When I worked at WM 10+ years ago they quit prosecuting thieves for stealing $500 or less. A punks was caught, being interviewed in the
Sec office. He man handled the FEMALE security chief, actually the ONLY one. DEAN, a mgr intervened, punk went out back door, DEAN ran him down, tackled him, put him in choke hold. Dean was EX Marine and one of the very few mgrs that treated us fairly. YEP, he was fired for touching and stopping the PUNK. Best sec we ever had was a man, he was so good he was hardly ever noticed. WM decided security was not needed, fired him. Lost $ 20,000 the next week. Hired a lil scrawny feller, dumber than a rock. He finally caught a big ol gal who got him down on the floor and beat the hell out of him. I lost track after that. CHARLIE.