Shoplifting

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV/Gray News) - A 39-year-old O’Reilly’s store employee was arrested and charged in connection to the death of a suspected shoplifter, according to authorities.

Carl Kemppainen was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Diamond Steen, according to the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office.

Officers responded to the O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Kansas City, Kansas, around 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday for the report of a disturbance.

When they arrived, the first responders learned two men had entered the store and began to shoplift. A fight broke out shortly after between the suspects and store employees outside the store, resulting in one of the suspected shoplifters being killed.

Authorities identified the man as Steen and determined he died of strangulation.

Police said the other shoplifter suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital.

Kemppainen was booked on a $125,000 bond. According to online jail records, his bond was posted.

The range of sentencing for the reckless second-degree murder charge is 109 to 493 months in prison.

Anyone with additional information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

> The new technology has run into teething issues. Staff in several countries have raised concerns to management that the technology may actually make theft easier, according to the people, who asked not to be identified.

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BBC has the bodycam footage, and of course the police were in no danger.

Check out the cross-post; !Memes@lemmy.ml goes hard.

Excerpt: > “This is not a contested finding in the field of criminology,” said Jake Horowitz, director of Pew Charitable Trusts’ safety and justice research. “Even a severe sanction like a potential felony, in which you’ll spend more than a year in prison, is not an effective deterrent.” > > A 2018 report from Pew bears this out. Since 2000, at least 39 states have increased the value of stolen goods required to trigger a felony charge. States that increased their thresholds experienced the same overall decline in property crimes over the last two decades as states that did not, the analysts found.

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> For most of America's history, one of the most righteous anti-white supremacist tactics available was looting.

This is from 2014. The same author (Vicky Osterweil) published a book under the same title in 2020, which is kinda a follow up / more in depth look at the topic. You can get in the anarchist library (archived version) or buy it from your local bookstore

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NBC Affiliate Title: Mother accused of shoplifting in Seminole County while children sat alone in car

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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. —

A Seminole County woman is facing charges after allegedly shoplifting at a store while two of her children were left in the car.

Thursday, deputies responded to a Target in Lake Mary around 5 p.m. regarding reports of shoplifting.

According to an arrest report, Latasha Brooks, 31, had one of her children with her when she went into Target and left two of her other children alone in the car.

The arrest report states, "The car was off while two of the children were sitting inside waiting for their mother to come back out."

Brooks is accused of scanning only some items during self-checkout at the store and failing to pay for the rest.

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office said Brooks is facing multiple charges, including neglecting children without great bodily harm, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and petit theft.

``` Yes, but brothers and sisters, girls and boys Ja, men bröder och systrar, töser och pågar

It's a pleasure to present to you market-thief music! Det är en glädje att presentera för er äppelknyckarjazz!

The neighbor is in trouble, he claims that I steal from his apple tree Grannen är hack i häl, han påstår att jag stjäl från hans äppelträd

(Run!) I want to, but I have to do something about our misery (Spring!) Jag vill ju väl men måste göra något åt vår misär

(Run!) Father he is proletarian and works late but can't afford jaw like that (Spring!) Far han är proletär och jobbar sent men har inte råd med käk så

(Run!) Of course I have my reasons and besides, the neighbor is a millionaire (Spring!) Klart jag har mina skäl och för övrigt är ju grannen miljonär

I have to run now, because if the neighbor catches up to me, it will probably end badly Jag måste springa nu, för om grannen hinner upp mig får det nog ett tråkigt slut

(Hey!) No, I can't hesitate now, because if the mother finds me, there will be a curfew (Hey!) Nej, jag kan inte tveka nu, för om morsan kommer på mig blir det utegångsförbud

Mother she is a missionary and says that I miss the heavenly world that Mor hon är missionär och säger att jag missar den himlavärld som

(Run!) The priest promised my soul at Sunday prayer but I wasn't there, and (Spring!) Prosten lovat min själ på söndagsbönen men jag var inte där, och

(Run!) That I'm causing trouble in the neighborhood but the food isn't here, so (Spring!) Att jag skapar besvär i grannskapet men maten är inte här, så

(Run!) Where is Jesus when we need help paying at the store? (Spring!) Var är Jesus när vi behöver hjälp med att betala i affär'n?

I come like a thief in the night to the great estates and possessions in the country Jag kommer som en tjuv om natten till storgodsen och ägorna på landet

The dispatchers sit on punch verandas but notice nothing of the strong brandy Disponenterna sitter på punchverandor men märker ingenting för den starka brandyn

At least fills up the duffel bag with apples to sell down at the market Fyller upp åtminstone kappsäcken med äpplen att sälja nere på marknaden

And put every penny in the mattress in the hope that I won't have to pay the tax Och stoppa vartenda öre i madrassen i hopp om att jag slippa betala skatten

I have to run now, because if the sheriff catches me, I'll have to sit inside now Jag måste springa nu, för om länsman hinner fatt mig får jag sitta inne nu

(Hey!) No, I can't answer now, but you can call next week, then I might have slipped up (Hey!) Nej, jag kan inte svara nu, men du kan ringa nästa vecka, då har jag kanske sluppit ut

The tax authorities are chasing me, I'm declaring something wrong on this little thing Skattmasen jagar mig, jag deklarera' fel på nå'n liten grej

(Run!) Thinking of giving me a new form to fill in, but that can't be right, because (Spring!) Tänker ge mig nå'n ny blankett att fylla i men det kan inte va' rätt, för

(Run!) The directors live fat and earn more in salary than my whole family, so (Spring!) Direktörerna lever fett och tjänar mer i lön än min hela släkt, så

(Run!) Something must be wrong, I have to steal apples to keep me full, it works (Spring!) Nå'nting måste va' snett, jag måste stjäla äpplen för att hålla mig mätt, det går

I have to run now, because if the neighbor catches up to me, it will probably end badly Jag måste springa nu, för om grannen hinner upp mig får det nog ett tråkigt slut

(Hey!) No, I can't hesitate now, because if the mother finds me, there will be a curfew (Hey!) Nej, jag kan inte tveka nu, för om morsan kommer på mig blir det utegångsförbud

I want to do the right thing, but the sheriff is chasing me with a baton and a horse Jag vill ju göra rätt men länsman jagar mig med batong och häst

(Run!) Tell me is it better to rob people with banks and high interest rates (Spring!) Säg mig är det bättre att råna folk med banker och höga räntor

(Run!) What happens next? (Spring!) Vad händer härnäst?

Will it be a trial or an after party? Blir det rättegång eller efterfest?

(Run!) I hope to be released but the prosecutor wants prison, so (Spring!) Jag hoppas bli släppt men åklagaren yrkar på fängelse, så

Can you tell me what happens when safes and cash change hands? Kan du säga mig vad som händer när bankfack och kontanter byter händer?

Big money it flies between countries while I get caught for broken apples Storfinansen den flyger mellan länder medan jag åker fast för knyckta äpplen

At the airport where the pampas arrive in top hats and gold teeth På flygplatsen där pamparna anländer i höga hattar och guldtänder

With capital invested in voter registers to have continued power over the poor Med kapital investerat i röstlängder för att ha fortsatt makt över fattigdrängen

Yes, this is the official break, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters Ja, detta är det officiella breaket, mina damer och herrar, bröder och systrar

This is the moment, for you, to raise your tails, and show that you are human Detta är ögonblicket, för er, att lyfta fram era stjärtar, och visa att ni är människor

And shake them like there's no tomorrow, like there's no worries Och skaka dem som om det inte fanns någon morgondag, som om det inte fanns några bekymmer

I have to run now, because if the sheriff catches me, I'll have to sit inside now Jag måste springa nu, för om länsman hinner fatt mig får jag sitta inne nu

(Hey!) No, I can't answer, you know, but you can call next week, then maybe I've slipped out (Hey!) Nej, jag kan inte svara, hörru du, men du kan ringa nästa vecka då har jag kanske sluppit ut ```

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>Banksy isn’t happy with Guess’ latest collaboration. > >The legendary anonymous graffiti artist had a directive for his followers on Friday, encouraging them—possibly tongue in cheek, possibly not—to visit the Regent Street Guess store in London and steal the brand’s new collection that features his artwork. > >“Attention all shoplifters. Please go to Guess on Regents Street. They’ve helped themselves to my artwork without asking, how can it be wrong for you to do the same to their clothes?”

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https://todon.eu/@RadicalGraffiti/110988042513307046

[image description: a sticker on a grocery store shelf that says (Special) If you see someone shoplifting, no you didn't.]

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> If we’re concerned with the types of crime that destroy lives and businesses, endanger retail workers on the job, and discourage people from going out to enjoy themselves, then shoplifting is the wrong crime to focus on. The problem is violence, which frequently has nothing to do with shoplifting at all. But shoplifting is an easier conversation for the retail industry to have, and one that plenty of people—journalists included—are keen to get in on. It’s a thousand other zeitgeisty arguments in one: about the role of police and prison in society, about the efficacy of tough-on-crime politicians or “Defund the police” as a slogan, about how serious property crime is relative to other types of harm, about whether liberal local governments are actually inept, about why there’s so much open human misery on the streets of San Francisco. > > Good old thieves, that is to say, are a palatable common enemy. Better to fear them than the other types of casual violence that have seeped into everyday life in America, and the rot that may have created it.

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proletarian shopping

Looting; when the working class goes apeshit and steals large quantities of merchandise en masse, usually accompanied by vandalism, arson, and violence against the police.

The revolution is here! Lets smash those fucking windows and do some proletarian shopping!]

@j_roby posted a Gravel Institute tweet that deserved its own post.

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This is the story that tweet was based on.

[Image description: picture of a tweet from @GravelInstitute stating "Someone stole $950 worth of items from a Walgreen’s - there were 309 stories about it. Walgreen’s was caught stealing $4.5 million from employees - it got just one single story.]

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[image description: looks like a book cover. Dogbert, a character from the series Dilbert, runs up a hill, which is inbfron if yellow mountains and a sunny sky. He has office supplies like pens and paperclips in his arms.

Title of the book in red font is "build a better life by stealing office supplies" with the subtitles "Dogbert's big book of business" and " illustrated by Scott Adams"]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/2082283

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/480695

> > On Thursday, six people entered a Tesco Extra in the Maryhill district of Glasgow, Scotland, took food and essential items from the shelves and put them in the store’s food bank donation bins. > > > > In a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday, an activist says: “The reason we’re doing this is that supermarkets in this country have been raising their prices ahead of the rate of inflation, essentially stealing from ordinary people in order to line their packets with profits. > > > >[...]The activist is seen ripping the security tag off a tub of baby formula. He says: “This is a basic need for every family with babies and it’s £18 in Asda, which is an immense price tag. […] Supermarkets are prioritising their profits over the safety and health of families in the community.”

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Alt text: an image of a poster with the text "Did you see: - A tent in the Wood? - Someone shoplifting? - A person sleeping in their car? No! You fucking didn't! People are struggling, don't make it worse

geteilt von: https://lemmy.world/post/3145030

> Between 30 to 50 people swarmed the Nordstrom at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Woodland Hills, making off with thousands of dollars worth of luxury handbags and high-end clothing, an LAPD spokesman told NBC News.

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Alt text: Photo of textile print with the slogan "we're here, we're queer, and we're going shopllifting"

Alt text: Black and white image of a raccoon reaching put with one paw and a small text that reads "I just wanted you to know... I'm gonna steal that"

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> will hot glue prevent the security ink tag from splattering? let's find out

>i recently purchased these ink tags fromebay for security research purposes

>and after smothering the tag with hot glue i put on my safety gloves and glasses and pry open the tag

>to my surprise the ink files remained intact

>what else should i try

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video guide on how to remove a security tag with fork, transcript:

> will i be able to remove the security tag using two forks

> let's find out

>i recently purchased these tags from ebay for security research purposes

>i begin by inserting the pin into the tag and then slide the first fork in between them

>i'm able to pop out the pin a little and then i use the second fork to finish the job

>success what else should i try

alt text: picture of person stealing some food and text in different fonts says: "You really think I'm shoplifting? Relax! I'm just urban foraging - Mother Earth made food as a free Gift for All of Us"

> you should never purchase meat. but always steal it. kleptitarians steal all their food. when it suits them they steal food that results from harm to animals and the environment such as meat.

> PDF for printing

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reposted because op sadly deleted it and really like it