Worrall Thompson has apologised for his "stupid and irresponsible actions" after he was caught leaving Tesco without paying for £4 worth of items even though he had just spent £180 worth of Champagne! He has been cautioned by the police. He had reportedly shoplifted on 5 seperate occasions. The 60 year old feels he has let his family and friends down but he doesn't know why.
Experts say that in these cases, shoplifting is not about really needing
the thing that is stolen. It is often about doing something that you are told you can't - which makes you want to do it even more!
But in most cases of stealing by what psychologists describe as
"not professional shoplifters" - those who don't steal for profit or resale, or
to feed a drug or alcohol addiction - there is something else going on - maybe a loss or sadness.
He was couldn't understand what led him to take items for example onions, a
sandwich, cheese and wine. "I've been racking my brains to think why on earth did I do it and what was
going through my mind at the time," he said. Shoplifters are usually honest people and have just had a trauma so instead of crash dieting, turning to alcoholism or drug abuse, they shoplift.
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