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Is there a better way to avoid shoplifting or catch shoplifters using tech?
by smusamashah 2y ago
Is there a better way to avoid shoplifting or catch shoplifters using tech?
- JohnFen 2y agoHumans watching CCTV cameras, maybe?
- rwmj 2y agoPrivate shops largely have a right to bar whoever they want from being a customer, except in protected categories ("shoplifter" isn't one of those). The problems here are (a) no one understands type I / type II errors, (b) everyone trusts computers must be right all the time, and (c) there's no easy way for this particular customer to prove that she's not the shoplifter. (c) could be fixed by a process. (a) and (b) are very hard nuts to tackle.
- mytailorisrich 2y agoShe can contact a solicitor and go after the store/security guard for slander if they made the claim in public. Under UK slander law it would be for the store to prove that the claim was true, not for her to prove that it was not.
- pjc50 2y agoYou can't get legal aid for that, so the astronomical cost wouldn't be worth it.
- mytailorisrich 2y agoThere are steps. A good solicitor letter may prompt a financial settlement and would serve its purpose, not least as the story is making headlines... In any case, contacting a solicitor does not hurt.
- hugh-avherald 2y agoThe damages for defamation would be severely limited. Considering that most people in the store would barely notice, and would probably not even remember the following day, you'd be entitled to zero damages, and probably not even costs, for defamation. You might be entitled to a bus fare (not a taxi) to a different supermarket, but that's about it.