That's interesting you would say that.
I'm sure it's a highly calculated risk.
Most Walmart stores in Miami have actual police officers outside 24 hrs a day.
I worked at a store that had an officer outside during the evening. It was a deterrent more than anything.
Hardly anyone actually gets arrested In my experience.
At another city, with a very crime rate, I called the police because we caught someone. The operator said, "I'll add it to the list", and just hung up on me. A cop never came, and I just let the guy go because I wanted to go home. The dude gave me a dap and said, "thanks man". To his credit, I never saw him in the store again.
I never caught someone stealing bread or cereal. If I did I would feel sorry for them.
Most of the time people steal I make-up, pseudo suphedrine (before patriot act), alcohol, OTC drugs, lighters, and appliances.
we usually got warned monthly about the Mexican cartels and their RTO (retail theft operations)-- Where they steal bulk OTC drugs and cleaners for resale at free markets. I have only seen that once in my life. However, I have seen the evidence of their operations (empty shelves and left over baskets) multiple times. They rarely get caught. They make sure not to dress like street thugs with urban styles. you'd be surprised how much profiling goes on even by Black and Mexican store agents.
80% of the time the thieves are either kids trying to earn stripes, or people messed up on drugs and alcohol.
Working retail can messed your mind if you let it. I really lost al faith in people for a long time.
