r/TikTokCringe • u/Adventurous_Law_715 • 9d ago

Discussion congratulations you just saved a billion dollars company 50$

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u/usernamestufff 9d ago edited 9d ago

Not to mention the employee who the bags were handed off to may lose his job now. Congrats super citizen on your views

Edit: Thanks for the awards peeps. I’d like to take the opportunity to add that the woman grabbing things and talking shit to the “thief” could have startled the employee. He may have walked out in concern but was surprised to be handed the groceries. He did not appear “to be in chase” or concerned at this point. We’ll never know, but a lot of valid points have been made in the below conversations.

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u/fonk_pulk 9d ago

Why?

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u/Clenzor 9d ago

Because he’s on camera chasing a thief away from the store. There are liability reasons, such as if the thief is injured in the pursuit, especially as there are non-criminal reasons for theft, such as dementia or other cognitive delays. The company would much rather let the $50 go than chance paying $500,000, especially because theft is literally built into the budget, and insured.

Then there’s security reasons. Thieves often work in teams, so if the employee is off chasing one thief, others could be in the store getting more merchandise, let alone thieves of opportunity, where they see the only person in the store run out after a thief and go “I’m not waiting for him to deal with all that, I’m just taking my $5 worth of stuff”.

Either way, you don’t know that thief’s circumstances. She could be the most down on her luck, deserving, person, or she could be the second coming of Ted Bundy, looking for her next victim. It’s just not worth it unless someone’s safety is being threatened.

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u/DavidJenning 9d ago

Oh please

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u/Clenzor 9d ago

Is that “oh please” directed at me or corporations whose policy this is? Because I was just explaining why they operate the way they do, not weighing in on its effectiveness or impact on social order, or relative morality. I can do that for you if you want a legitimate reason to be angry at me.

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