Suspected Walmart Thief Dies after Altercation with Employees

[240 is Back]

(Reuters) - A suspected shoplifter died in Georgia on Sunday after a confrontation with two Walmart employees and a contract security guard who caught him in the store's parking lot, local media reported.
 
Police said the man stole two DVD players from a Walmart in Lithonia, southeast of Atlanta, before he walked out the front door and was apprehended by the workers, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper reported in a story on its website.
 
The three workers were on top of the man when police arrived, and officers found him unresponsive and bleeding from his mouth and nose, the newspaper said.
 
The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was declared dead. He appeared to have been put in a choke hold by the security officer, the paper reported.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE8AP00Y20121126

[Schnauzer]

What a shame. This guy was cut down in his prime shoplifting years. I am sure this gentleman
shoplifter would have gone on to write the second part of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

[The True Adonis]

2nd degree murder for the two employees.  They are not allowed to touch anyone.

[tommywishbone]

"Police said the man stole two DVD players from a Walmart "

Most likely wanted to watch the 2011 and the 2012 Mr Olympia at the same time, just to be sure about the judging. I do the same thing.

[240 is Back]

"Police said the man stole two DVD players from a Walmart "

Most likely wanted to watch the 2011 and the 2012 Mr Olympia at the same time, just to be sure about the judging. I do the same thing.

lol!

[SF1900]

"Police said the man stole two DVD players from a Walmart "

Most likely wanted to watch the 2011 and the 2012 Mr Olympia at the same time, just to be sure about the judging. I do the same thing.

 

Its kind of like a beer in each hand. Double the alcohol. Instead, 2 DVD players, double the bodybuilders, double the schmoeing capacity.

[magikusar]

What a shame. This guy was cut down in his prime shoplifting years. I am sure this gentleman
shoplifter would have gone on to write the second part of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

 

good ole cause and effect

guy should worked out more and watched dvd less

[smoothasf]

dunno how your laws differ compared to the UK TA but i can detain a shoplifter use g necessary force. IF i grab him by the arm and he starts pulling at me or pushing me away then i can use reasonable force to stop him.  of course choking him out isn't reasonable  with three guys on him too.  I've arm locked a guy before.  the best thing you can say tk them when they struggle is " please stop what your doing, your scaring me and i don't know what ill do if i have to defend myself" 

[Kwon_2]

Yep, they should be penalized (even if the thief was black), you are not allowed to choke out people and killing them as a walmart-employee.

[Ronnie Rep]

Yep, they should be penalized (even if the thief was black), you are not allowed to choke out people and killing them as a walmart-employee.

Family will make a killing in that lawsuit!