As Thieves Go By...

Could somebody please explain to me why the frequent small time thief has been deemed off limits?

Why is it now suddenly ok to let this chick go on her stealing ways? Sure what she steals or "forgets" to pay for doesn't amount to more then a few dollars but it's the principle of it all! She steals! It's a crime to shoplift! She does it all the time yet we are supposed to leave her alone?! I call bullshit on this one.

The woman is a little weird in the head but clearly not incapacitated by it enough to justify her sticky fingers. She knows what she's doing is wrong because if I stalk her she goes the other way. She's been kicked out thrice but for some unknown reason she's been let in after begging for mercy and we've been told to leave her alone.

No I don't think I will, thank you very much. I will continue to stare her down whenever she's in the store. I'll keep her afraid of me. Generally when she gets to the checkouts she avoids me. She'll go the other direction, go to a different line and if I move around so I'm closer she'll line jump. But that was difficult for her the other night when I was the only option. What did she do? Put her stuff back. That's right, instead of going through my line she put it back. You have no idea how happy this makes me!

I am seriously thrilled I have my first thief who fears me. It makes for exciting days. It really does. It gives me a bit of a power trip and strokes my ego just enough to make me feel good about myself. And I can't lie, I do like it when I get to be mean. I've got to be nice all day long to jackasses and idiots that when I get to be mean and don't have to worry about it, it feels absolutely amazing.

It's similar to the feeling when I tell someone they're wrong after they are absolutely convinced they are right:

Them-"The sign said it was .99 cents a pound for the chicken!"
Me-"Ok I'll go take a look. (come back) No, that sign is for hamburger."
Them-"I don't believe it."
Me-"Well, we can go look together if you want."
Them-"Let's go"
Me-(pointing)"99 cents on the ground beef"
Them-"...oh. I don't want it then at that price!"
Me-"Ok"
Them-"Those signs are so difficult to read!"
Me-"Ok."

I personally think reading in general is difficult for the vast majority of people.

Then there are the people who come up pissed because they can't find something so I'll say what aisle it's in, they say they looked all up and down it and can't find it. So I walk them to it, right where I said it'd be then they continue to be huffy. I don't mind it when people say something like "Oh guess I'm blind!" But I do mind when they continue to be jerks.

I should make the switch to loss prevention. I'd get to stalk thieves all day long AND I'd get to be mean!