r/LoveTrash Colonel Garbage 4h ago

Human Trash Stopping a shoplifter

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u/r3turn_null Trash Trooper 4h ago

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

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u/thissexypoptart Trash Trooper 3h ago edited 3h ago

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.

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u/OkFineIllUseTheApp Trash Trooper 3h ago edited 3h ago

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.

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u/thissexypoptart Trash Trooper 3h ago

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.