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    Default Falsely Accused of Stealing in a Bar Restaurant

    I was in a Wimpy restaurant in Southend on sea Essex yesterday and after I had paid for my meal in cash I went to use the restaurant toilet. When I came out a waitress said that their cash box was missing and said they saw me on camera take the cash box and put it in my bag. I told them they were mistaken and I did not do it and I even opened my handbag and shopping bag and turned out all of the contents onto a table to prove I did not have their box. Nobody made me do this I offered to turn out my bags and did so willingly to prove to them I did not have their cash box. But still they said they had to call the police and I said call them but they can not arrest me for some thing I did not do and I did not have their box. Still they said I took it despite the fact that it was obvious that I did not and I had emptied my bags to prove it.After a long argument I left but they did not say sorry to me for falsely accusing me of stealing some thing of theirs which I did not do. And they still thought I had stolen their cash box when I did not.I am writing this post to put that Wimpy in Southend and their staff to shame for the disgusting way they treated me.They said that a theft had taken place and were looking for some one to blame for it so they picked on me,but I did not steal their box. The way they acted was ignorant,cruel,and spiteful. Needless to say I will never go there again and I am expecting a lot of responses to this post. Andrea Borman.

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    Default Re: Falsly Accused of Stealing in Wimpy Bar Resturant

    This site deals with US law only.

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    they saw me on camera take the cash box and put it in my bag
    Just because you didn't have it on you when questioned doesn't mean you didn't take it. If they have you on camera, that is really hard to dispute.

    If it was me, I would have asked to see the video the claimed they had If they refused or it didn't show what they claimed.

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    Just because you didn't have it on you when questioned doesn't mean you didn't take it. If they have you on camera, that is really hard to dispute.

    If it was me, I would have asked to see the video the claimed they had If they refused or it didn't show what they claimed.
    How dare you say that just because I never had the item on me I did not take it. What you are saying is a load of rubbish.I did not steal it. The cafe claimed that on camera after I paid for my meal just because the camera saw me bend down slightly that implies I stole their cash box. But I had a carrier bag with me as well as my handbag in which I carried my cardigan and plastic mac and maybe it was because I had a carrier bag they thought I had the item in there. But as I told them I would show them I did not have the item and I started to turn out all of my bags just to make myself clear that I did not have it. AND IT WAS I WHO OFFERED TO DO THIS, turn out my bags and let them see for themselves which I did.And as they could see I never had it because I did not take it and I started to tell them how ridicules they were being.Also the staff were so unsure of what they were doing they even asked the other customers in the cafe"did she take it?" And they said "no she has not got it,she did not take it." Which should be obvious to the most simple minded person. And you think about it-a cash box is quite big and heavy and even a small one would be heavily loaded up with coins. And so who ever took it would have a hard time getting it and themselves out of the cafe un noticed as it would rattle and weigh them down. As I said, if they did have a camera it should show that I opened my bag to give the cash to the waitress at the counter and then held out my hand for my change which she gave me. Then she put the receipt on top the counter which I took and put in my bag. As for the bending down,I had put my carrier bag on the floor beneath my feet,while I search my handbag to get out the cash to pay the lady with. I do not think there is anything abnormal about that? Do you? And I took the time to explain to them that I have enough money of my own. So why would I want their cash box when I have plenty money of my own? I do not care what they saw on the camera I did not take that box. All I can say it it must be a lousy camera and also it depends where the camera was positioned as it does not always pick up everything accurately. I sat opposite a girl in an un staffed self service Internet cafe in a shopping center once who had her bag dipped and her purse stolen. The security never found out who did it.So does that imply for example that the security should have arrested all of the people in that Internet cafe sitting at the desks next to the woman who got her purse stolen. We are talking about arresting 10 people sitting near and opposite her including me? I think the Wimpy staff were just saying all of those things to look for some one to blame for a theft.And they picked on me because they thought I was an easy target. As well as the fact that they were frustrated that they had lost some thing of theirs. But it certainly was not me who stole it and there was no bins in the toilets. So even if some one took it and then went to the to the toilet to get rid of it,they could not have dumped it there. And there was no window in the toilets either, so there was no way they could do this.Get rid of what they stole,unless they took it with them. But as is obvious to everybody who is sound of mind,it was NOT me who took it. If indeed there was even a cash box that was missing. How do we know it ever was stolen? Or it could just have been knocked over some where or misplaced by one of the other staff. Now do you see my point? And I know enough about English law to know the police cannot arrest some one for something they have not done if there is no evidence. And in this case as I never had the item and I think I had proved that and it was never found in the toilets where I was. How can anybody say it was me who stole it? When clearly I did not. Andrea.

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    Wow. A huge block of rant.

    No way I am wading through that.

    You vote with your dollars. Don't go back.

    However, if that video DOES show you taking the box into the ladies room where you emptied the contents and then disposed of the box, I would expect a knock on your door from the courageous men and women in blue.

    The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
    Hamlet, Scene III, Act II

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    Wow. A huge block of rant.

    No way I am wading through that.

    You vote with your dollars. Don't go back.

    However, if that video DOES show you taking the box into the ladies room where you emptied the contents and then disposed of the box, I would expect a knock on your door from the courageous men and women in blue.

    Hamlet, Scene III, Act II
    No the video does not show me taking the box and taking it into the ladies BECAUSE I never took the box. You sir or madame do not know what you are talking about. You was not in the Wimpy when the incident happened, so you don't know. The staff said because the camera showed me bending down that meant I put the box in my bag. But the whole story the staff made up is a lie. Because how can a camera show sombody doing some thing they never did?It would show me giving the woman the cash and me taking the change and putting it in my bag,then going to the ladies,thats all.It is like some one saying they saw that man stangle some one in the street on camera when the event never took place.Andrea.

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    Sometimes people, including restaurant employees and management are wrong. We weren't there, and we haven't seen the video, so we can't possibly opine on whether or not they had ANY reason to be suspicious, even if incorrectly so. If you were insulted at the accusation, follow Jeff's advice and take your business elsewhere. But as this is a US forum, the potential public mud you're attempting to drag the company through is incredibly shallow and not likely to be nearly as influential as intended.

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    Default Re: Falsely Accused of Stealing in a Bar Restaurant

    You sir or madame do not know what you are talking about.
    And you are positively daft to continue to argue about English law in a forum that states clearly on the registration and posting pages that we deal with US law only. It might make you feel better, but it makes you look like a fool.

    Go here.

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