Shoplifter’s Indignation
“This is not okay,” says she.
“What the hell’s wrong with you?” Variation on a theme.
What’s striking in both cases, and doubtless in countless others, is the almost farcical air of entitlement. The ludicrous harrumphing. Sort of, “How dare you physically stop me from stealing your property!”
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“This is not okay,” says she.
She got off lightly.
Variation on a theme.
The shop assistant deserves a raise.
What’s striking in both cases, and doubtless in countless others, is the almost farcical air of entitlement. The ludicrous harrumphing. Sort of, “How dare you physically stop me from stealing your property!”
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Someone doesn’t skip leg day.
They’re also pretty good illustrations of pretentious victimhood.
“There’s a very fine line between this and a drag queen show.”
True, in much the same way as The Great Wall of China is a very fine line.
There are plenty of liberals who
thinkfeel that it should be a serious crime to use force to stop criminals from stealing.Can we just take a moment to appreciate the craftsmanship of this antique sofa? A hundred years old, more or less, and still able to support the weight of a small car:
https://twitter.com/JamesEsses/status/1632813395211694081
This is what She Hulk would have been, if the writers had any sense. Or am I the only one that finds the security woman person drop dead hot? Tall, lean, and doesn’t take any bs.
If anyone’s getting aroused by this thread, I’m fetching the hose.
Satisfying. Very satisfying.
Well, at least the shoplifter can go home and tweet about how, if she wasn’t white, she would have just experienced (someone else’s) white privilege.
Am I the only one noticing that the shop keeper is a woman and that the shoplifters are all white or white-ish women? We will never have justice in these matters until a white man can protect his business in this manner against black men or women shoplifters. I did recently notice that these shoplifting videos are showing more and more white people getting in on the act. Interesting that it’s ok-ish to fight back against them.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the craftsmanship of this antique sofa?
True, but way back when it was designed it was for three people and she is around four of them.
On top of it she plagiarizes Marx. Might have been Engels, but I think this was from “Wage, Labor, and Capital”.
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People who support soft on crime act in their personal life like they know better. They avoid sketchy neighborhoods and taking the subway. They won’t open a small shop in a bad area. For example, my local downtown is full of small boutique shops (chocolate, gifts, etc) owned and run by women. Because it is a safe place. They cross the street to avoid a homeless crazy. There is a name for this…just can’t quite find it.
Try looking in the DSM-5. 😉
Not like the lot that compiles that can be trusted with a dull spoon.
It’s certain there’ll be some justification for the entitled thievery on display tucked amongst its pages.
This isn’t new, though. I worked at a small chain drugstore in high school some thirty-five years ago and we had in-store plainclothes security. Without fail, the people caught shoplifting would affect towering outrage that you would accuse them of such a thing. It’s not entitlement, it’s a tactic; the habitual offenders know that it’s possible to get people to back off of accusations if you brazen it out. Stores will often value not generating bad publicity over a dozen dollars worth of cheap makeup.
We will never have justice in these matters until a white man can protect his business in this manner
Sooner or later, everyone comes around to the idea of patriarchy.
Even back then, the plainclothes security were always women and the shoplifters were 99% women.
Gotta drop back to the DSM-4, then.
I miss the existence of shame. It did have its uses.
[ Drifts into reverie. ]
True, but way back when it was designed it was for three people and she is around four of them.
Actual LOL.
Oh it is indeed a tactic. And one employed far beyond just the scope of petty crime. You dare to impugn my integrity, sir!?!?
I confess! I shoplifted a roll of Lifesaver candy from a local “dime store” back in ‘ 67. (Later, I snuck them an extra nickel payment to make up for my shame. Despite that, the entire company went out of business ten years later. I’m SORRY, OK?)
I will only believe the tide is turning when I see a single shoplifter of colour being apprehended in this fashion.
Sigh. Many years ago, a morbidly obese man damaged a nice chair that way. There was a big solid sofa, but he chose to plunk himself down in the much lighter weight scandinavian easy chair causing one of the struts to crack. No designer from the land of tall thin blondes ever anticipated such gargantuan man-whales of corpulence.
Okay, then.
Might not be far enough back.
Let me guess – she was from Canada.
I miss the existence of shame. It did have its uses.
Bring back the stocks and pillory in the public square! I’m guessing recidivism was much lower in medieval times.
I’d guess the option would be quite popular among the public, not least victims of predation and antisocial behaviour. Conceivably, it might also prove more effective as a deterrent than some modern alternatives. And more fitting, morally.
When observing reality is a “violent attack.”
Schrödinger’s cat is disgruntled.
I miss the existence of shame. It did have its uses.
There was a time (and maybe it still exists in small ways) where if one’s child swiped a bar of chocolate at the checkout stand, upon discovery, mom or dad would march that kid right back into the store and not just make the child apologize to the owner/manager in public but work out something the child could do in repayment … sweep out the storage room, etc.
Regarding which, this came to mind.
Instead of The Scarlet Letter, how about The Scarlet Pronoun?
Regarding which, this came to mind.
IMHO this kind of frowning on self-defense came along with the weird “self-esteem” movement of the 80s. So many publik skools suddenly got a case of “if there’s a fight we punish everyone involved regardless of who started it”. It was a weird way of hiding bullies in plain sight by punishing “violence” but letting the instigators remain enrolled at the school.
Careful what you ask for. They likely will use them on you first. OK, second. First will be the guy who dares to smoke a cigar at the beach. Ask me how I know.
Yes. Well let’s review the plethora of reasons why that can no longer happen. If I miss any, and I’m sure I will, feel free to fill in. Putting aside the low probability that Mommy or Daddy even care anymore, but if they did…
Yes. This. But it started in the 70’s. Early 70’s, possibly late 60’s by my observation. And half a century later no one can figure out why we have a problem with bullies. See similar re guns. Similar, not parallel.
You may be right about the 60’s, although my personal memory is extremely uncertain.
In more historical reference, Ecclesiastes 1:9 or Ronnie Barker, 1976?
So many publik skools suddenly got a case of “if there’s a fight we punish everyone involved regardless of who started it”.
Worse still, if a small group does something, the entire group is punished whether they were involved or not.
My son’s baseball team shared indoor training with another team. One kid from the other team (the coach’s son) led a group of three kids in trashing the ceiling in the locker room. The coaches from both teams planned to have the entire group of boys clean up the mess. I told the other team’s coach he could go eff himself, grabbed my son and his two carpooling teammates and left. I was quickly followed by every other parent and child from our team.
POC shoplifter: if you try to apprehend you will get the shit beat out of you. If near Oberlin, the whole university will descend on your bakery.
punishing violence in school: this is what they did in my kid’s school–punish all involved in a fight. Saves them the trouble of sorting it out. My daughter dealt with the (male) bullies by shoulder slamming them into a locker and quickly walking away. They didn’t dare complain that a girl got the best of them. Why yes, it was an all white school, why do you ask?
Tyson Fury would say, “No”. A more American piece of advice is to get mean.
Only had to scroll down a bit (on Twitter) for the usual excuses though.
It did bring to mind South Park‘s college-know-it-all-hippies. “But capitalism…” “But corporations…” “But employee toilet breaks…” Before the inevitable would-be mic-drop, “Who gives a fuck…?” Apparently, it would be so much cooler, man, if people – other people – would just let themselves be robbed over and over again.
Somewhat related.
Please do not mention the elephant in the room. Or the one out on the streets.