shoplifter get caught and random lady pays for item

nitpick man

so this is my 1st post. hello everyone on boards.
i was in a shop earlier on when i see the security guard giving out to a young child' i over heard the security saying to the child that he cant be inside the shop putting sweets down his trousers'. then this lady interviened and said to the secuirty 'why are you picking on him'. he said look it none of your business. then she says that she will pay for it. she paid for it . so we where walking out at the same time and the guard was outside. she said to him that they are only kids. he replied by saying 'look i probably nabed it in the bud by not letting him walk out the door with the stuff but now that you have come along and buy him the sweets ,your bqsically saying its okay.
me personally i agree with the security guard . on the fact that he did indeed nab it in the bud until she got involved and bought the sweets. it was like saying it fine to shoplift.
whats are yoir views on this? who was right or who was wrong

FairytaleGirl

Shoulda 'nabbed' the youngun around the skull for stealing!

Jk, to be honest it depends what age the kid was, rough estimate?

Sir Arthur Daley

Good evening and welcome.

keith16

Hello

Day Lewin

I think the woman should have lectured the kid sternly and ran him off, before secretly paying to keep him out of legal trouble.

Lapin

nitpick man wrote: »

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Bad start.

But hello and welcome nonetheless.

nitpick man

12-13 id say. the security guard probably frightened the cgild into never doing anything like again but i dont know what it says to the kid when she got involved.

CaptainInsano

I like stories.

wazky

nitpick man wrote: »

so this is my 1st post. hello everyone on boards.
i was in a shop earlier on when i see the security guard giving out to a young child' i over heard the security saying to the child that he cant be inside the shop putting sweets down his trousers'. then this lady interviened and said to the secuirty 'why are you picking on him'. he said look it none of your business. then she says that she will pay hi I love sausages for it. she paid for it . so we where walking out at the same time and the guard was outside. she said to him that they are only kids. he replied by saying 'look i probably nabed it in the bud by not letting him walk out the door with the stuff but now that you have come along and buy him the sweets ,your bqsically saying its okay.
me personally i agree with the security guard . on the fact that he did indeed nab it in the bud until she got involved and bought the sweets. it was like saying it fine to shoplift.
whats are yoir views on this? who was right or who was wrong

Ive changed something about your post, try find it.

kneemos

Are they allowing new members again?

nitpick man

katemarch wrote: »

I think the woman should have lectured the kid sternly and ran him off, before secretly paying to keep him out of legal trouble.

the guard did but she underminded him.

dede12

given that he was shoplifting sweets & not food or something like that I'd agree w. the security guard. paying for it & telling him its ok sends the wrong message - that he deserves the candy even though he was stealing it.

now if it was food or medicine, something basic like that I'd be completly on the side of the woman because I'd assume most people wouldn't be stealing that sort of thing w/o good reason. so for me the best way to handle kids shoplifting really depends on the situation more than anything

Tigger

His future's so bright he's gotta steal shades

meathstevie

Wether some do gooder paid for the sweets or not doesn't matter. The offence was committed and only by the good grace of the security guard the Gardai weren't involved.

poisonated

I agree with the security guard. The best thing to do would be to scare the kid and let him go with a harsh warning. The woman was just trying to be nice so I don't blame her. She probably just didn't think about the consequences of her actions. Did she understand when the security guard tried to explain it to her?

nitpick man

meathstevie wrote: »

Wether some do gooder paid for the sweets or not doesn't matter. The offence was committed and only by the good grace of the security guard the Gardai weren't involved.

i never even thought of that .
i was nearly going to say to the girl myself that its not okay for you to buy for him. sending out mixed signals to the child. hate to be secuirty too.