If you saw someone shoplifting, what would you do?

Yeah, it's a little scary now to go to those mall that are always targets of bombing.

Specially here in the Philippines. Every weekends, the malls are very crowded. Although there's a lot of new malls already, still there are a lot of people specifically in Mega Mall.

Probably if I saw a lady doing shoplift in a mall, I can just also inform the nearest sales lady. But if it is someone very suspicious, I'll go directly with the customer service. There are a lot of bombing threats nowadays as well specially in the mall.

Yes I definitely agree with that. I think someone should teach them a lesson. If we ignore them, they will continue to that thinking that it is okay to shoplift things.

That is one of the approach that we can use as well if they are somehow close or nearby. But the downside is what if the culprit has a knife or something? I think I prefer that the customer service should handle it.

those shoplifters really need the item very much, or it is their sick on their brains... conscience is not cannot cure them, they already live and matured on that situations... they might appreciate what you're kind concerned to them, but for them, they might picture-out your face and identity and make you one of the sources someday for whatever purpose they might get.... those shoplifters needs a lesson, and that lesson is the only thing that can change their lives because in the jail, life there is a very bad environment, once they enter jail it's full of sorry, full of conscience, but when a chance someday for a given parole, they might do the same activity again... it's because that is their life.... not all of the shoplifters but maybe 60 percent.... and that 60 percent is a high chance that it is the one that we approached for our civilian concern.... every store there is a CRS, they already monitored and followed that suspicious shoplifter/s that we even noticed it. if not followed by their secret CRS, then it's a negligence to the duty of their Civilian Roving Services and a lesson best to him... because he/she didn't do his/her job as a CRS.... anyway, anything that is lost is deducted from their salary....

Initially I will be shocked if I see that. I might not be able to think clearly on the first minute. But probably after wards, I will just inform the nearest staff.

Yes that was indeed scary. It is so nice of you to make sure that the cashier lady is safe first before leaving. People nowadays tend to ignore anyone even if they are in need.

all that i can say is: NOVICE SHOPLIFTERS: Judge the Book by it's Cover.... PROFESSIONAL SHOPLIFTERS: Don't Judge the Book by it's Cover....

Mostly the managers in the store or mall can handle the situation since they are already trained if they encountered a situation like this. If I will be a witness, I would be very cooperative in giving my statement. I don't want to encounter such scenario again.

Exactly, I will let them handle it. I won't approach the person right away. I believe this should be handled by the security team.

That is a very good idea. I hope people will not just ignore something like this. Shoplifting is indeed stealing, whether the item costs less or not.

I think that is not really right. Though mall owners are already rich, shop lifting is still considered stealing. If we will not report it, they may get used to it instead of getting a job.

I definitely agree with you. They have the authority to question the person and they are the one who is in charge. By reporting this incident, I guess we have already done our part.

I haven't seen one in my case as well. Probably I will feel guilty if I didn't report it. Those culprit will probably repeat if afterwards.

That is exactly the first thing we need to do. Try to gauge the shop lifter first. We can't just approach a big guy who has this black leather jacket and tell them, "I saw what you did". I can't even imagine what they will do to me. Haha

I hope even small convenience stores have surveillance cameras as well. This can really help on the investigation. Sometimes, shoplifters continuously do that because no one is reporting them.

Haha I will do that as well. I'm not the type of person who will confront a person. I think the CS in the store can handle that and are more capable of doing that.