Reply #14: The dead guy was stealing, was it justified? [View All]

...no, it really isn't however if you go into a store with the intent to steal, then you know that there will be consequences of your actions. You do understand that a store can try to apprehend and restrain you until the police arrive to charge and book you.

With that said, do I side with CVS? At this point, I don't officially side with anyone because I'm not sure of the whole story. I don't know if the article is biased one way or the other trying to elicit an emotional response. Was the shoplifter trying to fight and escape? Was the shoplifter trying to hurt the employee? Did the shoplifter have some sort of medical condition that made him suspect to injury more so than someone without the same medical condition? It is possible that there was extenuating circumstances that we are not aware of.

What it all boils down to for me is when you decide to shoplift, you do know that you are committing a crime that has repercussions. Do you expect to die from them? No, but there is always that chance.