Why do cops do what Walmart employees tell them?
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barkybeak@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
Walmart loss prevention are terrible. They are willing to die so Walmart doesn’t lose $35 worth of food.
I saw a police cam video of a woman who accidentally didn’t scan a $10 item. No big deal. I have been guilty of that myself. You get reminded to scan the item.
These L&P people called the cops and then the cops called for back up. They stopped the woman before she left and had her arrested.
No prior offenses. She had a baby with her (less than a year old). Just someone who made a simple mistake and would easily be fixed with simple conversation.
But Walmart L&P was not having it. Telling the cops to charge her to the furthest extent
Even the cops were like “Hey she didn’t do this maliciously. She has not left the store. She can still pay for the item. “
Walmart L&P told the cops to “teach her a lesson”
The cops were “nice enough” to wait until the baby’s father arrived to take the baby but the woman got arrested for not ringing up a $10 item
The L&P had these smug looks as if they took down some Batman villain. Giving each other high fives when this woman was put in cuffs.
nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 15 hours ago
Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
i think you misunderstand the purpose of police
white_nrdy@programming.dev 14 hours ago
I’m guessing that the L&P staff are acting as legal proxies, and therefore can press charges
asqapro@reddthat.com 11 hours ago
I’m not a lawyer, and maybe this is just a US-centric understanding, but someone “pressing charges” doesn’t force the police to arrest the accused person, let alone actually charge them with a criminal offense. Pressing charges, at least to my understanding, is notifying police of a crime, pointing out the offender, and tacitly agreeing to cooperate if the police need more information.
white_nrdy@programming.dev 2 hours ago
You might be right. I am also not a lawyer, and I’m also in the US. I assumed that they would arrest since Walmart is technically provate property, L&P might have had her legally removed for trespassing? I don’t know, who knows. It might also just be that the police were just listening to the orders of their corporate overlords 🤷
coaxil@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
That’s a crazy level of boot lick, Jesus fuck
Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
At that point they’re not even licking the boot. The boot was telling them to chill.