[Does so]

Shop at Home Depot, and have such theft added to your bill.

[Bob434]

He would have been alright IF he had grabbed a toolbox himself and fled the store along with the other fellas- He wouldn’t have gotten fired then apparently-

[seastay]

I know of a large grocery store chain in California that tells their employees not to confront shoplifters. The store has made a business decision that its cheaper not to pay out lawsuits should any altercations go to court, likewise they don't even want to pay professional security who would be trained to stop thieves. The store knows that 5 to 10 percent of merchandise is being stolen, its just an expense to them of doing business. New laws in ca also do not give the police much authority either... the bad people get what they want for free while the good people labor and have to pay , for their goods and the added losses, plus taxes !

[Riley]

My final retail job was many years ago as a tech at a computer store. We had the same policy.

Some ahole came in one day, stuffed a laptop in the front of his pants and ran out the door. Shoplifters pissed us off, so almost the whole staff went sprinting after him. One of the sales floor guys had run track, chased him down a couple of blocks away, tackled him and held him for the police. Nobody got fired, it was funny in hindsight.

[Molon Labbie]

The only reason they have policies like this is because it is far too easy to litigate.

I believe they should caught, prosecuted and their likenesses put in facial recognition software to be shared amongst merchants with the immediate arrest for trespassing if they set foot in the store again.

Banks would seldom be robbed if tellers shot robbers on sight.

[dasboot]

Shoplifting....monitor.

[FES0844]

They should have given him a bonus & a raise.

[stanne]

Hispanic is my guess. Texans are completely wimpy about it. Illegal immigration. They make me sick. I’m a vet and the Texans let any hispanic walk all over me. I got yelled at by a Costco manager when I dared state I was offended by a line cutting non English speaker without an American dollar to get him through the line so I could go and get on with my day. Yelled at

Forget trying to say speak English

[Flick Lives]

I’ve been wasting time in a silly checkout line paying for stuff I bought at Home Depot. I wasn’t aware Home Depot had an express checkout lane. No cash, no credit, no problem. Just take the merchandise and go! Good to know.

[Freestate316]

In the early 80s I worked the graveyard shift in a Loma Linda, California Circle K. The job opened up because the guy who worked there before me chased a shoplifter outside. A struggle ensued, and the employee beat the snot out of the guy. He was fired and had charges brought against him.

[BuffaloJack]

I try to buy from Lowes rather than Home Depot.
About 5 or 6 years back, I asked for the vetersn’s discount which I’d been getting for several years,and showed by veteran’s ID. The clerk told me that Home Depot stopped giving veterans discounts. I now go to Lowes first and only use Home Depot when Lowes doesn’t have the item I want.

[Leaning Right]

> “In the Army, they train you to do things like that,” Tinney said. <

Well, the Army also teaches you to follow orders. If Home Depot has a policy not to confront shoplifters, then their employees ought not to confront shoplifters.

That being said, firing seems to be rather extreme here, as the employee did nothing illegal. Ii’s not like he was the shoplifter, or anything like that. And he really was trying to do the right thing.

Suspend him for a week without pay. Then put him back to work as usual.

[PGalt]

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

[txrefugee]

Homo Depot just charges its customers more, so we pay for their stupid policy that approves theft.