New Posts For Thread: Security Guard took photocopy of my debit card...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-cardRight, long story but I was wrongly accused of leaving Boots without paying for an item on Sat..Was taken to to a back room and had to give my address and other info - they also took a photocopy of my debit card (which I regret letting them do). No pQuerying 'mitigation' may well have been an early question in this particular case .. but it's very rare for such a plea - the huge majority hold up hands, 'fair cop guv', and offer to pay once they've been caught. Very, very rarely did we ever needhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-card?post_id=524026855#524026855Querying 'mitigation' may well have been an early question in this particular case .. but it's very rare for such a plea - the huge majority hold up hands, 'fair cop guv', and offer to pay once they've been caught. Very, very rarely did we ever needTue, 11 Sep 2012 09:18:10 -0500Of course its not that friggin easy. That's the point I'm making.Surely there first question would have been; 'What were the mitigating circumstances'?P.S. There is zero chance of Boots taking money off your card without your permission.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-card?post_id=524026593#524026593Of course its not that friggin easy. That's the point I'm making.Surely there first question would have been; 'What were the mitigating circumstances'?P.S. There is zero chance of Boots taking money off your card without your permission.Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:09:24 -0500Not that easy - generally searched in store (for other goods/needles etc) maybe handcuffed esp.if male, but dependent on 'attitude'(not elderly ladies)and led away to the station, where interviewed, identity checked, offer the suspect to 'confess' tohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-card?post_id=524026325#524026325Not that easy - generally searched in store (for other goods/needles etc) maybe handcuffed esp.if male, but dependent on 'attitude'(not elderly ladies)and led away to the station, where interviewed, identity checked, offer the suspect to 'confess' toTue, 11 Sep 2012 09:00:09 -0500Ok, Ivor so the police would have arrived, been informed merely of 'mitigating cricumstances' by the urchin, and would have said 'that's alright son, you have NOT committed a crime'?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-card?post_id=524025891#524025891Ok, Ivor so the police would have arrived, been informed merely of 'mitigating cricumstances' by the urchin, and would have said 'that's alright son, you have NOT committed a crime'?Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:44:24 -0500No - I never entered into debate with the accused .. I called the police EVERY time and let them sort it. Generally either a charge would follow or they'd recommend the matter be dropped. That's THEIR job .. mine was selling goods.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-card?post_id=524025781#524025781No - I never entered into debate with the accused .. I called the police EVERY time and let them sort it. Generally either a charge would follow or they'd recommend the matter be dropped. That's THEIR job .. mine was selling goods.Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:39:57 -0500so many replys yet not one mention of chit chat favorite worrel-thompson ffs ken masters will be rolling in his gravehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-card?post_id=524025777#524025777so many replys yet not one mention of chit chat favorite worrel-thompson ffs ken masters will be rolling in his graveTue, 11 Sep 2012 08:39:56 -0500So if I had nicked from your store, Ivor, and my only explanation was a blase 'mitigating cricumstances', you would have said 'that's alright son, you have NOT committed a crime'?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-card?post_id=524025631#524025631So if I had nicked from your store, Ivor, and my only explanation was a blase 'mitigating cricumstances', you would have said 'that's alright son, you have NOT committed a crime'?Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:36:00 -0500You have NOT committed a crime - as you fail to meet some of the criteria of a 'theft' charge. You do not need to pay them under the recovery law, and they cannot/will not take money of your card without your authorisation or THEY will be committinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-card?post_id=524025517#524025517You have NOT committed a crime - as you fail to meet some of the criteria of a 'theft' charge. You do not need to pay them under the recovery law, and they cannot/will not take money of your card without your authorisation or THEY will be committingTue, 11 Sep 2012 08:31:52 -0500What were the mitigating circumstances please?On the basis of what you have written so far, you deserved a good shoeing.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-card?post_id=524025501#524025501What were the mitigating circumstances please?On the basis of what you have written so far, you deserved a good shoeing.Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:31:40 -0500You didn't read my second post did you Blades?Grow a pair of eyes...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29374201/security-guard-took-photocopy-of-my-debit-card?post_id=524025271#524025271You didn't read my second post did you Blades?Grow a pair of eyes...Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:23:27 -0500