A POLICE sergeant has issued a warning that shoplifting is far from a victimless crime and that, in fact, the people it affects the most are ordinary shoppers.Sergeant Tom Patrick said: "Many people regard shoplifting as less serious than other types of crime because it is seen as victimless, and the general opinion is that because, in many cases, the loser is a national business, there is no victim as such."The problem is that every item stolen is an item that the company has paid for...
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