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    sewradical: Not gonna lie - bad things would happen to anyone caught trying to steal my bunnies. Even though they ate my telephone cord this morning. more »
    TransFat: Shit, there are still some fun antiquated laws on the books now in a lot of states. I had to do research for a show based on them. Sample size: It is ... more »
    ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: i stole a book from Border's when I was 16. It was about 5 years ago, but I'm still paranoid when I go into ANY bookstore. It's the only thing I've ... more »
    onestrawplz: I work in a large chain, pretty upper-end clothing store. We are, under no circumstances, allowed to suggest that a customer has been shoplifting dir... more »
    Ascendo_tuum: We once had a guy caught stealing tampons at a store I used to work. I actually felt bad for the guy, he looked sooo embarrassed. I can just imagine w... more »
    gabi: Who hasn't stolen a cup from the dorm cafeteria? more »
    egg cream: Is it weird that this post just makes me want to go out and try shoplifting something? more »
    atrixe: I used to work at Borders as an Inventory Manager. One of my duties was to properly secure certain items when processing incoming shipments. This mean... more »
    kate!: Am I the only Jezebel who has a shoplifting past? One of my girlfriends came home from freshmen year at college and taught us all how to do it. It was... more »
    JinxyMcDeath: Um, I was MUGGED. And I thought a lot about this and realized that no matter how desperate you are, you should rip a woman's purse out of her hands, p... more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Also, I have a tendency to take things that aren't mine - my mother's been saying I have kleptomania for years, but fortunately I've never outright sh... more »
    wry_bred: I agree that prosecuting the guy for stealing sleeping pills is ridic, but the cost of those pills IS coming out of a business owner's pocket. My dad ... more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: At the grocery store where I worked over the summer, there's a CURSE on those who steal from the place. Seriously - three teenage girls have gotten pr... more »
    Red-headed bookworm: Ok, the guy who was arrested for stealing sleeping pills says nothing about trying to get unemployment or food stamps. I know the economey sucks and I... more »
    KatsMeow: I used to work in LP for a large bookstore chain (let's just say the name sounds like 'WHOREders') and I was always amazed at how easy it is for peopl... more »
  • #bunnybandits

    Rabbit Thieves Executed In Eighteenth Century Britain

    Britain's National Archives is posting online records of crimes from the 18th and 19th centuries. At the beginning of this period, over 200 crimes were punishable by death, including forgery, wearing blackface, and "stealing from a rabbit warren." [TimesOnline]
  • #stickyfingers

    Tough Times: Is Shoplifting Ever Okay?

    With the holidays fast approaching and the economy continuing to get worse, police are reporting a 10 to 20 percent increase in shoplifting across the country. How should retailers deal with this increase?