The other day in the grocery store I was in the pet food aisle and was shocked when only 10 feet away I saw an older woman secretly putting cans of cat food in her purse.
It was difficult to know what to do. On one hand stealing and shoplifting is a crime. Somebody who shoplifts deserves to be arrested. Most likely this woman wouldn't go to jail but instead would have to take a shoplifting class.
But on the other hand, maybe she can't afford the food and doesn't have the money to keep her cats alive. And what does it matter that a couple dollars worth of cat food is taken from a big rich grocery store.
But that's really bad thinking. If somebody steals from a store everybody is affected. The store loses money and has to raise prices for everybody else. So the best thing to do is report this person to store management. And if this grandmother has a problem, then the theft and shoplifting class will most likely be a huge help.
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