A woman looking at cosmetics in a drug store was noticed by the store
manager because she was not carrying a purse. She was pushing a
shopping cart and put several cosmetic items into the cart. She went to
the checkout stand and paid for all the items but one lipstick, which
remained in the shopping cart. The manager noticed the lipstick in the
cart and followed the female to her car. As the manager approached the
female, she was picking the lipstick up from the cart. When the manager
told her he was arresting her for shoplifting, she said that she did not see
the lipstick in the cart until she got to her car and picked it up to return it
to the store. The lipstick cost $5.99, and the female had $1.09 on her
person. Answer the following questions:
1. Was there any responsibility on the part of the clerk or manager to ensure that
all items were paid for because she left the store? Why, or why not? As to part of
the representative or supervisor, indeed, without a doubt, there exists an obligation. For the
explanation that chiefs ought to be
2. Should she be arrested? If so, on what charges, and why? If not, why not?
Write a statement reflecting your decision as though you were filling out a
police report.
3.