In wandering around the 'net, I found this link.
http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/story.html?id=4405488] ~ Zeller's charging boy's family $595 for chocolate bar theft
The site was asking if Zeller's was right to do that.
In doing a bit more investigating, it looks like Zeller's has taken a very aggressive stance against shoplifter's, but isn't actually CHARGING them with retail theft. I'm not sure how the mechanics of it work out, or if they have a legal leg to stand on, but it's interesting to me that they've decided to go after shoplifters like this.
Having worked as an assistant manager for a small local drug store, I know how much of an issue theft/shoplifting is. But even if we caught the folks red handed and on video, almost nothing was ever done about it.
I do have to wonder if Zeller's is going a bit too far, though. How can they claim $595 worth of damages for a chocolate bar is beyond me. I'm not really sure where I stand on this, actually. Good on them for pushing this issue, but I'm not sure if they have any recourse to make any of this (huge fines) stand.