Stupidly shoplifted and got caught

star no we don’t know for certain so I don’t understand why posters feel the need to post if they don’t believe it. Why not just ignore/report or if you are a very kind soul, offer advice.

Cheryl if you are struggling make sure your getting any benefits you may be entitled to Turn2Us do a useful benefit checker, or go to Citizens Advice, are you in debt? They should be able to help you sort that out too. As for the criminal charge if on a low income you will qualify for legal aid see a solicitor who does criminal law ASAP! Your employer may dismiss you as you work in a care home with vulnerable adults it could come under gross misconduct. Take advice from ACAS straightaway if this happens. Good luck

starbird I don't call stealing a pair of £250.00 boots a minor offence at all and to go browsing after a 12 hr. shift working does not make sense to me I would want to be at home in my warm bed asap.

I guess I am very naive - plus I never assume the worst of someone in case I am wrong and doing them an injustice.

Do we now know for certain that this post was not genuine and if so how?

Oh dear starbird I thought I was slow on the uptake

The OP admitted the previous offence on this post further back. She was not caught. I imagine she will have to attend a magistrates cout and will be fined. It is normal for local papers to report , as a list, the cases once a week or so.

It is a hard lesson for a relatively minor offence but shops have and need a policy of always prosecuting offenders otherwise shoplifting would become even more prevalent than it is now. It is also a hot issue at the moment as the police were said to have a policy of not pursuing thefts under £200 which caused an outcry amongst shopkeepers.

What I actually meant in my previous post, was is this the first thing this person has ever posted on GN?

I did not comment earlier because I did not want to appear judgemental of the OP. I thought she seemed miffed at being caught rather than ashamed about what she had done.

I didn't reply because I didn't believe it. There was no distress and the holes in my shoes ? No way

oh no the other shoe has dropped ;-)

My thoughts exactly annsixty. I would be far too ashamed to admit publicly what I'd done, even under the cloak of a username

I disliked the thread on first reading.
Even if true, I wouldn't be telling the world, I would be holed up licking my wounds. Did she expect a whipround for her?

Wow that's impressive. Is there a place that will teach me to do all these cool things?

Oh! It did. It just takes time

Doh! The giphy thingy didn't work. Off to Google trollhunting.

I don't know what trollhunting is, but this is me when I saw this thread ...

Oh well, there wasn't anything much on television last night any way......

Expect this to disappear soon

Phoenix I agree with your suspicions here.

The way this thread is going is showing a pattern I have seen many times before on here and I am now getting suspicious about the issues raised.

OMG I’m an idiot !

Is there no end to the ingenuity?

OP Are you menopausal?

another poster I think?
www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/a1241668-Had-a-Bad-afternoon

Yes, well done, I think that's the one Maw but it didn't come up on a search.

Perhaps it was another poster?