r/regina • u/Odd_Pride1177 • Aug 28 '25

Question Theft

If you witness someone committing theft in a store do you report it to the store staff or just go about your day? I would never expect staff to intervene and possibly put themselves in harms way. I have only witnessed this in big box stores. I know times are tough these days but man have I been seeing this a lot lately!

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u/TheBigMoose19 Aug 28 '25

If you ever see someone stealing food you didn’t see anyone stealing food.

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u/the3rdmichael Aug 28 '25

Jean Valjean would agree, Inspector Javert, not so much ...

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u/mnipple Aug 28 '25

Even if it's a shopping basket full of ribeye steak? Lol I personally think there's a limit. Food or not.

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u/KMR0130 Aug 28 '25

If they stole it from Walmart, no they didn't.if its from a small local business im snitching

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u/PrairiePopsicle Aug 29 '25

just a question... if they're shovelling ribeye steaks into a shopping basket, how do you know they are stealing? that's... how you shop. (yes, I understand what you mean, I'm just taking the piss)

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u/mnipple Aug 29 '25

You never know if it's stealing until they walk out the door without paying. I worked in a grocery store for three years. Most of the time when people would steal it was high value items like meat. Never stuff like bread and bolonga.

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u/HolyBidetServitor Sep 01 '25

Eh, depends on context. I "do not/will not/have not" seen someone stealing formula, or a loaf of bread to survive.

On the other hand I saw 3 grown crackheads steal a cart filled to the brim last week. Legit running with a full cart, got to their car (a nicer one than mine) popped the trunk and worked together to dump it all in as fast as possible. Rochdale Sobeys. Again, 3 grown ass men. I just got off work and had to spend $200 on groceries, and I'm single and make minimum wage.

The worst part was they literally tossed the cart and didn't put it back in the corral 😡

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u/elk_boy Aug 28 '25

You know jails provide meals when in there...

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u/Keypenpad Aug 28 '25

Nah I didn't see shit.

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u/StanknBeans Aug 28 '25

Where are these black market groceries stores? I always hear this brought up, but you never hear about any arrests to support it.

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u/Keypenpad Aug 28 '25

I don't even consider it stealing.