how many of you have ran after a crook?
By SomeCowgirl
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
United States
August 28, 2011 11:42am CST
Okay Okay! I'll stop in a minute, this is my last discussion for awhile, but give me a break, before yesterday and the day before, I'd not been on in over three days!
Who amongst yuns (yuns is a southern word meaning Ya'll... Ya'll is a southern word meaning you all you all is a southern word meaning a group of people a group of people is a phrase to describe several people several people is a phrase to.. okay I'm shutting up now)
In any case, a guy stole some beer from the store I work at yesterday. Company policy means we can't run after them, but would you have?
Sure, you gotta be careful they could have a gun, but most likely once confronted they'll whimp out, right? Or at the very least if being chased will drop the merchandise, let's just hope it wasn't broken.
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@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
28 Aug 11
I've never ran after any either. The only time I've had to deal with a crook first hand is when I was working at a dollar general. We had a tip called in about the theievery and while I usually just turned my head and typed in the number instead of lifting it up and scanning it, this time I asked them to put it on the counter and I opened the lid.
Sure enough, lots of school supplies.
I can hollar loud too. So they got caught? that's good. This guy yesterday didn't.
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
29 Aug 11
Dear Non Honest / Bawsy Consumers :
Here's a way to get some food for free.. who needs to pay for food anyway, right?
That's what that commercial is saying. I've not seen it myself.
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
29 Aug 11
I mean, there's good reason for forbading it, so I understand that. Yeah, I'd be going after them in the car, and if I accidentally ALMOST ran over them that'd be fine too. I wouldn't run over them intentionally, I'd just scare them enough where they didn't... and I'd be sure to try to get as much of a description of them as possible too.
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
28 Aug 11
I would follow company policy on that one. I will say that I would try to get a very good description, though, and voluntarily give plenty of details to the police. I would want him caught because the next time it might be money, or he might do something worse. I would be posting a lot though, as it is a little bit of excitement to share with us-ns.
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
29 Aug 11
Yeah, I think trying to scare them off as much as possible, and of course getting a description is great. It could have been worse the next time, it seemed like this guy was a college student going across the street to the camp grounds. We may never see him again but if we do I'd love to be able to secretly call the cops and chat the guy up enough so that he'll stay and be none the wiser.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
29 Aug 11
For me not so now for to day in that case I would be not in a harry to do mylot because I feel comfortable to do the response only.
@bounce58 (17380)
• Canada
1 Sep 11
Personally, I haven't.
But when I worked at a retail store, many-many years ago, there was this guy in the store who's job was to do just that. Run after shoplifters. Officially, we just had the same designation 'store clerk', but all the staff in the store knew about him.
Once he caught one shop lifter which he brought into the back office. I didn't personally see it, but I heard he beat the cr@p out of the guy!
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
28 Aug 11
To tell you the truth I might find myself running after the person if it was for a company I really care about. Or more so if I was just in a store shopping and saw it as I can not stand shoplifters. Okay, maybe if it was some gum or something I night just tell the store or call the police. 
As far as your work places store policy I really do believe they are probably making it that way in the interest of your safety. 
As far as your work places store policy I really do believe they are probably making it that way in the interest of your safety. 1 person likes this
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
29 Aug 11
Well I know that it's for our safety, but I think you should atleast be allowed to chase them, if not all the way, atleast enough so that maybe they won't come back. It's terrible!
@agent807 (751)
• United States
29 Aug 11
I chased down a guy once for stealing a lady's purse. I wasn't thinking. I just reacted and adrenaline took over. It was cold and snow on the ground and here I am running at full speed with no coat on. Eventually, I caught the guy and tackled him but I damaged a car and broke a fence and knocked him out. I played football so I have size strength and speed, but this instinct kicked in to destroy this guy. When the police came, he cried assault against me, but they didn't buy it. Apparently, he had robbed some people before and I had put a stop to him. I was even forgiven for the damage I caused. It felt good to get that out of my system. I wasn't trying to kill the guy but I am 345 pounds and carry a lot of muscle, so injuries and damage may occur.
@somethingbig (282)
• United Arab Emirates
29 Aug 11
I have never experience running after a crook and i hope i don't have to. Nowadays there are bad guys out there who is ready to kill just to have something to eat. Life for me is still important more than anything else.
