My friend just got detained for shoplifting and now has to pay, any help?
 

sorry if this is in the wrong section. he just got detained and got a letter today saying he has to pay $595. i dont know the details if he signed anything or not tho, does he have to pay?

No offense but what kind of question is this? Of course he has to pay, unless he wants to get charged.

Super cool thread my friend.

Stop worrying about his shoplifting fines and get new friends.

Unless this friend is you, steal yourself a new lifestyle.

RevScene isn't here as your criminal defence lawyer. We don't give advice on how to commit crimes and get away with.

What the FUCK? :suspicious:

I vote for this to be "RS Worst Thread Ever" :fullofwin:

detained by popo or mall security?

"He just got detained" so hes stuck in a mall jail? Should've asked someone else for help instead lol. What a newb, got caught shoplifting.

Curiuos..

Did he steal a $595 object, walked home, and now they want him to pay for it? Or did he get busted in-store stealing a $595 object.. If its the latter, I'd imagine they would take the item back. What's with the $595, then?

OP is smart... posts dumb thread in forum where he knows he can't get failed :troll:

Eye fink he goot cauwght shoopliftin and iz in le mall jayle. What a stoopid gai, shuda taxd som kidz insted cuz dey cant do shit

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^ lol your making the situation worser for buddy david there.

If you're detained for left under 5,000 regardless of the value of the object, even if it's a $2 pen or something, you would have the item confiscated and be charged a flat rate. Generally when you are detained you are held until an officer is present.

yes he has to pay. a buddy of mine also got detained for it and they got a letter couple months later saying they gotta pay a certain amount. so yes he has to

The real question you should be asking right now is, why the fuck are you friends with a shoplifter?

He should admit his guilt, pay his fine, and live as a law abiding citizen before his ass ends up in jail.

FEED THE TROLL.

^ I don't necessarily agree with this. I used to shoplift quite often. You'd be surprised how many people do. That doesnt in any way make it right, but i think it depends on the scale of whats stolen. Law abiding citizen? How many people steal time at work? Jaywalk? Drive over the speed limit?

OP sounds pretty young anyways. Live and learn.

Everyone's shoplifted. Op is troll. /thread

The letter your friend received is from the lawyer for the store/mall/establishment where you friend got caught for shoplifting. The $595 it's talking about is the store's right to claim civil recovery/damages against your friend. This is different than the criminal charge of Theft under $5000, as this is 100% civil.

If you friend does not pay the $595 the store/mall/establishment can exercise it's option and proceed to make a claim against your friend in small claims court, and attempt to recover the amount from him there. It doesn't mean they will proceed against him, it also doesn't mean they will not.

thanks everyone, and sorry i was short on detail. ive read other things on the net people not paying and nothing happens. i wasnt trying to troll i guess i just had a stupid question. thanks for all the feed back

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If this was that easy to just pay 595 and get away from it, they wouldn't have called the cops and all.

it's not that easy.

theft under 5000 or whatever it is, you get detained, the person can write a record and sent to VPD and they keep it as a record.

VPD has the right take you to court, but of course, most of the time, it's a no. no one will just waste thetime to take you to court if you stole a bar of soap.

+1

he could not pay and see what happens and you report back to us what happens :)

so you got caught shoplifting? :troll:

you make friends who steal:failed: