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57. He paid a fine for shoplifting. Guilty.

Sat Oct 3, 2015, 10:03 PM

Oct 2015

If you don't want to be permanently harmed, don't steal. Things can easily spin out of control. If you're foolish enough to steal, you could very well pay a very steep price for your stupidity, as this young man has learned the hard way.

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Shoplifter who suffered skull fractures, brain damage wins $750,000 in lawsuit against store [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2015 OP

Amazing - and more fodder for those who argue for WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #1

We stopped cutting off the hands of thieves as a civilized people a long time ago. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #2

So the theft prevention officer can administer punishment? yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #3

My response sounds like common sense, not right wing. Go play. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #4

Actually, I would call it least common denominator sense. salib Oct 2015 #9

Where in the post did WestSeattle2 say it was ok for them to beat the guy? cstanleytech Oct 2015 #18

Tort reform is part of the billionaire and corporate agenda tk2kewl Oct 2015 #24

I might be ok with Tort reform if it was capped at a percentage of net worth of a company - of MillennialDem Oct 2015 #69

I agree a % of gross income before taxes is how it should and same for things like traffic tickets cstanleytech Oct 2015 #86

Not at all common sense yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #15

No, they didnt get off cheap but I dont he should have gotten that much money. cstanleytech Oct 2015 #19

Absolutely unacceptable. Their employee destroyed his quality of life. closeupready Oct 2015 #22

Again, we don't know what happened christx30 Oct 2015 #23

According to the article. He was outside the store. He put his hands to his side. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #29

Apparently there was a trial, so we do know what happened. blackspade Oct 2015 #55

In that case, I'd very much support granting him $1 WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #30

So what. closeupready Oct 2015 #32

If you don't care, why did you respond? WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #44

He didn't care about your post and was giving you a head's up. greiner3 Oct 2015 #50

I read it as telling you it doesn't matter what you think because you can't do fuck-all about it. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #91

I would venture that he fucked his own life when he thought it would be ok to shoplift. cstanleytech Oct 2015 #39

so stealing 2 pairs of mini scissors worth <$10 total merits skull fractures and brain damage azurnoir Oct 2015 #20

Nothing like instant justice to curb crime. I don't see any reason not to A Simple Game Oct 2015 #31

While I agree that the loss prevention officer (LPO) christx30 Oct 2015 #7

Well said. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #8

I don't think we need to stop property crime this way. If I see a guy stealing a pair of scissors, Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #12

I think someone hired to catch shoplifters is going to have to do more than that. thesquanderer Oct 2015 #16

Oh wow. Did you share that belief during the police yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #17

LIke I said, it doesn't matter what was being stolen. christx30 Oct 2015 #21

According to ShopCo, GGJohn Oct 2015 #36

I don't understand what you are saying, would you please clarify? Thank you uppityperson Oct 2015 #5

My statement could not possibly be any clearer. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #6

Yes, it could. That is why I asked. uppityperson Oct 2015 #10

So you're not shaming the thief. No, of course not. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #26

So you're ok with the injuries inflicted upon this man by 2 thugs? eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #37

I will not lose one minute of sleep over this thief's predicament. I WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #40

Sure you're on the correct website? GGJohn Oct 2015 #42

There is an ignore button. I suggest you use it. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #43

Sorry, you don't get off that easily. GGJohn Oct 2015 #52

And who exactly are you to question anyone's "bona fides"? WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #58

Hardly, GGJohn Oct 2015 #68

Then we'll agree to disagree. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #70

Well, I'll agree that you're a heartless human being with no soul. eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #72

I have plenty of heart, even compassion and empathy - for most humans. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #73

For some reason, I doubt that. eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #74

I'm sure you do. Closed minds simply see what they wish to see. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #75

Right back atcha. eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #76

I'm With You ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #95

FYI, there is no such thing as a "soul" it's an abstract from mythology billions believe in snooper2 Oct 2015 #96

That's a pretty ugly comment. blackspade Oct 2015 #56

I would submit that there is a difference between stealing WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #60

you are fine with a security guard not following protocol but brain damaging someone for shoplifting uppityperson Oct 2015 #61

No, jaywalkers aren't thieves. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #63

jaywalkers are law breakers, same as shoplifters. uppityperson Oct 2015 #64

Oh I never said it was peachy, I've said I have no sympathy WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #65

Yes, you did. And of course I've sympathy, like the jury did, for someone who was uppityperson Oct 2015 #66

The quote you're regurgitating simply stated a total lack of WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #67

Thank you for confirming so clearly you lack any sympathy for someone getting their skull fx and uppityperson Oct 2015 #81

I am shaming someone for using excessive force in a minor shoplifting incident. uppityperson Oct 2015 #59

He is saying the guy deserved what he got... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #47

Just because he is a thief doesn't excuse the excessive force. blackspade Oct 2015 #14

I have absolutely no sympathy for thieves. I don't care whether WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #27

Fuck that gopiscrap Oct 2015 #45

He paid a $50 fine for the shoplifting. christx30 Oct 2015 #53

He paid a fine for shoplifting. Guilty. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #57

Haven't had a hide in a while, so what the hell... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #48

Way. uppityperson Oct 2015 #62

+10000. GGJohn Oct 2015 #71

I generally fly under the radar... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #77

Well, I'm sure it was alerted on and it was left to stand. eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #78

I thought we got PMs awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #79

Only if you're the alerter or a juror. GGJohn Oct 2015 #80

Yup. Thank you. closeupready Oct 2015 #82

+ another 1. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #90

Excessive force by the authorities is not 'bad karma' blackspade Oct 2015 #54

your compassion and human decencyare overwhelming. marym625 Oct 2015 #92

"He's a thief." electricray Oct 2015 #25

He's a thief who miscalculated and lost. WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #28

Because plaintiffs who win actually lose, in WestSeattle2's world. closeupready Oct 2015 #33

Wow!!! GGJohn Oct 2015 #38

I totally agree gopiscrap Oct 2015 #46

And when companies have to raise prices christx30 Oct 2015 #49

So would your opinion be different if he was stealing food? electricray Oct 2015 #87

Shrinkage. When I worked retail, there was a reconciliation process when the 1monster Oct 2015 #88

So he deserved the severe injuries that were inflicted on him? GGJohn Oct 2015 #34

He wasn't detained until the cops came, he was assaulted Warpy Oct 2015 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author BigDemVoter Oct 2015 #85

You sound like the tea partiers on my local news site. They would derrive the same sociopathic trillion Oct 2015 #94

Wow! That is overkill for a pair of scissors gort Oct 2015 #11

Gort - best post ! ciaobaby Oct 2015 #13

gort for the win!.... nt Blasphemer Oct 2015 #41

Good. But I wish he'd gotten more. CharlotteVale Oct 2015 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author BigDemVoter Oct 2015 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author BigDemVoter Oct 2015 #84

Welcome to Charles Dickens' America. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #89

Good. Being a thief does not give anyone the right to completely brutalize him. trillion Oct 2015 #93

kick Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #97