Shoplifter: Police need to stop people like me
A persistent shoplifter has said the police need to do more to stop people like her stealing from businesses.
She said shoplifting was easy, and even the clothes she had on were stolen.
Amy, not her real name, is a shoplifter. She says she has to steal from shops in Nottingham because her partner has an addiction, which leaves her with no money.
The mind-numbing tedium of having to deal with people like Amy - it's easy enough to imagine. Strewth - I'd rather go after people on social media.
Back in Nottingham, a young couple invited the BBC to look into the back of their car to see their "graft bag".
A man who identifies himself as "Jordan" tells us: "I robbed £400 worth of cosmetics this morning."
His girlfriend, Rose, who is in her 20s, flips down the sun visor above the steering wheel and looks in the mirror. She pulls out a pink tub of Soap & Glory Body Butter and begins rubbing it into her face.
"I robbed this," she says. "I'd rather pay for it, really. But it's too much, I can't afford to pay for it. So you have no other option.
"You rob it or that's it, you can't have it. "
Back in Nottingham, a young couple invited the BBC to look into the back of their car to see their "graft bag".
A man who identifies himself as "Jordan" tells us: "I robbed £400 worth of cosmetics this morning."
His girlfriend, Rose, who is in her 20s, flips down the sun visor above the steering wheel and looks in the mirror. She pulls out a pink tub of Soap & Glory Body Butter and begins rubbing it into her face.
"I robbed this," she says. "I'd rather pay for it, really. But it's too much, I can't afford to pay for it. So you have no other option.
"You rob it or that's it, you can't have it. "
4 comments:
"The mind-numbing tedium of having to deal with people like Amy - it's easy enough to imagine."
Yes, in some respects the police certainly earn their money. If I was a copper.the temptation would be either to dismiss them as sad inadequates, because they are not worth getting irate about. Or, I'd want to knock them about a bit or otherwise make life hard for them, because it's easier than just filling in forms to no purpose.
Sam - some of them have kids too, that's where the real problems start.
Apparently, in France, if you use a vehicle in the commitment of a crime, even drink driving, the vehicle is seized and sold, with the proceeds going to Police funds. If this is true, there are some things we can still learn from the French.
Penseivat
Penseivat - blimey, even if it isn't true it's a good idea. I'd vote for it.
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