hi -
thanks for posting your available advise. i was recently caught stealing and it was enough for me to change my mind about doing it again. to be honest, i'm planning on pleading not guilty, eventhough i was. i have worked in the retail business for quite some time and to be convicted would ruin my career, besides, the humiliation i was put through and the night in jail was a serious wake up call. my question is have you ever found that security tape was not enough to hold up in court to convict someone if they plead not guilty and how often do the loss pervention ppl show up in court, esp the ones that caught the person stealing ? i know as a lp guy you're probly thinking to tell me if you do the crime you do the time but honesty i wont be visiting this path again, i've truely learned my lesson, i just need this break because if i get convicted my life is even more ruined than if i go to jail, at least in jail you get three paid for meals a day and free room and board. neither of which i want but if i get convicted i might as well say goodbye to getting a job in retail the only thing i know.

