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- From: acheng@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Albert Cheng)
- Subject: Re: Eating before paying - (Was: Can a landlord refuse cash?)
- Message-ID: <C0rBu0.3oq@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Originator: acheng@shalom.ncsa.uiuc.edu
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- Organization: Nat'l Ctr for Supercomp App (NCSA) @ University of Illinois
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 20:05:58 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan12.175318.29830@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>, jung@base.bellcore.com (Eric Jung) writes:
- >Well, this depends on your local law. I was a store detective for a few
- >years in New Jersey. There's no such thing as "retail theft" in NJ; it's
- >just plain old shoplifting. The shoplifting statute in NJ (2C:20-11)
- >states that one must have intent to commit shoplifting. It also states
- >that concealing something is shoplifting, but I'd never pick anyone up
- >for concealment without having something real solid to prove intent in
- >court.
- >
- >I think walking around a grocery store filling up a cart while eating
- >your Cheetos is quite innocent. Then again, you'd have to convince a
- >judge or jury -- not me.
-
- Hm... what if I try couple grape or shell peanuts to check the
- quality? If I proceed to buy, I can't weigh those that are now
- in my tummy. If I don't buy them (too sour, too salty), am I
- shoplifting?
-