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Hello everyone. I was hoping for someone’s opinion on the diabolical matter I have got myself into. For the past few months I have been not been running through items through the self checkout. It’s a chain supermarket but a small store, local to where I live. I didn’t intend to keep doing it at first, and apparently it’s a hotbed for it, as rarely are there any one on the tills and I see others like me do it.
I got caught a week ago, by an undercover security agent, for not paying for 2 items out of 6. She didn’t give me an option to pay and marched me to the back. She said she could call the police but isn’t going to and took my picture and I gave them my correct details of my address and name. I was given a 3 year ban from all stores, and a letter to that effect. I was told if I enter again anywhere it would be a burglary and they would ring the police straight away. She had her other undercover colleague escort me out. Neither told me what would happen next, in terms of a fine etc.
my questions are, as I said before, I’ve been doing this a while, so what if I’m already known to them by suspicion , and the undercover security guard didn’t know this
And let me go by mistake, or that they come across me some way. I’ve heard cctv only last for 30 days at xx is this true? I’m just so scared the police are going to subsequently get in contact. I’ve never been in trouble with the law before. I will never do this again ever!
my motivation was simply trying to make ends meet, as my mother is struggling financially and I send her money every month, and my sister is between jobs and so I do the same. I’m a qualified xxx and work another job on the side, but I have still struggled. I’m not saying what I’ve done is right, it’s not, but I’m just so scared my life is over now. I’m constantly on edge, and so fearful they have looked back at cctv from months ago and have retained it (although there policy online is to destroy cctv in 30 day windows).
I won’t be able to work again, and I’m too old to start something new. I’m having suicidal thoughts because il be a burden and I won’t be that to anyone. I know I’ve been stupid, I wish I never would have done it.
I got caught a week ago, by an undercover security agent, for not paying for 2 items out of 6. She didn’t give me an option to pay and marched me to the back. She said she could call the police but isn’t going to and took my picture and I gave them my correct details of my address and name. I was given a 3 year ban from all stores, and a letter to that effect. I was told if I enter again anywhere it would be a burglary and they would ring the police straight away. She had her other undercover colleague escort me out. Neither told me what would happen next, in terms of a fine etc.
my questions are, as I said before, I’ve been doing this a while, so what if I’m already known to them by suspicion , and the undercover security guard didn’t know this
And let me go by mistake, or that they come across me some way. I’ve heard cctv only last for 30 days at xx is this true? I’m just so scared the police are going to subsequently get in contact. I’ve never been in trouble with the law before. I will never do this again ever!
my motivation was simply trying to make ends meet, as my mother is struggling financially and I send her money every month, and my sister is between jobs and so I do the same. I’m a qualified xxx and work another job on the side, but I have still struggled. I’m not saying what I’ve done is right, it’s not, but I’m just so scared my life is over now. I’m constantly on edge, and so fearful they have looked back at cctv from months ago and have retained it (although there policy online is to destroy cctv in 30 day windows).
I won’t be able to work again, and I’m too old to start something new. I’m having suicidal thoughts because il be a burden and I won’t be that to anyone. I know I’ve been stupid, I wish I never would have done it.
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