What's it like to get caught shoplifting?

As long as I remember, I am a long-standing thief. When I was five years old, I started stealing things from my grandmother's wallet. I caught for a while when my mother grabbed me in the stolen electronic dictionary. She is very angry. My parents are honest people. We are not rich, but they are trying to raise our family from the poverty line to the middle class.

When we emigrated to Canada, I started stealing again. This movement and the exchange rate have restored families to economic recovery for at least 10 years. I started stealing things from clothing stores and cosmetic stores at the age of 17. When I first started, I thought it was a challenge and got something I really ran away. Later, whenever I feel stressed or depressed, I will find myself doing this.

Fast forward to my university last year, I have completed my degree and I am on my way to applying for a business school. The stealing did not stop. At this point, this is really a kind of compulsion. I do not like it, I do not always need what I steal, sometimes I do not even want to. However, we can not keep our hands clean at department stores. I stealed once or twice a month, then stealed once a week.

On January 8, 2016, I originally planned to visit the art gallery in the city center. When I got on the bus, I found myself going to the department store. I entered, I shopped like a regular customer, stealed a few things and were ready for departure. I walked through the door, but the alarm did not sound. "Scoring" I said to myself, and then someone caught me by the arm.

"Can I join a store with me?" This is a black woman wearing sportswear.

Then I announced my rights, search, questions, police ... this part is still too hard for me to recall

Simplifying a long story makes me condemn the stolen goods equivalent to 200 dollars and I will go to court within two months. I spent $ 1,500 to buy a lawyer. I am also seeking advice on my theft. As arrests appear in my identity survey, MBA will be suspended. I spent hours taking advice on commuting and commuting during my self-help book, the outcome of my trial, and my promise with lawyers. If I am convicted or transferred, I must disclose it to future employers. There is no guarantee that even a lawyer has the possibility of partial deletion of records. My parents and my partner have not known this yet, I could not talk with them as I think they would make them disappoint.

Seriously, this is not worth it. If you already know that you can not stop talk to someone and ask for help.

Please do not buy it. The confidence of shoplifting may be a big disadvantage when searching for work. Nobody wants to hire a thief. This is an important reason for not doing this. Besides that, it can be very profitable. Fines related to shoplifting for contempt are very low, you may be fined during imprisonment. Statistically, only one out of 49 people are arrested and only charged at a rate of 50%. Therefore, you may have more money to shoplift, and you pay a fine. To be honest till you attack, it is not worth this much.

Yes, I encountered shoplifting at Walmart. I know stupid things, but I need to take desperate measures. I lost a bit and I found a shoplifter product with a total price of less than $ 25. I was taken to the back room, the LP woman took my license, phone number and SSN. I made sure she obeyed everything she asked me. She repeated the question, I said no. After she filled in the document, she told me that I could not sue as the price of the item was less than $ 25, but once I was caught again, no matter how much I spent Will do so. Then she told me that I could go for free

It is clear that shoplifting is almost fashionable in the United States, as the numbers are so high. Some people think that shoplifting is not a victim because many retail stores (especially "big boxes" like Wal-Mart and Costco) are sold so much, but that is a fact It is far from. Indeed, as shown above, the cumulative impact of these thefts is quite large. And of course, these losses can occur very frequently and become "operational costs" of many companies, but such costs are inevitable at higher prices to absorb the cost of store losses Will be handed over to consumers.