Home Depot Fires Men Who Stopped Thieves

WKMG TV NEWS ^ | 6-6-2007

[Cagey]

Video at source.

[Inquisitive1]

We had the same ‘training’ for Denny’s Management: Offer to carry the cash register to the car for them and ask them if they’d like breakfast on the house.

[Bob Leibowitz]

They can’t stop shoplifters, or even call police?

I’m off to Home Depot, need about $50k worth of stuff!

[The Blitherer]

Think I’m gonna go “shopping” at Home Depot after work.

[wideawake]

"The loss-prevention guy at our Shields (Boulevard) store turned around and told me all we need to do is tell the shoplifter to have a good day as they leave the store. I said that just doesn't make sense," former employee Bob Stewart said.

From a legal point of view, I can understand the company not wanting to be liable if an employee is injured while trying to prevent shoplifting.

What I don't understand is not notifying the police.

[rednesss]

Swwweeeet. Five finger discounts at Home Depot. I’m headed there now, I need a new Dewalt 12” miter saw. I don’t feel like paying $699 for it so this is good news.

[teacherwoes]

Nice information to know. Next time I need something for free I’ll go to Home Depot./s

[omega4412]

The loss-prevention guy at our Shields (Boulevard) store turned around and told me all we need to do is tell the shoplifter to have a good day as they leave the store...

Have a nice day, and thank you for shoplifting at Home Depot.

[CindyDawg]

Is this article an approval by Home Depot that paying for merchandise is now optional?

[vikingd00d]

I can understand a policy barring their employees from chasing or detaining suspects to limit the stores liability, but it is beyond absurd that their policy prohibits them from calling the police.

[geezerwheezer]

Hey, my wife likes Lowes’ Stores. Do they have the same policy? I’m glad I sold my Home Depot stock!

[SunTzuWu]

Lowe’s has the same policy. I know a few people who work at the local Lowe’s and they say you can come in and take anything you like and they can’t do anything about it. It makes me feel like a sucker for spending as much as I do in there. Maybe I should change my “payment policy”.

[So Cal Rocket]

An internal memo from Home Depot outlines that associates cannot accuse, detain, chase or call the police on any customer for shoplifting.

I wonder if the author of this memo used to be a big-wig at the Border Patrol before he got his Home Depot job?

[WOSG]

Where can I send a note to Home Depot to tell them that I’m shopping at Lowes from now on, because of their mistreatment of employees?

[Ajnin]

Sounds just like Southland Corp. 7-Eleven clerks are supposed to hand over money and merchandise and then stand patiently behind the counter while the criminal murders them.

[KarlInOhio]

If I steal something too heavy to carry, are they required to load it into my truck for me? Wait, I don't have a truck. I guess I'll need to take their rental truck then.

If I need the forklift to steal some lumber, can I keep the forklift too?

[lovecraft]

Well, the only time I had to chase down a thief was when I was tending bar and some low-life tried to run off with one of my tip jars. The main difference from this story being that was MY MONEY, not the clubs. He also had a few sore spots he was nursing before police showed up. I have no idea how he got them......

[theDentist]

An internal memo from Home Depot outlines that associates cannot accuse, detain, chase or call the police on any customer for shoplifting.

Must've been written by a freaking lawyer. Like the dolts at Walmart, who decided that they won't chase or prosecute anyone who shoplifts more than $25 of merchandise.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Hmmm. I wonder if you were to call and tell them you were PLANNING on shoplifting some stuff, if they’d just ship it out to you to save you a trip (gas is expensive, ya know)?