Anonymous
07/11/2025 13:22
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Disgusting behavior and I’m sick of it. What is wrong with people?? I’m also pissed off about stores not going anything.
Uhm maybe the child was hungry and she had no money?
So she should steal?
If your child was starving, you would steal too.
Please. Literally no one’s kid is starving in the US. Especially no one’s in Whole Foods.
I know it probably alleviates any kind of feeling of guilt or compassion to say that. Instead, try to actually educate yourself on how many Americans live instead of making ignorant statements.
This isn’t Gaza. No one starving. Prove me wrong. We have the most obese poor people in the world.
Get out of your obnoxious bubble and try to do some good in the world instead of spewing ignorant shit.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us/key-statistics-graphics
Again, that doesn’t mean anyone is starving. Being able to meet “food needs of a family member” is subjective. Poor data. Show me data that shows starving underweight kids in the US
It's not my responsibility to do that. Go educate yourself. The information is everywhere. Staying an ignorant evil person is a choice you're making.
BTW extremely food insecure means people don't have a way to provide meals. That means they are hungry. Hungry people will steal a little bit of food to not die. I have zero problem with that.
I would bet my years salary you're MAGA.
Anonymous
07/11/2025 13:16
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:Get a life OP. Really the time it took you to monitor, post here, monitor this post you could have made sandwiches for a homeless shelter. I have the address if you need it.
Sure. Text it to 1-800-FU
catsrule
07/11/2025 13:15
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You followed her around the store to checkout? What's wrong with you?
Nothing wrong with that reaction. Maybe there's more to the story. Hunger, child abuse? What's the saying.. if you see something, say something. At minimum I certainly don't want to buy it after the kid stuck finger in there. The mom needs to be told not to let it happen.
Yes, there is something wrong with following someone around a store.
No kid put their finger in the food bar. The mother filled the cup and gave it to the kid. Did you seriously think a toddler reached up to a food bar? What’s wrong with you?
Mom giving the toddler a free lunch. Outrageous behaviour.
catsrule
07/11/2025 13:13
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Was she foreign by chance?
Oh great, here come the xenophobes. Reminder: foreigners tend to commit fewer crimes because they're afraid of being deported (and this has been true forever, not just because of Trump). It's the home-grown Americans who act with impunity.
They have different perspectives on etiquette and entitlement and don't view sampling from the hot bar as a crime.
Agreed. And this is not "sampling."
Anonymous
07/11/2025 13:08
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Disgusting behavior and I’m sick of it. What is wrong with people?? I’m also pissed off about stores not going anything.
Uhm maybe the child was hungry and she had no money?
So she should steal?
If your child was starving, you would steal too.
No. I would not. I would go to a church and ask for help because almost all churches have a food pantry exclusively for people on need. Being a thief is a choice!
Anonymous
07/11/2025 12:56
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Disgusting behavior and I’m sick of it. What is wrong with people?? I’m also pissed off about stores not going anything.
Uhm maybe the child was hungry and she had no money?
So she should steal?
If your child was starving, you would steal too.
Please. Literally no one’s kid is starving in the US. Especially no one’s in Whole Foods.
I know it probably alleviates any kind of feeling of guilt or compassion to say that. Instead, try to actually educate yourself on how many Americans live instead of making ignorant statements.
This isn’t Gaza. No one starving. Prove me wrong. We have the most obese poor people in the world.
Get out of your obnoxious bubble and try to do some good in the world instead of spewing ignorant shit.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us/key-statistics-graphics
Again, that doesn’t mean anyone is starving. Being able to meet “food needs of a family member” is subjective. Poor data. Show me data that shows starving underweight kids in the US
Anonymous
07/11/2025 12:33
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:I work in LE. I hate when stores prosecute thefts like this. Whole shopping carts yes, pricey clothing yes, all for it.
10 chicken nuggets? That’s theft under $100.
So that’s a court date for the mom, the cop that was called, and the store manager. The paperwork at the court and the OT the cop gets for showing up cost more than 10 chicken nuggets.
If she doesn’t show up now a bench warrant gets issued, that warrant needs entering into ncic. It shows up on case search.
I had to enter a FTA bench warrant the other day for theft under $100 for a stolen Gatorade and chips. It was less than $10. But the store wanted to press charges. It’s so much work, time, and money wasted.
I get what you’re saying. What is happening in reality is that as a consequence of these “petty” crimes not being prosecuted, stores are instead choosing to just shut down that location entirely since the theft gets out of control and cuts into their profits.
I’ve seen Walmarts, Publix, Walgreens,CVS, Dollar Trees leave areas where petty retail thefts are not prosecuted. These stores take their jobs, wages and resources with them when they vacate, leaving big gaps in the local community. That leads to higher crime for these areas, which cause law enforcement more $$$$ and time.
Anonymous
07/11/2025 11:46
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Disgusting behavior and I’m sick of it. What is wrong with people?? I’m also pissed off about stores not going anything.
Uhm maybe the child was hungry and she had no money?
So she should steal?
If your child was starving, you would steal too.
Please. Literally no one’s kid is starving in the US. Especially no one’s in Whole Foods.
I know it probably alleviates any kind of feeling of guilt or compassion to say that. Instead, try to actually educate yourself on how many Americans live instead of making ignorant statements.
This isn’t Gaza. No one starving. Prove me wrong. We have the most obese poor people in the world.
Get out of your obnoxious bubble and try to do some good in the world instead of spewing ignorant shit.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us/key-statistics-graphics
Anonymous
07/11/2025 11:11
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Disgusting behavior and I’m sick of it. What is wrong with people?? I’m also pissed off about stores not going anything.
Uhm maybe the child was hungry and she had no money?
So she should steal?
If your child was starving, you would steal too.
Please. Literally no one’s kid is starving in the US. Especially no one’s in Whole Foods.
I know it probably alleviates any kind of feeling of guilt or compassion to say that. Instead, try to actually educate yourself on how many Americans live instead of making ignorant statements.
This isn’t Gaza. No one starving. Prove me wrong. We have the most obese poor people in the world.
Anonymous
07/11/2025 11:02
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Dealing with the general public is just too much at this point. People behaving badly, people confronting them, it's all just hard to take. I have taken to just listening to audiobooks and drowning it all out. I can't even imagine mustering this much emotion over a hot bar.
Anonymous
07/11/2025 10:56
Subject: Re:Sampling or stealing?
There is a place for people like OP--and it's not Heaven.
The real crime is the amount of prepared food thrown out by grocery stores each day.
The real crime is the amount of prepared food thrown out by grocery stores each day.
Anonymous
07/11/2025 10:55
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:Stealing has become so blatant that people who wouldn’t steal see so many people stealing and think- why am I the sucker who is paying for things. It becomes a slippery slope as more and more people steal.
So many people start rationalizing how it isn’t a big deal to steal. That kid is going to go to school thinking it’s fine to steal at school and other places too.
People also think- who cares that the store doesn’t get paid since it’s a corporation. The issue is the executives and shareholders are still making money, they just raise prices so that honest poor and middle class people suffer.
+1 That kid is going to grow up and think nothing of taking a hoodie or towel they want from the pool deck. So brazen! The people on that thread think stealing is wrong. Not sure what's going on over here.
Anonymous
07/11/2025 10:51
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Stealing has become so blatant that people who wouldn’t steal see so many people stealing and think- why am I the sucker who is paying for things. It becomes a slippery slope as more and more people steal.
So many people start rationalizing how it isn’t a big deal to steal. That kid is going to go to school thinking it’s fine to steal at school and other places too.
People also think- who cares that the store doesn’t get paid since it’s a corporation. The issue is the executives and shareholders are still making money, they just raise prices so that honest poor and middle class people suffer.
So many people start rationalizing how it isn’t a big deal to steal. That kid is going to go to school thinking it’s fine to steal at school and other places too.
People also think- who cares that the store doesn’t get paid since it’s a corporation. The issue is the executives and shareholders are still making money, they just raise prices so that honest poor and middle class people suffer.
Anonymous
07/11/2025 10:50
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Get a life OP. Really the time it took you to monitor, post here, monitor this post you could have made sandwiches for a homeless shelter. I have the address if you need it.
Anonymous
07/11/2025 10:46
Subject: Sampling or stealing?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Disgusting behavior and I’m sick of it. What is wrong with people?? I’m also pissed off about stores not going anything.
Uhm maybe the child was hungry and she had no money?
So she should steal?
If your child was starving, you would steal too.
Please. Literally no one’s kid is starving in the US. Especially no one’s in Whole Foods.
I know it probably alleviates any kind of feeling of guilt or compassion to say that. Instead, try to actually educate yourself on how many Americans live instead of making ignorant statements.