seriously though how could they have grabbed 8 iphones then truck it out the store and the alarms going off as they are running..?
seriously though how could they have grabbed 8 iphones then truck it out the store and the alarms going off as they are running..?
creeman said:How'd this happen in the middle of the day? That's crazy.
Is that an Apple Policy or a law?
holy crap thats crazy. you would think they would have them tied down or sumthin
At the Apple store near me, all of the demo units are tied down with a thin black cable that's glued to the back of each. That's probably why the alarm went off: the theives must have given each iPhone a hard yank to break the cable connection.
This is pretty much SOP in most corporate type retail outlets, IME.
We had an incident at a local Whole Foods grocery store not too long ago where an employee chased a shoplifter (who took about $400 worth of food) and tackled him out in the parking lot, detaining him until police arrived. The shoplifter was arrested, the employee was fired. Line from corporate was that company policy prohibited any employee from touching or laying hands on any customer in the store, even when the 'customer' was a thief.
Corporate does not want to be held liable for anything. The merchandise in almost all cases is insured against theft. The cost of a potential lawsuit from a shoplifter accusing an employee of assaulting/injuring/manhandling/whatever them would be far more expensive than an increase in insurance premiums to cover the theft.
We had an incident at a local Whole Foods grocery store not too long ago where an employee chased a shoplifter (who took about $400 worth of food) and tackled him out in the parking lot, detaining him until police arrived. The shoplifter was arrested, the employee was fired. Line from corporate was that company policy prohibited any employee from touching or laying hands on any customer in the store, even when the 'customer' was a thief.
It's common sense. There are professionals collectively called "law enforcement" that catch criminals.
I would think these are worth quite a bit stripped for parts. The only thing that would be useless is the circuit board.
It makes me sick that thieves like this can just walk out knowing full well that nobody will stop them. The law should be on our side, if you choose to steal you should loose any rights to sue the people that try to stop you.