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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul V. who wrote (110666)	8/15/2011 11:16:25 AM
From: TopCat	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224890

"This was one example I used in challenging my MBA marketing students at one of our local universities." Seriously????? You teach an MBA class? OMG!

To: Paul V. who wrote (110666)	8/15/2011 11:25:49 AM
From: joefromspringfield	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224890

I would handle it on a case by case basis trying to get the best outcome for the company. In the incident with the woman you mentioned, I would have told her that she obviously forgot about the items in her purse and then took her to the register to pay for them. The incident would be documented in case she did it again. Prosecuting her takes too much time and effort and the end result from the court is probably probation at the most. There would be a threshold where the amount being stolen is a felony and prosecution is warranted. Let's say over $1,000. I would keep the names of people we have caught. If the woman you caught did it again, I would consider going to court and ask that she be provided counseling for kleptomania. Corporate guidelines need to be developed and the store manager should be responsible to resolve each case.