped

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Nathan Summers was the Cannabis smoking Axe Man who attacked police woman Lisa Bates after she was called to a domestic by a neighbour

My sister was left to clean up all the blood in the Co op afterwards..

Cannabis Smoking thug Summers was CLEARED of attempted Murder.

I don’t think our courts could cope with all those people. Maybe the police could give community service to those caught.

What does my head in about shop lifters! Is the fact, the honest people end up paying! Cause the shops have to put their prices up on everything, to make up for the loses they occur from the shoplifter stealing all the time!