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ahmad2641 · Feb 23, 2007, 10:58 PM

I was charged of theft under 5000 from 24 hor store
I live in canada on
I went to the store I fild the cart
With so many in may head I just head to the door
I honstly was not thinking with any thing but troubles and problems I have in my life
As I was loading the car

Security came around and ask me about the bill for the goods
I said its in the car but I did not pay for the goods when I walked away from the store

I don't know what to do
I'm 38 years old and this is my first time something like this happened to me

adam72 · Feb 23, 2007, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by ahmad2641

i was charged of theft under 5000 from 24 hor store
i live in canada on
i went to the store i fild the cart
with so many in may head i just head to the door
i honstly was not thinking with any thing but troubles and problems i have in my life
as i was loading the car

security came around and ask me about the bill for the goods
i said its in the car but i did not pay for the goods when i walked away from the store

i dont know what to do
im 38 years old and this is my first time somthing like this happend to me

Get a lawyer that's all & u`ll be punished only with fines in case they find you guilty
I did the same
It happened to many people

robynhgl · Feb 24, 2007, 12:04 AM

You need a lawyer.

You probably also need some sort of counselling too. Sorry to point this out to you but your comment "this is my first time something like this happened to me" makes me wonder. Nothing happened TO you. You did something TO yourself. If you are having problems that are bad enough that you'd put yourself in that type of trouble, you need to get some help. I'm not trying to be mean, just looking at it from a different perspective.

adam72 · Feb 24, 2007, 12:23 AM

Why
Is this was the first time for him
That's mean he never been conficted for his 38 year by any crime
& that's is mean he is not a criminal

I don`t believe any one will take the whole cart unless he is not him helf

Even the criminal won't do this

robynhgl · Feb 24, 2007, 12:45 AM

Why what?

The guy needs a lawyer. The lawyer will probably get the charges and the sentence reduced, but he'll still have it on his record.

If you're asking why the counseling... why not? Taking a whole cart of stuff because you're troubled is not the same as walking out and forgetting to pay for a pack of gum because you were thinking about other stuff. If someone is troubled enough to push the whole cart out without stopping by the check-out--they are being self-destructive. And really--that still no excuse to steal.

ahmad2641 · Feb 24, 2007, 07:12 PM

Its my first offense
Working with family
I live in canada
I got cought with a cart full of goods out side 24 hr store left the store
With outpaying for the goods
The police charge me for theft under 5000

Can I aproach the store offering to pay to the goods I took and ask to drop the charges

robynhgl · Feb 24, 2007, 08:17 PM

I know it's your first offense. You'll probably get off pretty easy. But I wouldn't advise going back to the store, they probably don't want you back in there. Let your attorney handle it--they know how to do these things and they have a good idea of the court system in the area where they practice.

If you can't afford an attorney--they court will have you fill out papers and they will assign you a court appointed lawyer. Also good--these people deal with those courts on a daily basis and they usually do a good job.

But how are you doing now? You had problems that upset you enough that you would do something like that... are things in your life getting better for you?