Thief walks out of store past security guard with bags full of stolen goods

[rayg]

Thief walks out with bags full of stolen goods the security guard does NOTHING

Brazen thief sauntering out of Upper East Side Rite Aid with bags full of stolen goods while security guard does NOTHING: Actor slams NYC's woke bail reform and says 'we have to put more of these criminals in jail'

Michael Rapaport caught footage of a blatant shoplifting incident on Tuesday at a Rite Aid in the Upper East Side

The actor and comedian said he was 'disgusted' by seeing a man fill two bags with stolen goods before nonchalantly strolling past security and leaving

Rapaport said he thinks Eric Adams could right the ship and that he hopes the new mayor 'lives up to our expectations'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html

[lyman]

unless that guard has arrest powers, and if so, the company lets him use them, then they cannot stop a shoplifter,

[rayg]

Well in my day, most company security guards were authorized under some state statutes to stop and restrain people accused of shop lifting/stealing the stores property and to notify the police. Unless the store management says no restrain! Maybe times have changed. Most company security guards don't have arrest powers unless they were police officers working part time for the store. The guard could have taken down the license number if he observed it and reported it to the police if he was not authorized to stop the person!

[lyman]

engagement is the key now,

you talk to the thief, but you are not allowed to touch them unless you are an Off Duty cop, which most folks don't hire now due to liability

[Art]

I know in California the DAs won't prosecute theft of less than $900.00. So since for all practical purposes shop lifting less than $900.00 has been decriminalized there people do the stuff in the article regularly. I don't know how NYC handles this but from what we know about the last administration (DiBlasio) there and the current D.A. I bet the rules are similar.

[Johnny P]

The only people law enforcement and the judicial system are interested in are those that receive traffic tickets. They are easy money. Something as minor as an improper lane change or not staying exactly within the lines can result in a hefty fine. You are presumed guilty and have to go to court in an attempt to prove your innocence. When you pay your fine you still aren't through with it. Then the insurance company jacks up your auto insurance rates to get their share.

Better to rob and steal than get a traffic ticket in this day and time.

[Art]

The only people law enforcement and the judicial system are interested in are those that receive traffic tickets. They are easy money. Something as minor as an improper lane change or not staying exactly within the lines can result in a hefty fine. You are presumed guilty and have to go to court in an attempt to prove your innocence. When you pay your fine you still aren't through with it. Then the insurance company jacks up your auto insurance rates to get their share.

Better to rob and steal than get a traffic ticket in this day and time.

That is mostly true, The whole state of Louisiana is pretty much a giant speed trap, but:

The woke cities have often cut back on traffic enforcement by the police. See this article on NYC.

https://www.city-journal.org/nyc-traffic-fatalities-rise-as-enforcement-falls

Los Angeles actually restricted traffic enforcement to the extent they lost money on traffic enforcement last year.