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Duckydos · 10-17-2004, 01:13 AM

As far as the whole store security thing goes, WalMart is a bit different.

Loss Prevention(LP) and Salaried Managers can stop shoplifters as long as they the 4 elements: Selection, Concealment, Maintain Eye Contact, and Pass Last Point Of Sale. If you make the stop, and they run, you can chase them to the perimeter of the store's property. If they try to fight, you can fight back. The only time that LP will back off is if the situation because potentially dangerous... ie: a weapon is involved, the customer gets in their car, bystanders in the way. And in the off-chance that manager or LP f*cks up and falsy accuses a customer.... well, they lose their job and WalMart pays out the ass for a false-arrest settlement. General rule of thumb, WalMart will prosecute shoplifters between the age of 14-65 although each case is different.

I have been on some interesting stops. One older gentleman decided that he was going to bite our LP, so the other LP kicked him in the face. Another time I was involved with a stop and the shoplifter's mother and girlfriend came up and started trying to fight us. Three people went to jail that day.

And as far as the security tag goes... if that thing goes off, you cannot be convicted of shoplifting on that alone. Remember, store security has to have the 4 Elements. If the merchandise wasn't paid for, they should simply ask you to come back in the store to pay for it.

Anyway, that's WalMart's policy on shoplifting. Kinda interesting if you ask me. Then again, I am a retail loser.

-Ducky

10-17-2004, 01:13 AM	#8
Duckydos Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 41 Posts: 1,048	As far as the whole store security thing goes, WalMart is a bit different. Loss Prevention(LP) and Salaried Managers can stop shoplifters as long as they the 4 elements: Selection, Concealment, Maintain Eye Contact, and Pass Last Point Of Sale. If you make the stop, and they run, you can chase them to the perimeter of the store's property. If they try to fight, you can fight back. The only time that LP will back off is if the situation because potentially dangerous... ie: a weapon is involved, the customer gets in their car, bystanders in the way. And in the off-chance that manager or LP f*cks up and falsy accuses a customer.... well, they lose their job and WalMart pays out the ass for a false-arrest settlement. General rule of thumb, WalMart will prosecute shoplifters between the age of 14-65 although each case is different. I have been on some interesting stops. One older gentleman decided that he was going to bite our LP, so the other LP kicked him in the face. Another time I was involved with a stop and the shoplifter's mother and girlfriend came up and started trying to fight us. Three people went to jail that day. And as far as the security tag goes... if that thing goes off, you cannot be convicted of shoplifting on that alone. Remember, store security has to have the 4 Elements. If the merchandise wasn't paid for, they should simply ask you to come back in the store to pay for it. Anyway, that's WalMart's policy on shoplifting. Kinda interesting if you ask me. Then again, I am a retail loser. -Ducky __________________ Had an Accord. Then I had something European. Now I have an SCCA Solo-II monster!