"Some shoplifters 'tag-team' which means shop seperately, using seperate grocery carts. One of them is the 'nest-builder,' the other is the pickup man. If done properly, this tactic is very hard to detect.
The term 'nest' is security slang for a collection of items to be picked up and shoplifted later.
A person and their buddy agree in advance where the nest will be planted. Sometimes they put it in an aisle not easily observed which contains bulky, rarely-shoplifted merchandise (pet food, paper goods, etc.) They move through the store putting items in the cart, including small valuable items.
They steer to the pre-arranged site and build their nest. They hide it from casual shoppers by placing an article from that aisle's stock in front of the nest.
Ten minutes later, the person who didn't put an easily shoplifted item has attracted no attention to himself. He pockets the contents of the nest and leaves.The nest-building technique has been used by one person later. When a person routinely pays more than one visit a day to my store, I get suspicious.
If a person has been spoted, they could dump the loot. Most stores won't prosecute anyone who doesn't actually carry the merchandise out of the store. Merely concealing or moving merchandise inside the store may legally constitute shoplifting, but prosecution is unlikely if the evidence is ditched."
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Inclination
"The normal inclination is to draw a thick horrzontal line from one of the bar code to the other. It won't work. The lines that make up the bar code are taller than they need to be. If a person draws a horizontal line across them, perpendicular to the individual lines, one has simply changed one tall bar code into short ones, which can still be read.
Instead, some people make a broad, black vertical mark, parallel to other lines, but much heavier. The line needs to be near the center of the code, and broad enough to cover several bars. This is because most bar codes contain redundant information, to permit the bar code reader to double-check its reading. Several lines need to be completely obscured to do the trick. And don't forget that white spaces between lines are also read by the scanner; obscure at least one.
Now, the food container cannot be read by the scanner, and the cashier will be forced out of her normal zombie mode and actually read the label. A person knows how it's done. A person could the same sort of writing utensil, a similar handwriting style, and a discount for out-of-date or damaged merchandise. Each department will have its own style. Some people will not use the butcher's style to mark down the geren eyes.
For it to be effective, it's esential that the person not be seen doing this. Most stores won't arrest a person for it, since it's not a clear-cut case of lareceny. However, the person is likely to be challenged and at least, embarrassed. A person may be photographed and barred form returning to the store."
This is what Andrew said.
Instead, some people make a broad, black vertical mark, parallel to other lines, but much heavier. The line needs to be near the center of the code, and broad enough to cover several bars. This is because most bar codes contain redundant information, to permit the bar code reader to double-check its reading. Several lines need to be completely obscured to do the trick. And don't forget that white spaces between lines are also read by the scanner; obscure at least one.
Now, the food container cannot be read by the scanner, and the cashier will be forced out of her normal zombie mode and actually read the label. A person knows how it's done. A person could the same sort of writing utensil, a similar handwriting style, and a discount for out-of-date or damaged merchandise. Each department will have its own style. Some people will not use the butcher's style to mark down the geren eyes.
For it to be effective, it's esential that the person not be seen doing this. Most stores won't arrest a person for it, since it's not a clear-cut case of lareceny. However, the person is likely to be challenged and at least, embarrassed. A person may be photographed and barred form returning to the store."
This is what Andrew said.
Creativity
" Is it legal to have sexy daydreams about Star Trek's Captain Kirk and share them in writing with others? Can a company appropriate a folk tradition and then claim it as private property?...This chapter explains the strange anomalies that occur when copyright and trademark law become so dominant that ordinary 'people's culture' the everyday creativity and sharing that occur in human communities, becomes stigmatized or illegal.>>
For most of human history, the human imagination has been unfettered. Creativity has arisen and flowed among people, and within communities, without anyone claiming stories, song, or images as private property. The idea of anyone owning whaling songs, folk stores, or quilting patterns would strike the people of the eighteen and nineteenth centuries as absurd, or at least antisocial. Indeed, such communal ownership and sharing was and is part of the beauty of folk music, fairy tales, ethnic dances, handicrafts and native traditions. They flourish on their own, without money, contracts, lawyers, stories or advertising."
This is what David said.
For most of human history, the human imagination has been unfettered. Creativity has arisen and flowed among people, and within communities, without anyone claiming stories, song, or images as private property. The idea of anyone owning whaling songs, folk stores, or quilting patterns would strike the people of the eighteen and nineteenth centuries as absurd, or at least antisocial. Indeed, such communal ownership and sharing was and is part of the beauty of folk music, fairy tales, ethnic dances, handicrafts and native traditions. They flourish on their own, without money, contracts, lawyers, stories or advertising."
This is what David said.
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