When shops have to post warnings like this the you know there is a major problem with shop lifting and theft. Whoever thought it was a good idea to place the prosecution price at $950 was an absolute idiot and needs to be removed from public service. Theft is theft and it is that simple as the ones who are paying for this lunacy are the consumers. Retailers have insurance and those premiums will rise resulting in the consumer paying these extra costs.
When I see laws like this I find it truly unfair on those of us who would act as it puts us in a position. I am fortunately someone who tends to run towards things when others are running away and that is not something I chose to be, but it is my character. You only find out who you are when placed in certain compromised positions and I know who I am as I cannot help myself.
In the past I have chased house breakers on foot, been involved with sting operations with the police with myself as the bait. My thoughts are if there were more people like myself then this would never have been a problem to start with.
I can recall an incident back in the UK many years ago when a kid of around 13 stole a women's hand bag and I managed to haul him in and flung him under my arm and returned the had bag to the lady. The onlookers were shouting at me to let him go because he was a juvenile and I ignored them. The kid was bawling his eyes out as he knew he was toast. The police informed me he was well known to them as a serial thief and was on juvenile probation. Sometimes all it takes is tough love and you have to wonder who the parents are to have failed so badly.
Many argue that you should just let the shop lifters do their thing and to not get involved which is correct for those who cannot defend themselves. The problem is if no one is looking out for each other then what type of society do we live in. If a lady is being attacked how can you just ignore this as that is not facing reality. How could you live with yourself whilst standing by when you could make the difference.
If every country had some form of National Service I believe society would change immediately as everyone's mindset would be about caring for fellow human beings and you would know what to do. There would be no sitting back watching as mayhem unfolds around you and what kind of shocks me as I do not see this as normal behavior.
The police today have a lot to answer for as they are supposed to be upholding law and order yet from what I have seen they are part of the problem incapable of fulfilling these basic duties of right and wrong. In the UK I parked my car in a police station parking lot only to be told my car was not safe there which kind of tells you all you need to know and how feared they are. As sickening as this may sound at least the police officer was honest even if it is embarrassing.
