Fired for Stopping Shoplifter, Waitrose Worker Faces Homelessness

0:00On April 5th, a 54-year-old waitro shop assistant, with 17 years on the job, got fired after stopping a shoplifter, grabbing luxury, easter eggs in their Clapham Junction store in South London. A customer tipped him off about a repeat offender, stuffing a bag with lint gold bunny eggs that cost 13 pounds each. He grabbed the bag, they tugged until it ripped, eggs hit the floor, and out of frustration he tossed a broken piece towards entralis, not at the, guy who bolted anyway. Claplifting's been rampant there for years, from drug addicts to teens swiping blues and more. But staff got strict orders not to intervene, because, it's risky some co-workers even ended up hospitalized before, no security guards on Mondays and Tuesdays made it worse. Now this guy's confidence is shot, fresh off moving into his first solo studio flat after 25 years in shares, and he's stressing about going, homeless, without that steady pay. Intro stands firm on safety policies to avoid tragedies, pushes for tougher retail crime

1:01laws, and says he can appeal, while they followed protocol, to the letter.