603
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago

Remember kids, if you see someone shoplifting or switching the barcodes at your big-box self-checkout: No you didn't.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago

Preach!

I'm lucky enough to not need to take the risks involved in order to get by, but I'll be damned if I'm going to fuck over someone that may be unluckier than me. Idgaf what it is, I'm fucking sergeant Schultz.

[-] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

The way I see it, you're doing a public service...

  • You're creating jobs in loss prevention.

  • You're helping make the case for retaining more checkout workers.

  • You're keeping those minimum-wage checkout supervisors safe by not putting them in a position to intervene with desperate people trying to feed themselves.

  • You're helping the store avoid wage theft by having you play unpaid, untrained, unqualified security guard.

  • You're helping the needy feed themselves.

Give yourself a pat on the back, you local hero! ๐Ÿซก

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago

My grandmother snitch on some poor bastard stealing crystal light at walmart. If someones stealing fucking crystal light from walmart theyre clearly in way worse than I am.

[-] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

I worked at a supermarket in a wealthy area for years - no one stole more than the wealthy old crones from the retirement village next around the corner.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

The funny thing is she ain't wealthy, ffs we live in the same house. She's just got a really stupid and weirdly conservative and at the same time progressive sense of morality.

[-] spudwart@spudwart.com 11 points 1 year ago

But the self-checkout cameras sure did.

[-] evranch@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago

Genuine mistake, I can't be expected to do a job I wasn't trained for. All those apples look the same to me

[-] pirat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Everything is an apple for the untrained eye

[-] ShrimpTeriyaki@thelemmy.club 14 points 1 year ago

Thats why you follow safe Covid Precautions. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Especially when these people aren't shoplifting big-ticket items like TVs. They're shoplifting things they're desperate for like food.

[-] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~Oh - that I just don't care about. Do you care about the wage theft they're committing? It's at a far larger scale than any shoplifting.~~

~~Why are you so concerned with protecting a massive multi-billionaire-owned company plagued with ethical issues? Are those billionaire boots super-tasty or something?~~

I am not a smart man.

[-] SpookyUnderwear@eviltoast.org 3 points 1 year ago

If I cared enough, I'd tell someone because I hate thieves, but I generally prefer to mind my own business. Same philosophy if I saw someone stealing from a small business.

[-] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Walmart and their ilk steal far more in wage theft than they lose to shoplifters.

[-] SpookyUnderwear@eviltoast.org 3 points 1 year ago

"These companies don't pay their employees enough, in my opinion, so I'm ok with people stealing from them."

Just say what you mean.

[-] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

If you hate thieves, you should love shoplifters. The real thieves are at the top scheming more ways to fuck the poor.

[-] SpookyUnderwear@eviltoast.org -1 points 1 year ago

Yes yes of course. Poor good. Rich bad. I get it.

this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2023
603 points (97.3% liked)

Technology

60086 readers
2560 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS