Shoplifter strangled to death by clerk for stealing...crayons?

[toys2cool]

This is nothing like what happened with the CVS clerk. It wasn't his home, no one was stealing his property, no one was in his garage.

yeah i gotta agree with Joe here, Like I said before...it wasn't his job as a CVS clerk to go after anyone

[LonnieFisher]

You steal you go and have a finger surgically removed. The cost of sugery done humanly is far less then supporting said person through jail time. And honestly no one gets any kind of help in jail.

The next theft they lose the hand. They can still work and function in society with one hand. and I'm sure they will think twice after the finger.

Rape ... surgical castration. Sex offenders cannot be cured. Meds only work if you actually take them.

Murder. First offense or one person. Jail time with option of parole. Second offense or more then one body. Death

And yes I did what I did and would take a similar appropriate punishment

Murder shouldn't have a second chance.

[LonnieFisher]

Everyone keeps skipping the part that 3 other people had to help hold this guy down and a sheriff that was standing right there.. What started as a clerk trying to stop a thief, very well could ended up having him in a fight for his life.

If they weren't on store property the guy wasn't at work anymore. It wasn't his job...

[Doc]

Murder shouldn't have a second chance.

Always willing to give someone the benefit of a heat of the moment crime.

Now as far as stealing and assault. Sure start with a finger on the non dominate hand. Next is the hand. If you are actually still commiting crimes with one hand which is pretty hard to do then the other hand comes off.

That person is at the mercy of the society that he preyed upon for charity.

Rediculous to think about but if somehow you are still committing crimes "Unarmed" well then the leg goes next.

Thats alot more merciful the just shooting them in the head for one crime. And more cost efficient then jail time.

[Doc]

Always willing to give someone the benefit of a heat of the moment crime.

Now as far as stealing and assault. Sure start with a finger on the non dominate hand. Next is the hand. If you are actually still commiting crimes with one hand which is pretty hard to do then the other hand comes off.

That person is at the mercy of the society that he preyed upon for charity.

Rediculous to think about but if somehow you are still committing crimes "Unarmed" well then the leg goes next.

Thats alot more merciful the just shooting them in the head for one crime. And more cost efficient then jail time.

Fact is with this system you are not going to have criminals with huge rap sheets constantly harming society.

[Bill]

Crayons and toothpaste.

Neither is a necessity; snicker away, but I'm serious.

It's sad no matter where you stand. Neither party expected the outcome.

[jimbutsu]

I wonder how all you anti-thievery types feel about illegal downloading? Is this crime worthy of corporal punishment as well? How about snagging a single Brach's butterscotch drop from the bulk candy bin and not paying for it? Should I be drawn and quartered for such an offense? I must confess, I've done this a time or two. How 'bout bootleg DVD's, I believe I own a few of those, too. If I were to be shived for owning my Batman '66 DVD's would this be okay with you "tough on crime" folks?

The dude stole toothpaste.

I can't wait until Lars Ulrich chokes someone to death.

[Joe90]

How 'bout bootleg DVD's, I believe I own a few of those, too. If I were to be shived for owning my Batman '66 DVD's would this be okay with you "tough on crime" folks?

I have a set of those too, but mine are a bad copy and heavily pixilated.

If you have a nice set, and can make some copies I'd gladly take a bullet for you...

[Hector]

That's harsh, man

You guys are too easy...

[Hector]

lol! come on, I know there's no way you would ever think that way

I think you are finally getting it...

[Hector]

You steal you go and have a finger surgically removed. The cost of sugery done humanly is far less then supporting said person through jail time. And honestly no one gets any kind of help in jail.

The next theft they lose the hand. They can still work and function in society with one hand. and I'm sure they will think twice after the finger.

Rape ... surgical castration. Sex offenders cannot be cured. Meds only work if you actually take them.

Murder. First offense or one person. Jail time with option of parole. Second offense or more then one body. Death

And yes I did what I did and would take a similar appropriate punishment

Ok...I'm going to go out and murder someone...it will be my first offense...I'll get out in a few years...thanks for granting me a guaranteed parole, buddy...

[Hector]

Murder shouldn't have a second chance.

Thank you!

[bizzaro megomauler]

If they were new mattel retro figs i would have strangled him too.
In all seriousness, this is just plain stupid, for all parties involved.

[megocrazy]

I'm serious man, it's freakin toothpaste and crayons....I don't get it,how people could justify this

It's not a matter of justifying it. It isn't that I think the guy should have died for stealing crayons and toothpaste. But IMO I can't understand how so many can say the clerk was wrong for doing something. How do you let someone steal something from a place your employed and do nothing.

I'm not saying fight off an armed man but not subduing a man that is caught red handed and then resists 4 people on top of it. I really can't figure it out.

Something to think about, if someone stole your wife's hand bag in Times Square would the first words out of your mouth as he ran away be "Stop that person". I would certainly hope your first expectation would not be for a stranger to help return something that wasn't their own property. I'm guessing anyone against the clerks initial pursuit, would be content to be silent, do nothing physical, and file a police report on it, hoping they find who did it.

Somehow I doubt thats how it would go down for anybody, and if the guy was say not fast, or not large in stature, a good amount of you would pursue him if you believed there was any chance of catching and stopping him.

So you reach the point of catching him and he resists. What now? You never asked to be put in the situation. You certainly had no thought of injuring someone today, much less killing them. But the situation turns tragic. Are you guilty? Or just someone that was thrust into a situation, they didn't want to be in, that became more than initially expected.

If they hadn't stolen the bag in the first place it never would have occurred. So are you guilty, innocent, or busy filing a police report?

[Hector]

Something to think about, if someone stole your wife's hand bag in Times Square would the first words out of your mouth as he ran away be "Stop that person"

No...Damien would run after him...catch him...and kill him right there on the spot...