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ronreadingpa t1_j5ml98q wrote

Something about Walmart that brings out the worst in people. Recently there were two incidents of two men spilling various liquids on the floors at a Walmart near Hamburg. Hope they catch them (see WFMZ website for details), since it seems only a matter of time they do the same thing, but escalate it somehow.

As with many states, such crime is often treated as little more than a ticket. However, the victim could file lawsuits against Walmart and the four men. Walmart will likely fight back hard while the four men are likely uncollectible with little to no assets to go after (aka judgement proof). Still worth a try though. If anything, may encourage that particular Walmart to improve security.

To digress, it's disconcerting how few security personnel many big box stores have on duty at any given time compared to stores of yesteryear. Some stores (not saying Walmart per se; maybe they're better?) have long periods during the day when zero AP / security employees are scheduled. Compounding matters is they're often instructed to not engage even to protect customers. Totally hands-off is the norm these days due to liability concerns.

Safety is another reason many shop on-line and/or use curbside pickup, which some retailers push hard. Still though, deer urine isn't the first threat I'd think of. Could have been far worse.

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