They won't.
They'll listen to what the kangaroo court prosecutor, the kangaroo "judge", their IPhones and their TeeVees tell them to do.
In the interests of "American Jesters"...
Posted on 08/06/2023 11:44:25 AM PDT by artichokegrower
Store clerks have legal options when someone shoplifts. Teaming up to brutally beat the thief isn’t one of them. No wonder two 7-11 clerks in Stockton who battered a would-be shoplifter with a wooden rod are being investigated by police, as reported on TV news. Although brazen stealing is frustrating, costly and dangerous to store employees, confronting it with violence that far exceeds self-defense is not the answer.
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They need a good tune-up.
I liked listening to the black cashier during the filming, telling the other employees “There’s nothing you can do, let him go...” Talk about black solidarity.
I am glad the Sikhs did not listen and use their stick liberally and with force.
Modesto Bee editors need the same treatment
dont know much about stockton
im hoping the jury gives them a standing ovation
The thief brandished a knife during the incident.
Thieves are now welcome to take everything they want from the Modesto Bee.
Open your doors, Modesto Bee.
🎵🎶🎶Let ‘em in.....doo doo doo doo🎵🎶🎶
(Wings)
When every second counts, the police are minutes away. I hope this story gets national attention.
The Editorial Board does not read The Crime section of their own newspaper.
There are problems with this encounter. And maybe the local politicians are right. The store owners were wrong to beat the shoplifter. I know it is easy to espouse after the fact and all of that. But, if the store owners had used a shotgun it would have TOTALLY eliminated repeat crimes.
Self defense is indeed the only answer. Come into my shop and steal and baseball bat justice will be applied immediately.
"They have insurance", right?
They won't.
They'll listen to what the kangaroo court prosecutor, the kangaroo "judge", their IPhones and their TeeVees tell them to do.
In the interests of "American Jesters"...
“WTF is wrong with the Modesto Bee?”
It is a “fellow traveler” with the Sacramento Bee, the inspiration for the Babylon Bee!
That’s why the “editorial board” is anonymous...
That's what I'm talkin' about.
It’s funny this op-ed gets posted on the anniversary of Hiroshima. Think about it. Like the employees getting the upper hand the US had the war won. The bomb was the exclamation point just like the 30+ whacks.
Just like the second guessers on the use of the bomb those that stand in judgement were not there and were not affected. Hindsight will always be 20-20.
Well the barn door is open and the horse has escaped. Too little to late. People only accept the enforced anarchy so long. The exclusive right to use force is long gone. Welcome to Thunderdome.
"It" being primarily cigarettes.
I would not have minded if they had gone a bit further. Anyone who watched the video could see the thug thought he was entitled to everything the store owner possessed. Including possibly his life. He kept reaching for his back pocket and I thought at one point I saw a gun. He told him he had one so the clerks had reason to fear for their lives.
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