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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
The article says the police are frustrated because FS has been informed and isn't doing anything. I suspect they wouldn't be frustrated over one event.
It also quotes the police as saying "It has becoming somewhat of a trend" which is admittedly ambiguous as to whether it 'is becoming' or 'has become'. Nonetheless, it says their community relations officer 'has, in the past, spoken directly with that store' which is suggestive that it has been an ongoing problem. It also says that 'someone is watching the stores and following people who buy big ticket items' which is not suggestive of two isolated incidents, but certainly makes it sound likes it is an observed pattern.
The article is not well written. Still it's suggests that this is part of an ongoing pattern of specific criminal activity which has been noticed and pointed out to the store. In that case FS should be informing customers that they are being specifically targeted. If it's not the case, then yeah, I agree it's not their bad.
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Of course it suggests it's an ongoing criminal activity... because it happens everywhere!!!!
To touch on a few of your points where you say the article says the police are frustrated because FS isn't doing anything. Take a look at that quote again. It's not from anyone affiliated with the police, it's actually the woman in question talking about the police and FS. Hardly credible at all. Besides, does it make sense at all? Sure sounds like the police are the ones shedding responsibility moreso than FS.
You sure do use the word suggestive. How you get any evidence of a trend from any comments in that article is beyond me. The fact a community relations officer has been in contact with the store does not contribute at all to a trend.... it's their job. It's what they do, problem or no problem.
This women is playing the media to change peoples' opinions on the evil empire that is Futureshop. What really irks me is this line from the story
"Halifax Regional Police arrived and did their best to comfort Ms. Covert’s sobbing son." This women first makes an outrageous claim, but in the process of losing her cool, she proceeds to make her own child uncomfortable enough to start crying. And then the police consoles the child, not her. She was probably still going off about how Futureshop is the bad one and she's owed everything.
At least that's what the story suggests to me.