Don't overact

Don't overact

From Berita Buana

Supermarkets should learn an important lesson from the Nov. 3
incident Purwarkarta, West Java, in which a big group of people
smashed a number of shops, damaged seven cars and two motorcycles
and burned two warehouses. This incident occurred after a student
was accused of stealing a bar of chocolate in the Nusantara
supermarket.

As is often the case, the security personnel of a supermarket
accused a shopper of shoplifting without making careful inquiries
beforehand. So the alleged culprit became overwhelmed with shame,
while in fact the customer was innocent.

What surprises me is that very often the security staff of the
supermarkets seize alleged shoplifters and punish them in the
hope that they will be entitled to some incentive or prize from
the management. They should know that even a notorious robber has
to be thoroughly investigated according to lawful procedures.

SUHENDRA

Jakarta