[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Why because they have differing opinions to you?

What would the police do? pick the guy up, give him a slap on the wrist and let him free to go and do it again probably, this guy gave him an actual slap and more than likely deterred him from doing that again, or at least, stopped him doing it in his shop.

more common sense from Liam

[Liam-]

Not just a guy, a thief stealing from someone's livelihood.

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Not just a guy, a thief stealing from someone's livelihood.

So that gives the shopowner permission to harass him?

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

So that gives the shopowner permission to harass him?

Do i think it's the right thing for him to be doing? not particularly, do i blame him for being angry enough to do so? no, neither will i hold it against him or persecute him for it

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Do i think it's the right thing for him to be doing? not particularly, do i blame him for being angry enough to do so? no, neither will i hold it against him or persecute him for it

The reason we have police is to deal with things like this. He could have easily gave them a call. I think the shopkeeper has actually made himself look worse in the video by doing what he did

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

The reason we have police is to deal with things like this. He could have easily gave them a call. I think the shopkeeper has actually made himself look worse in the video by doing what he did

It was only a couple of slaps, he probably could have done worse.

[Samuel.]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Not just a guy, a thief stealing from someone's livelihood.

No actually, he is just a guy. Being a complete lawbreaking ****, but just a guy nonetheless.

This is exactly what I hate about this country. Someone commits a crime, they're thrown into the criminal category, instantly dehumanized and resented without a care in the world about what might have driven that person to act in such a way, and the public seem to have this seething desire for punishment. It's all so emotive and illogical.

[Shaun]

/ how to be a douche

[LukeB]

They are other ways to deal with a shoplifter, this video made me feel sick! Violence is disgusting. The shopkeeper totally went over the top, should have took the things back either take him outside the shop and remember his face for next time or take him in the back and call the police(which most people do) Police are paid for this and it's not wasting their time.

[LukeB]

Originally Posted by LukeB

They are other ways to deal with a shoplifter, this video made me feel sick! Violence is disgusting. The shopkeeper totally went over the top, should have took the things back either take him outside the shop and remember his face for next time or take him in the back and call the police(which most people do) Police are paid for this and it's not wasting their time.

and another point stealing is still illegal and it's not like it takes the whole police team to deal with a shoplifter.

[Ammi]

...this seems slightly 'set up' to me..he was obscured from the CCTV camera behind a shelf and he pulled the guy to the front of the shop where it was on CCTV and then posted it to go viral..?...it wasn't self defence/I thought that it's the police who decide whether to charge, not necessarily someone else pressing charges...?...

[GiRTh]

I hope the shoplifter got a few friends and paid another visit to this twat. People need to learn to keep their hands to themselves.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

I hope the shoplifter got a few friends and paid another visit to this twat. People need to learn to keep their hands to themselves.

Tell that to the shoplifters

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Tell that to the shoplifters

We have a very sophisticated judicial system to deal lwtih shoplifters but this fool thinks he can slap people around eh?. Nah not for me I hope they came back with a few baseball bats and showed this twat that justice works both ways.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

We have a very sophisticated judicial system to deal lwtih shoplifters but this fool thinks he can slap people around eh?. Nah not for me I hope they came back with a few baseball bats and showed this twat that justice works both ways.

So you want to, punish someone who gave someone that tried to steal money from their family a slap, by wishing said thief, went back to the store in question, to cause more damage, with weapons? I mean, a slap doesn't equate to a gang assault, especially when the slap was given to someone trying to steal from a persons business, that's kind of messed up.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Liam-

So you want to, punish someone who gave someone that tried to steal money from their family a slap, by wishing said thief, went back to the store in question, to cause more damage, with weapons? I mean, a slap doesn't equate to a gang assault, especially when the slap was given to someone trying to steal from a persons business, that's kind of messed up.

{Maybe a few molotovs and torch the place.

Thats what happens when you raise your hand to someone where I come from.

[YourLAEx]

If anyone broke into my shop (if I owned a shop) they would get a lot more than a slap

[Ninastar]

as much as I think thieving twats should get what they deserve, I did find this uncomfortable to watch... but having said that, I'd probably do the same if I found someone stealing from my shop that I worked hard to look after

[Crimson Dynamo]

this is the real world

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

this is the real world

In the real world this store keeper gets a visit the next day and regrets ever raising his hands to that person and call the police from now on when there is a shoplifter in his shop.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

In the real world this store keeper gets a visit the next day and regrets ever raising his hands to that person and call the police from now on when there is a shoplifter in his shop.

no

that perp never goes near his shop

storekeeper wins

real life



love it

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

no

that perp never goes near his shop

storekeeper wins

real life



love it

OK but my local shop has been stuck up a few times and they like to get aggressive with shoplifters too. Doesnt seem to have deterred them does it.

[Liam-]

If someone broke into your house and tried to steal something you've worked hard for, would you sit in a corner, let it happen and wait until they had left to phone the police? because i wouldn't, i'd try to stop them.

Police action or prison doesn't teach people a lesson, we're so soft in this country, shoplifting might not be the most series crime in the world, but it's one of the most common and most cost worthy to businesses and families, just imagine how many times someone has stolen from that guys shop, or attempted it, no he shouldn't have slapped him, but did the guy deserve it for so obnoxiously trying to knock someone of a portion of their living? yes, he probably should have stopped after the first slap, but I'm not going to call him all the names under the sun for reacting angrily to a thief and I make no apologies for having that opinion.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Liam-

If someone broke into your house and tried to steal something you've worked hard for, would you sit in a corner, let it happen and wait until they had left to phone the police? because i wouldn't, i'd try to stop them.

Police action or prison doesn't teach people a lesson, we're so soft in this country, shoplifting might not be the most series crime in the world, but it's one of the most common and most cost worthy to businesses and families, just imagine how many times someone has stolen from that guys shop, or attempted it, no he shouldn't have slapped him, but did the guy deserve it for so obnoxiously trying to knock someone of a portion of their living? yes, he probably should have stopped after the first slap, but I'm not going to call him all the names under the sun for reacting angrily to a thief and I make no apologies for having that opinion.

Carry on like that and you'll be taught a lesson that the police are not the only people with weapons

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Carry on like that and you'll be taught a lesson that the police are not the only people with weapons

Again, you're suggesting teaching someone a lesson with weapons and extreme violence, for slapping someone who was trying to steal from their shop, that does not make sense

'Stop being a thug or we'll knock your teeth out with a bat and destroy your shop' a good argument does not make