See 36.
Corporations are there to make a profit, that is all. They have, and cannot have any morals, be ‘brave’ or ‘cowardly’ or any such. If a policy is likely to incur more costs than benefits they won’t allow it. At least amongst most of the huge ones with many big box stores, in my observation.
I’m not really sure what your point is with the reference to your post 36 beyond that. I don’t expect a corporation to be anything other than utterly craven and opportunistic; the rare exceptions are great, but for every Dillon there are a hundred Best Buys
Actually, my comment regarded their competitor (at the time) Circuit City, as far as rent-a-cop getting me mixed up with someone else, and the financial damage that could ensue from such a sitution- sadly even if they did get the right person.
Personally, yeah, it would be great to see shoplifters and grafitti ‘artists’ get the crap beat out of them, right then and there.