"...this is a
Marks and Spencer shoplifter!"
Mr Robertson said MacLean was arrested at the Marks & Spencer customer services desk after her trips in and out of the store raised suspicions of staff monitoring its CCTV.
She wanted a coat for her own use, stole one the wrong size and went back to get another of the right size. One “bobbled” when she washed it, so she took it back as defective. All the coats had been recovered.
Now that's chutzpah!
She sighed with relief in the dock as magistrates suspended a16-week prison sentence for a year on condition she undertakes 12 months’ supervision and goes on a rehabilitation course to tackle her binge drinking.
Who is going to do something to tackle the obvious binge drinking on the bench?
Something must explain these bonkers sentences, surely?
8 comments:
Unless they turn up at court blind drunk and utterly uncontrollable then they do NOT have a drink problem and they CAN behave themselves.
Alcohol should always be an aggravating factor imho....never "mitigation".
Bunny
I was hoping for a picture as they usually are dog rough, come York Press we need a picture.
Alcohol should always be an aggravating factor imho....never "mitigation".
I've argued the same for a long time. That and drugs. If they claim/were under the influence then charge them with that too.
And yeah, strange there's no photo considering this person has been banned from every shop in York city centre. I foresee this ban not working as well as anticipated.
Was this judgement made before lunch or after?
What Tatty said.
I know property theft is wrong but I'm still having trouble getting as outraged as I am by Mr Collarbone in the other story today.
"Alcohol should always be an aggravating factor imho....never "mitigation""
Fully agree.
"I know property theft is wrong but I'm still having trouble getting as outraged as I am by Mr Collarbone in the other story today."
Multiply her by the number of other shoplifters, and it's a real headache for the retail trade. No wonder they are turning to civil pursuit of these people!
Julia
Out of interest how is civil pursuit of a shop lifter who is on benefits going to be effective? They don't have any money of their own and the sum paid per welfare cheque will be an affordable amount, this will not effect the bloody woman one iota. What it needs is an effective deterrent, heads on spikes outside Marks and Spencers might seem a little extreme but ...... This is not just any decapitation ....
Anonymous - There used to be an offer made round these 'ere parts... by those in considerable debt with no intention of paying and an assumption that it would not be taken up... of "they can take it outta me face".
Used until people starting employing other people who would and frequently did, that is.
Y'don't hear it so much these days...
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