Waitrose Fires Loyal Worker for Stopping Shoplifter

0:00On April 6th, a 54-year-old waitress worker named Walker Smith got fired after 17 years on the job for trying to stop a shoplifter. Grabbing easter eggs in their Clapham Junction store, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Phill from the Conservatives fired off a letter demanding waitress reinstate Smith with a bonus for his bravery. It part of a bigger issue where thieves act without fear. Smith says thefts happen every hour there, from addicts to teen swiping wine, and he regrets jumping in, but fell fed up after grabbing the thieves. Bag in a quick scuffle. Philps slammed the store for risking Smith's home and sending the wrong signal to Crooks, while reform UK's Nigel Farage chimed in online saying, Britain now favors criminals over those who step up. Waitress insists they prioritize staff safety after past hospitalizations from similar confrontations, sticking to strict no-chase policy since. Nothing's worth a life, and they're pushing for retail crime to become its own offense

1:00as Smith appeals the decision.