[aquila48]

So you’re the head of a retail chain. You catch a looter doing his thing in one of your stores. Your security guards hold him until the cops arrive. The cops arrive they take him in. He’s released the same afternoon with no bail. Or you press charges and the prosecutor slaps his hand and releases him.

The guy is now pissed at your store and seeks revenge, so he comes back and does more looting (knowing he can do that with impunity). Maybe you catch him again, and the same things happen again. He and his buddies are back in business in a day or two.

As the owner of the company, what do you do?

[GOPJ]

YOU understand the problem...

[PeterPrinciple]

The guy is now pissed at your store and seeks revenge, so he comes back and does more looting (knowing he can do that with impunity). Maybe you catch him again, and the same things happen again. He and his buddies are back in business in a day or two.

As the owner of the company, what do you do?

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Yes, that is one view of the situation.

But there MAY be a different outcome. This may be the first time the kid shoplifted and your actions may stop him from doing it again.

Or the kid keeps coming back for revenge and you catch him again and again. It brings attention to him and he may not want to be noticed that much for other reasons.

Shining the light on crime again and again is still a good method. But not perfect.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Like I said, that sort of drama is not in my particular locale. Those hypotheticals don't apply. If charges are filed, prosecution occurs around here, and such losers typically cannot make bail, so they're stuck in our jail until the cases are done. They or any of their "buddies" won't be showing up anywhere, not for a while and even if they do criminal trespass is typically enforced and back to the clink they go. If someone gets mouthy a terroristic threat charge gets tacked on which extends their stay in the greybar hotel.