Name and Shame?

I remember this story from when it was first in the news and just knew thered be some backlash.I didnt think it would be so ridiculously severe though.

Human rights? More like its once again a case of the lunatics taking over the asylum.

@mrs_teapot wrote:

Simon Cremer was forced to pay out £13,000 in compensation to a former employee who stole from him. In September 2008 Cremer, who runs a flooring firm, discovered that one of his staff, Mark Gilbert, had secretly cashed a forged company cheque worth £845.

Furious at both the crime and the betrayal Cremer got hold of Gilbert and placed around his neck a sign that read: “Thief: I stole £845. Am on my way to police station.” He then frogmarched Gilbert to Witham police station.

The result was that Gilbert was given a smack on the wrists and told not to do it again, and the employer (Cremar) payed his thieving colleague £13,000 in compensation for humiliating him!

Once again the thief ends up richer while the victim is hammered. What a strange world we live in, personally I think we should do more naming and shaming… what do you think?

Teapot

a clear case of some one over stepping the mark
he got two people to asist him in this
and held him captive agaist his will
he should have just called the police
he held his own lil trial and found the man guilty and dished out his own sentance
he is lucky he didnt end up in prison him self

the moral of the story
dont take the law in to your own hands
and as far as i know the man in question has never been convicted of any theft he claimed to be owed the money

Ill have to remember not to take the law into my own hands if i ever find a burglar in the house on a night and he accidentally falls down the stairs. :-

@kent f OBE wrote:

If Simon Cremer was not 100% about the theft he would not have frogmarched him down to the police station the way he did.

We had 2 incidents ourselves with shoplifters in this last week. Detained both in the shop whilst the police got here. The second one…Monday’s incident was a female. She continuosly tried to leave the shop and I physically restrained her again and again. Telling her I can touch her and I will touch her to restrain her, none of her crap will wash with me.

your legally entitled to hold them while the police arrive
but to take them agaist there will is illegal
thats the facts of it
if he is innocent of any wrong doing why did he pay the compensation

@mrs_teapot wrote:

@yourchoice wrote:

Ill have to remember not to take the law into my own hands if i ever find a burglar in the house on a night and he accidentally falls down the stairs. :-

Lol YC… I have a story about that. I cannot tell it here though for fear of repercussions but it involved my husband, a burglar and a star wars light saber… gosh I still laugh when I think about it now. The force was with him that night I can tell you :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: Good on your Husband Mrs T If someone decides to invade your home in my opinion they leave all rights at the door/window or any other entrance they use.