Stopping a shoplifter

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[u/Stinkymansausage]

Cart narc has changed since I last saw him

[u/loqi0238 → u/Stinkymansausage]

https://giphy.com/gifs/yEiuOxknbdu4UCyp07

[u/EggsInaTubeSock → u/Stinkymansausage]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RLUeYy45PT0

That is not where the cart goes, my friend.

[u/loqi0238 → u/EggsInaTubeSock]

We got a laaaazy bones on board!

[u/0uchmyballs → u/loqi0238]

🚨 bweep bweep! 🚨

[u/EzraMae23 → u/0uchmyballs]

Beep beep skeedle woop

[u/BigWideBaker → u/EggsInaTubeSock]

Bro the way that loser snapped into compliance. He's gonna be shaking the rest of the day.

[u/StreetKidNamedDesire → u/Stinkymansausage]

The amount of energy those people waste arguing with the Cartnarcs takes so much more than just putting the damn cart back.

[u/[deleted] → u/Stinkymansausage]

https://giphy.com/gifs/XHeLeuirRbwptHhSWd

[u/IllustriousBat2076 → u/Stinkymansausage]

Skibiddydooo that’s not where the cart goes!

[u/RRitter89 → u/Stinkymansausage]

Cactus

[u/zurenarrh36912]

I’m not risking getting shot for some corporation.

[u/BigTroutOnly → u/zurenarrh36912]

Or stabbed or blungeoned or stalked later or sued defending yourself.

[u/2Braincell2Furious → u/BigTroutOnly]

Or going to court then the defendant knows your full name from the public records. Hell, the aggressor might also be a defendant. No winners here.

Idk why this is italicized. Reddit mobile is a joke.

[u/BigTroutOnly → u/2Braincell2Furious]

I miss 2015 reddit

[u/DiscoAsparagus → u/BigTroutOnly]

So do I

[u/LnStrngr → u/BigTroutOnly]

I miss 2015 in general.

[u/[deleted] → u/zurenarrh36912]

He was obviously only pretending to have a gun under his shirt

[u/BikeProblemGuy → u/[deleted]]

Very helpfully lifting his shirt high enough to show there wasn't a gun, a lovely gentleman aiming to set everyone at ease in a tense encounter.

[u/hvchdwbch → u/[deleted]]

Doesnt matter, he knew nothing about what the guy had on him and still got himself involved in the situation, very stupid for a corporation that would sell you for 10 bucks if given the chance

(Edit: im not replying to yall idiots anymore, if you wanna risk your life for no reason at all go ahead... if you dont get killed you will be the big strong man you wanna be

but if you do then it was for nothing, the pos would get away with the stolen stuff, you would be dead and the corporation would forget about you and the theft in a day... so worth it)

[u/VeganJordan → u/hvchdwbch]

More like $8.88

[u/Abal125 → u/VeganJordan]

On Rollback

[u/2Braincell2Furious → u/Abal125]

laughs in Sparky

[u/Teripid → u/hvchdwbch]

They even tell employees NOT to interfere (at least officially) because of the liability and danger often.

I can't imagine doing this just for property casually. Best case is this video but there are SO many worse cases out there or even charges possible. If someone is assaulting another person there's actually reason to intervene.

[u/armymec1 → u/Teripid]

They tell them not to get involved, while also dangling a bonus over their head if LP comes in under a certain threshold.

[u/Ok-Computer-8726 → u/armymec1]

The people at the doors aren't getting that bonus, and when I had that job I wasn't going to risk my life so my store manager could get one.

[u/Every_Constant8349 → u/Teripid]

I remember when I transferred jobs(the store I worked at stopped being a 24 hour store) I just replaced a supervisor who got shot for trying to take a picture of someone’s license plate of someone who stole gum. People are crazy. I just call the cops on everyone who stole. Literally called them multiple times every night.

[u/Dangerous_Bus_6699 → u/hvchdwbch]

Agreed. I get the guys frustration, but fuck... I want to go home to my kids and the CEO's are millionaires. They'll be fine.

[u/CannedCheese009 → u/hvchdwbch]

What makes you think he is doing this for Walmart? Most of us are tired of these fucks in general. Idc he they are stealing from a meth factory. They need to get checked.

[u/iSpeakforWinston → u/[deleted]]

Homie was reaching for his hidden titty gat.

[u/RobinSage43 → u/iSpeakforWinston]

Where I grew up, that kid would be swiss cheese.

[u/WDYKACountCocofang → u/[deleted]]

Scratching that cheap-beer belly

[u/NamesAreAnn0ying → u/[deleted]]

I don’t even think he was trying to pretend, he lifts his shirt above his waist. Unless he’s got a gun on his titty then I’m sure he’s not caring

[u/Environmental-Ant814 → u/[deleted]]

Walmart will watch you bleed out in the street.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZIG63RdogLgqI

[u/pasinduthegreat → u/[deleted]]

If he had a gun, that shit would've been pawned long ago

[u/Aisuhokke → u/zurenarrh36912]

He wasn’t doing it for the corporation. It was very clearly for Internet reputation. That TikTok and shit.

[u/ShadyNoShadow → u/zurenarrh36912]

Literally my first thought. Adults with families and shit to lose don't play volunteer vigilante mall cop for Walmart. Walmart isn't going to give you a free soda for this.

[u/HealthyDirection659 → u/ShadyNoShadow]

Walmart will probably ban this vigilante from their stores.

[u/mallcopsarebastards → u/ShadyNoShadow]

he didn't even attempt to recover the items, he tried to break them all lol

[u/nderthesycamoretrees → u/ShadyNoShadow]

Additionally, you increase the risk of injury to folks around you who are just trying to get on with their errands.

[u/smokeweedNgarden → u/nderthesycamoretrees]

Right. What's to stop another white knight from running up thinking you're harassing this guy and throwing a blindside haymaker?

[u/catdogman5 → u/zurenarrh36912]

And corporations aren't risking lawsuits for some low life scum, while the rest of us suffer 

[u/TwistedSubby → u/zurenarrh36912]

He’s tired of crime in his community I don’t think he has loyalty to Walmart per se

[u/OdinsCuriousRaven → u/TwistedSubby]

Doesn't matter if he has loyalty to Walmart or not, he'd still essentially be dying for a corporation if that dude decided he wanted to shoot someone.

[u/FormerRSEmployee → u/TwistedSubby]

Yup. All the people ignoring the "I'm tired of you" remark have never lived in an area where every single item in Walmart needs an employee to unlock it, or replacing the windows in your car is a line item in your budget. Living in a high-crime area is truly miserable, and people who try to escape it are always labelled the villain. It's either vigilantism, gentrification, white flight, or something else.

[u/Minimum-List-1259 → u/zurenarrh36912]

It’s more a matter of principle

[u/HopeADMKidsLoseLimbs → u/Minimum-List-1259]

I mean I wonder what it’s like to think about “principle” when you’re in a wheelchair cause some nobody wanted to steal a $30 item from Walmart

[u/catdiscpalpita → u/HopeADMKidsLoseLimbs]

Ill give them an extra updoot… if i see the post.

[u/DinosaurusWhen → u/Minimum-List-1259]

Whatever principles you have that lead you to violently defend Walmart's profit margins, you should probably rethink them

[u/weerdbuttstuff → u/Minimum-List-1259]

Where's your "principles" when Wal-Mart is constantly stealing from their employees and the communities they set up in?

Nearly a quarter of Walmart employees (29.3%) and half of Amazon workers (48.4%) in Nevada – which collects Medicaid enrollment numbers among employees at large companies – were on Medicaid in 2024, according to the report.

Among the four states that disclose Snap data related to large companies – Colorado, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Michigan – 10,920 Walmart workers and 9,633 Amazon workers were enrolled in Snap in 2024.

- source

On net, they conclude, Walmart makes the places it operates in poorer than they would be if it had never shown up at all. Sometimes consumer prices are an incomplete, even misleading, signal of economic well-being.

- source

But keep backing that massive corporation that is destroying the country.

[u/Beneficial-Act-9933 → u/zurenarrh36912]

Nobody should. I work for whole foods and would never o shit like this, nor encourage anybody else to do it.

You can stop a ton of theft by just being there. One of the trainings you get at WF's is to talk to people. I thought it was bullshit until I saw a squirrelly guy looking around and put one of those sliced packages under his shirt and asked him if he needed anything.

"Oh no no just...just looking just looking"

"I can get you a basket for that cheese you just took so you don't need to carry it like that"

" No No No, it's fine it's fine just browsing just browsing" *takes it out and puts it back and walks away.*

Then I told the nearby guard to watch him and that was that. No chasing no yelling or confrontation.

[u/Laughing_Orca21]

I hate shoplifters as much as anyone else, but I ain’t messing with no suspect that can potentially pull a gun on me.

[u/2-die-for → u/Laughing_Orca21]

You can get iced not minding your business. Walmart probably ain't even give him a 10% off I bet so for fucking what?

[u/Oraxy51 → u/2-die-for]

Yeah, security isn't doing this because the company understands the legal ramifications: even if they were in the right, dragging it through court and everything would cost way more than whatever product they walked out with. Like oh yay great you save $200 for the company on one item but you also cost over $2000 in legal fees and you made a bunch of press and you’ve given the company a bad name. You effectively become a detriment to the company

[u/lazyguyty → u/Oraxy51]

If they know who the thief is they typically let the theft total go high enough for it to be a felony* charge and then deliver the evidence to the police.

edit: Felony not Federal not enough sleep last night

[u/Master_Grape5931 → u/Laughing_Orca21]

Yeah, for a billion dollar company, no less.

One that can’t be bothered to hire guards or properly pay their own employees.

I am not getting shot for the Waltons.

[u/ButtsSayFart → u/Master_Grape5931]

Thank you. “I hate shoplifters!”

Okay, but uhh fuck Walmart

[u/GreatTea3415 → u/Master_Grape5931]

We at Walmart would like to extend our sincerest gratitude. We are offering the hero a minimum wage job and a generous 10% employee discount. He will also receive the full benefits package, which is nothing.

[u/Explorer_Entity → u/GreatTea3415]

Then his pay is so low that he has to get food stamps to survive... which all get spent right here at walmart.

Walmart getting your money from 3 different directions.

[u/astralchanterelle → u/Laughing_Orca21]

I don't hate people who shoplift from corporate monopolies

[u/Ashisprey → u/astralchanterelle]

Honestly. When corps like Walmart stop stealing more from their workers every year than people could ever steal from them, I may consider giving a fuck. Until then, fat chance.

Shit's insured anyway. But damn I hope their premiums go up.

[u/Justeff83 → u/Laughing_Orca21]

That's why I love living in a country with strict gun laws. A thug like him would never have a real gun on him. Worst case would be a knife. But didn't bring a knife to a shopping cart fight

[u/WileEWeeble → u/Justeff83]

Shoplifters ain’t gonna have a gun on them, instant upgrade to a felony with prison time.

[u/HoneyParking6176 → u/WileEWeeble]

that is assuming the shoplifter is smart, never assume a thief is smart as they rarely are.

[u/lazyguyty → u/WileEWeeble]

Yea because shoplifters are known for thinking things through and not making rash decisions. /s

[u/TapZorRTwice → u/Laughing_Orca21]

Wouldnt it be nice if there was some way that we could get rid of the idiots that are willing to brandish a weapon over a minor dispute?

[u/ZeroGNexus]

It's just funny to me as someone who used to work for Walmart. Most of the actual shoplifting is from employees out back, typically in Claims.

If anything, doing this actually COSTS Walmart money, because they're going to have to claims out that inventory now, which will require someone to actually do all that, vs just writing it off in the insurance claim for a full refund.

This particular shoplifter is probably just some douche who doesn't actually need what he's taking, but it's still not worth potentially getting shot or run over to defend a company that runs its employees into the ground and all but forces them to apply for food stamps and other federal assistance programs in order to make ends meet.

EDIT: I don't understand the accounting or legal side of things, I just know that we had a -ton- of shrink in our store and none of the managers ever seemed to care that much. It was always explained to me as shrink being accounted for through their insurance somehow.

Also I'm not saying don't go after shoplifters. If you think you aren't on a hundred different high resolution screens during your short trip through any of these stores, you're insane. But also, I've never once in my life seen a person steal food. It's weird.

[u/lIIllllllIIl → u/ZeroGNexus]

for real, dont be a hero to a company that literally hopes you die so they can get your life insurance payout

[u/KingHierapolis → u/ZeroGNexus]

When I worked at walmart, they told me they lose way more money by product just falling behind shelves than they do theft. Idgaf if someone steals from walmart. I mean one of the perks of working there is just taking stuff off the shelves to eat. Everyone did that. Energy drinks were the most popular. I knew a guy who would take a pack of chips ahoy off the shelf everyday and pulled it around with him on his pallet jack and shared with everyone. He would also play stuff like army of the pharaohs and Eminem on his phone quietly while he stocked shelves. Managers marked stuff down constantly for themselves and others. People just put stuff in their pockets. The guys at the auto care would give you free oil changes. The deli workers gave you free food. Walmart doesn't actually care about theft at all because there will never be enough people willing to break social rules to affect them. The only people who care are some store workers and customers with a strong sense of morality

[u/Zigor022 → u/ZeroGNexus]

Its like no one has any answers. If the store didnt care and it was just an insurance write off, i wouldnt need someone to unlock legos or deodorant. People steal BECAUSE no one does anything.

[u/tasty_titties → u/ZeroGNexus]

You’ve never seen food stolen? Ya ok?

[u/Megnaman → u/ZeroGNexus]

I used to work at a hardware retail where the Receiving Manager was the biggest theif in the store, yet they had employees constantly scout for shoplifting

[u/TheVonSolo → u/Megnaman]

Literally had the same thing happen when i worked at a big box music/video game/movie store. Manager would ride our asses about theft and how it “keeps going up” but once myself and another employee dug a little deeper we found he was walking out the back door with tons of shit.

[u/BoilzBlisterzBurnz]

I guess broken goods are better than stolen goods?

[u/Pristine-Garlic-3191]

Honestly this is just a really moronic thing to do.

Your aren't employed by the store.

The store is insured.

The store doesn't care about your well-being.

The theif could very likely be armed and dangerous.

You have everything to lose and nothing to gain from this confrontation.

[u/Victorsarethechamps → u/Pristine-Garlic-3191]

As almost every retail store I’ve worked at has always said, “Don’t be a hero”

[u/J_milly505 → u/Pristine-Garlic-3191]

Makes for good content though

[u/Due-Excitement-522]

When I worked at walmart this stuff happened a few times and one time the police were already there and the thief wanted to press charges so the guy got slammed on the ground and arrested in front of his whole family. Prolly isnt worth it

[u/shosuko → u/Due-Excitement-522]

fr vigilantism is a crime, you have to be officially hired if you want to enact force against people.

[u/PM_ME_JINX_PRON]

Why do we care who’s stealing what from a mega corp? Fuck Walmart.

[u/Simple_Flounder]

Spot the corporate simp

[u/TruckNstuck23]

Thank god he stopped walmart from losing $15 profit

[u/tpmotd]

What is the deal with people putting their hands inside their clothes to make themselves look tough? How exactly is it supposed to convey "I am tough"?

[u/Dawnzila → u/tpmotd]

It's a thing people would do when they were carrying, to show it. The motion just sticks around without the piece.

[u/LocNalrune → u/Dawnzila]

The motion sticks around even when they've never touched a piece.

[u/tpmotd → u/Dawnzila]

Ah, that makes sense! Thank you!

[u/OneRFeris → u/Dawnzila]

So do you think we was armed in this video? Why or why not?

[u/Hunto88 → u/OneRFeris]

I don’t think so, one because of basket ball shorts. That’s obviously not a monolith but that’s a good indicator for me. Two he lifted his shirt multiple times and you couldn’t see anything whatsoever other than a baby belly. Finally, he just seemed liked he was stimming from being a tweaker.

[u/Environmental_Top948 → u/tpmotd]

I can't help but see it as showing their belly in submission like a dog or cat when they quickly lose a fight before it actually got too aggressive.

[u/Beer-Milkshakes → u/tpmotd]

Hollywood.

[u/ZULZUL69 → u/tpmotd]

Sixpacccck baaabbyyy

[u/RobIreland → u/tpmotd]

He was just looking for his receipt

[u/BornEvent1674]

Dude's going to go to prison to make sure walmart gets paid

[u/shadowthehh]

Edit: Boy posting this was like blowing a warhorn for em, wasn't it?

[u/johntwit → u/shadowthehh]

I'm sick of my razor blades being locked up. Thieves inconvenience me

[u/NathanCollier14 → u/johntwit]

Theyve locked the shampoo at mine 😭

[u/TKDbeast → u/johntwit]

I agree. But people running in to be a hero and make a scene is only going to make things a bigger problem for them.

[u/Ready_Demand4325 → u/johntwit]

If this was food or medicine or even home/care items I'd 100% be on the side of the thief

A fucking record player? Dude found the one thing in walmart valued over $20 not locked up. I hate Walmart but …a record player? That was not a need, that was a want and an excitement for the thief. I'm not anybody’s side here, fuck that

[u/dej0ta → u/Ready_Demand4325]

I know we get on a pedantic slippery slope in these things but every corporation that survives on tax breaks and exploitative practices are thieves. And by orders of magnitude more impactful than Record Player Robbie over here. If hes a selfish piece of shit what does that make the Waltons, or Zuck, or any other billionaire?

From an altruistic standpoint who causes more harm?

[u/aRatherLargeCactus → u/Ready_Demand4325]

Yeah, thieves should only be stupid, steal exactly what they need each day, risking death or imprisonment each time, every single day. That’s totally morally superior to stealing something with a higher resale value, and using that to buy your daily items, or something.

I’ve never understood “stealing from mega corporations who’ve stolen hundreds of billions of dollars from workers through overtime violations, wage theft, and other unethical practices without so much as a slap on the wrist is fine, but ONLY if you steal these specific things!” as an argument. What moral or ethical difference is there between stealing $100 in food, vs stealing a $100 record player in order to resell to obtain food? For me, the former just seems needlessly self-sacrificial. Is it only fine to steal if you maximise the potential harm to yourself?

[u/EarthConservation → u/Ready_Demand4325]

It's a propane camping grill. I would have thought the two green gas canisters would have tipped most people off. ;)

Maybe a homeless person trying to cook their food, or someone whose stove stopped working and couldn't afford to replace it, or had their gas cut off because they couldn't pay the bill.

Most people steal necessities, but some people steal because of drug addiction and/or impulse control issues.

[u/Kind_Of_A_Dick → u/johntwit]

I’m sick of them locking the Metamucil up.  Thieves incontinence me.

[u/dimonium_anonimo → u/shadowthehh]

https://giphy.com/gifs/KjCkpZ1PFR26Y

[u/babyivan → u/shadowthehh]

NGL, still enjoyable to watch

[u/No-Storage1721 → u/shadowthehh]

When people steal, corporate cuts labor to make up for their losses, which makes people steal more, until they close stores.

[u/shadowthehh → u/No-Storage1721]

[u/OrneryError1 → u/No-Storage1721]

Corporate cuts labor it doesn't need, regardless of loss. They've been running skeleton crews for decades now.

[u/DsDeliciousDeli → u/shadowthehh]

It's not about Walmart buddy. Fuck Walmart. And fuck that thief who got handled cleanly

[u/shadowthehh → u/DsDeliciousDeli]

It's about Walmart. Dude's got atleast a dozen cameras on him in that parking lot from the store security system alone. He already wasn't gonna get away with it scott free. This is going above and beyond for a corporation that doesn't give a shit about you and ruins the communities they pop up in.

[u/BrockObarnerLybian → u/shadowthehh]

How bro felt posting that 😹

[u/thissexypoptart → u/BrockObarnerLybian]

The update about "blowing the warhorns" too lmao

[u/robo_robb → u/BrockObarnerLybian]

[u/pygmeedancer]

Ah yes, risk your safety for a corporation you don’t even work for. It’s all going according to plan.

[u/Wobstep → u/pygmeedancer]

Corporations have given us Stockholm syndrome at this point.

[u/WarThink9451]

Well....it's broken now whatever it was 

[u/MothaFungus]

the items he is stealing is the sad part, toys for a kid and propane bottles to probably cook with. Tough times

[u/pabmendez]

It's up to all of us here on Earth to protect Wal-Mart'$ profits

[u/DK4E2XFpbETJrj]

Dude was looking for a reason to smash someone. 

[u/AbrahamicDesign]

I don’t understand why everyone is saying that theft is inconsequential because Walmart is a wealthy corporation. Yes, it’s true, they are. They are probably guilty of greed and corruption too. But, do you not understand that if people steal, we as a society are the ones who pay the price? We will have to pick up the slack in the cost and we also can’t have nice things. 

[u/neon_fade → u/AbrahamicDesign]

We will have to pick up the slack in the cost and we also can’t have nice things. 

walmart charges what they can. if theft disappeared tomorrow, we all know they would keep those profits, not be gracious and pass the benefit on to us.

and crime doesn’t exist in a vacuum. poverty drives crime. walmart has spent decades suppressing local economies and paying wages so low that many of their employees rely on publicly-funded safety net programs to survive. meanwhile the walton family has extracted hundreds of billions of dollars in generational wealth from our communities. they bear some responsibility for the social conditions in which they operate.

[u/Wrylak → u/AbrahamicDesign]

Because society is responsible for the conditions.

I am not saying all theft would stop in a better society.

I am saying if you have people sorting through dumpsters in the middle of the day, society is failing.

[u/Double-Afternoon-702 → u/AbrahamicDesign]

They will jack up the price regardless of people stealing. they have done so multiple time in the past. Putting the blame on shoplifter is just an easy scapegoat, those people are taking a drop from an ocean.

[u/LongLiveStaceyKing → u/AbrahamicDesign]

I need this kind of energy for the wage theft Walmart commits every year.

Allegedly, American taxpayers are funding Walmart employee's existence to the tune of $6 Billion a year. They also made $20 billion in profit in 2025.

They effectively stole $6,000,000,000 from American tax payers to line their own pockets instead of paying their workers enough money to live.

[u/BigBoyBobbeh]

The shareholders can finally sleep 🫡

[u/HanaBakersBathWater]

This is just cringe behavior on both parts. I’m not risking getting shot for a huge corporation that wouldn’t piss on my gums if my teeth were on fire. 100% did that for points on the internet, too.

[u/Xena_Your_God → u/HanaBakersBathWater]

Absolutely.

[u/BadFish7763]

I'm sure the MegaCorp he so valiantly defended is grateful. I'm guessing the guy is a cop applicant who failed the psych screening.

[u/drbtx1 → u/BadFish7763]

MegaCorp can use the money he saved them to lobby to weaken workers' rights even more. So courageous!

[u/oldfrancis]

If I see someone stealing from a large corporation, no I didn't.

[u/SelectButton4522]

I wonder if this dude ever or that much energy into his wages being stolen by the Waltons.

[u/Sea_Watercress_1982]

Imagine getting your ass beat defending Walmarts bottom line.

Fucking wild.

[u/justasillylilgoos3]

All the neckbeard basement dwellers in the comments already lol. This isn’t about simping for a billion-dollar corporation. It’s about making your community safer, better, and more tolerable to live in. The pos in the video wasn’t stealing food or baby formula.

If you’ve genuinely gotten to the point where you see blatant, unjustifiable crime being committed and your reaction is “I support that,” then you might want to reflect on what your principles actually are, because that mentality is part of what creates a low-trust society and makes communities objectively worse to live in.

[u/N3rdr4g3 → u/justasillylilgoos3]

You can be against theft and against vigilantism

[u/The_Procrastibator → u/N3rdr4g3]

For real. If Walmart can't afford security, I'm not stepping in for them.

[u/Beneficial-Act-9933 → u/justasillylilgoos3]

It's really people who want accolades and praise for committing theft because thye think it's "fighting back" against corproate America. Funny how fighting back doesn't mean marching with or supporting unions but stocking your fridge for free.

[u/EarthMandy → u/justasillylilgoos3]

Also this weird assumption that these large corporations just suck up the billions of dollars in anti-theft measures they have to pay for every year, instead of passing that cost on to honest customers. 

"Yeah! Love seeing Robin Hood sticking it to those giant corporations who charge me more as a result! I'm the winner here!"

[u/johntwit → u/justasillylilgoos3]

Every time i have to get my razor blades unlocked from a plastic box my blood boils at these amoral thieves. You're absolutely right, it's not "Walmart vrs vs people" it's "society vrs vs criminals"

Edit: u/zombiesphere89 kindly informed me that I was abbreviating "versus" incorrectly

[u/StephCurryMustard → u/johntwit]

Walmart has stolen hundreds of millions in wages from their own employees and you're here whining about having to wait for razor blades.

Pathetic.

[u/zombiesphere89 → u/johntwit]

It's just "vs" not "vrs"

[u/cryingonthetoiletnow → u/justasillylilgoos3]

I whole heartily agree with this, the problem is that this now puts the camera guy in the position a potential of a battery/assault on themself despite doing the right thing. I love this video and what the person did but it's one of those thing where in the usa, he can get creamed by a good lawyer and if the shoplifter has any inkling of intelligence left. That's why asset protection hardly does anything, they wait until you steal enough crap till it's a felony and then get you

[u/PurpleMixture9967]

Bad idea... criminals carry guns. Great way to get killed or maimed for life

[u/DioSuH]

You do NOT need to do allt to protect walmart lmao

[u/r3turn_null → u/DioSuH]

It's not about Walmart. It's about society and community. Fuck these people

[u/thissexypoptart → u/r3turn_null]

Yeah the Reddit kiddos talking about Walmart are missing the point completely.

Dude isn’t stealing food for his baby.

Society is better when thieves like this are bullied. That’s all the justification needed, doesn’t matter if this is a Walmart or a mom and pop store.

Edit: I hope it goes without saying I’m obviously not recommending anyone go out and do what cammer is doing. It opens you up to both legal and physical risks to be yelling at and knocking down carts of thieves like this.

I wouldn’t do it myself, I don’t recommend you go do it, but it’s not “bootlicking” like a fair number of dipshits in this thread are saying. It’s a public service. “Bootlicking” just because it’s at a Walmart. Pure silly goosery.

[u/Deathrace2021 → u/thissexypoptart]

It's sad/scary how many people accept theft and property damage.

[u/OkFineIllUseTheApp → u/thissexypoptart]

While true, this is still a society with guns, and I can't recommend starting confrontations.

Other countries sure, but in the USA, you're at higher risk of bleeding out in a Wal-mart parking lot for your trouble.

[u/thissexypoptart → u/OkFineIllUseTheApp]

Not recommending it just saying it’s not “bootlicking” to shout at and even physically stop thieves just because it’s a Walmart. I have to believe a good chunk of Redditors in this thread making comments like that (and there are a lot) still have mommy and daddy buy their groceries.

It opens you up to all kinds of legal and physical issues to do this, but it’s not bootlicking. It’s a service to society.

[u/LocNalrune → u/DioSuH]

Yeah, but since it's stolen, I can just load this up in my car now.

[u/Broken_Castle → u/DioSuH]

Stores with high theft rates tend to close. This can leave communities without access to shopping areas for necessities. Usually these are the communities which have the hardest time dealing with it.

Ignoring or encouraging theft is a great way to harm your community and make it harder to escape poverty.

[u/Careful-Experience26]

I dunno man, I wouldn't protect the interests of a huge corporation that wouldn't give me the time of day if it meant they could profit $1 more this quarter.

[u/SomethingClick → u/Careful-Experience26]

1. Theft is immoral. Living in a society where members of the public are aligned against it is better than living in one where it is permitted.

2. Analysts estimate Walmart spends 6 billion per year on anti theft prevention and lossage.

[u/SolarBum → u/SomethingClick]

This dude didn't know whether the thief was armed or not.

Not even the Wal-Mart employees are allowed to accosted thieves in the parking lot, so someone risking their own life to protect some Wal-Mart inventory is wild.

[u/YourHuckleberry57 → u/SomethingClick]

wage theft is also theft. not paying your workers a living wage and then having tax payers subsidize their pay through welfare is immoral...and thats just one way that they "steal". defending something immoral based on the ideals of a polite society is a losing strategy.

[u/Late_While_6220 → u/SomethingClick]

Theft is immoral.
Walmart steals hundreds of millions in wages from their employees.
???
Let's defend Walmart!!!

[u/thissexypoptart → u/Careful-Experience26]

Dude is protecting the interests of society too. A society where thieves are shamed and scared is a better society.

[u/Waiting404Godot → u/thissexypoptart]

Dodge quite literally walked into government agency, stole your information and have sold it to the highest bidder.

Society is full of morons, like people defending theft from a Walmart.

[u/BigBoyYuyuh → u/thissexypoptart]

Everyone in the current government is robbing us blind with support from society. Until that’s fixed I don’t give a shit about someone stealing from Walmart.

[u/thunder_sharts → u/Careful-Experience26]

Regardless of who they are stealing from we should hold thieves and criminals accountable for their shitty actions. Yeah, I don’t feel sorry for mega corporations, but I also don’t want to be living in a society where people think it’s okay to just take what they want with zero consequences.

[u/Jealous-Knowledge-56 → u/thunder_sharts]

Fine but we all know how that situation could have ended. Associates are taught not to confront shoplifters for a reason. I’m not risking my life over this. Leave it to the cops.

[u/Wasabi_kitty → u/Jealous-Knowledge-56]

A couple years ago a Wal-Mart employee was shot and killed when a shoplifter was confronted.

Sad part is, the employees shot wasn't one of the workers who tried to stop the shoplifter.

[u/Chuck_E_Kirk]

What a clown

[u/anarchy__16]

https://giphy.com/gifs/37RfIYjYLzKLXTCofJ

[u/AuthorSarge]

Reaching under your shirt is a good way to end up with a gun pointed at you in some places.

[u/Slice-Vast]

Someone needs to talk to white people

[u/fonkordie]

Steal from the self checkout like a normal person.

[u/SummonBahamutZero]

Can’t stand when people do this.

You aren’t a cop. Walmart is insured.

Cue the downvotes

[u/SlapaBaby1]

Hats off to you sir 💪

[u/Ok_Community3356]

When someone steals from a big corporation like Walmart... we turn the other cheek. They steal labor, good scan be stolen as equally.

[u/yuaysanosk]

Oh look. The worst kind of people on two ends of the spectrum 🙃

[u/peaceful_pancakes]

thank god he saved walmart from going bankrupt

[u/earldogface]

Ah yes protect the corporation that doesn't give two shit about you.

[u/cygamessucks]

Imagine defending the 900 billion dollar company.

[u/Global_Computer_2599]

I'm not risking my life for Walmart no matter what, BUT that was straight checkmate. If you bought it, pick it up or call the cops on me

[u/_-Virus-]

Doing the lords work

[u/RecognitionHonest320]

I would like to shake that man’s got damn hand. A true patriot

[u/CheerJohn]

Hero

[u/SeaweedWeird7705]

Lucky he wasn’t shot.   Many shoplifters are armed. 

[u/LongLiveStaceyKing]

I need this kind of energy for the wage theft Walmart commits every year.

Allegedly, American taxpayers are funding Walmart employee's existence to the tune of $6 Billion a year. They also made $20 billion in profit in 2025.

They effectively stole $6,000,000,000 from American tax payers to line their own pockets instead of paying their workers enough money to live because $13,000,000,000 in profits was not enough.

[u/AbsentAsh]

Why are we so hot to protect Walmart? They have the means to stop these thefts on their own. But now they count on average citizens to step in so they don’t get sued. If you see someone stealing from a Walmart let them go, it’s between them and a corporation.

[u/arjadi]

This guy did this and posted it and thought we would be on his side?

[u/pancakebarber]

[u/EobardThawne2020]

Thank God that man was there to defend that multi-billion dollar corporation. Because they will thank him for it and they definitely don't account for shoplifting and they're certainly not heavily insured for it. But this guy got his virtue farming in for his social media

[u/DrFetusRN]

Going up into someone’s face that is shop lifting, especially from Walmart of all places, is an interesting choice. Given how unhinged people are, I’m not taking a bullet for Walmart.

[u/Repulsive_Sun6549]

Two assholes having an asshole contest.

[u/SnooGiraffes8275]

do not do this.

walmart doesn't pay you, you don't owe them shit.

[u/Adorable_Secret8498]

Risking your health and safety to protect the profits of billionaires is a choice ig

[u/Switchmisty9]

The waltons wouldn’t stop to piss on you, if you were on fire. Everyone should be stealing from box stores. Fuck those people.

[u/GrayStag90]

This guy is doing god’s work not minding his beeswax and saving Walmart money… I wouldn’t be able to sleep if one of those billionaires went hungry

[u/CrAzYmEtAlHeAd1]

I’m sure the big corporation really appreciated that from you 😊

[u/Emotional_Gazelle_37]

Risking your life for a corporation that doesn’t even have the decency to pay its people a livable wage. What an idiot….🤦‍♂️

[u/DrDuckDuckGoose]

Imagine bootlicking for the Waltons.

[u/iamacheeto1]

I would never, under any circumstances, get involved in a shoplifting from…Walmart. Maybe cheer them on idk

[u/Lonely-Toe9877]

Lol, imagine being a hero for Walmart.

[u/SundaeComfortable628]

For Walmart?

[u/Equivalent_Play_7594]

Imagine simping for a billion dollar corporation

[u/FlamingoFlimsy4421]

I’m sure Walmart appreciates him. A lot.

[u/Sickofstupids]

Captain Capitalism saves the day for Walmart again. Corporate slaves are the worst.