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11-Year-Olds FORCE A GIRL To SHOPLIFT

She was forced to shoplift

By TlhokomeloPublished about a year ago 7 min read
11-Year-Olds FORCE A GIRL To SHOPLIFT
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my mom couldn't believe it our dog was

walking backwards all the way across the

yard oh my God my dad finally showed her

that the video was playing in

Reverse gosh oh I'm sorry Taylor I have

to get going but I haven't sh you the

followup video of my dog falling out of

the pool it sounds promising but I've

got a dentist appointment to get to do

you know what a root canal is no good

keep it that way and hey as much as I

enjoy our lunchtime chats maybe you

should try spending a little more time

with your classmates you're sound like

somebody else right now your parents and

maybe some of your other

teachers yeah look Taylor you're a great

student and also a great kid if you give

your peers a chance they're going to

want to include

you oh case in point see now off you go

enjoy your lunch

thought you'd never get out of there I

didn't know you can get a 10-minute

detention did you two uh want something

yeah your lunch money hand it

over she's joking jeez you're kind to stop

hanging with teachers so much suck the

humor right out of

you so we're going out after school

.759 today maybe do a little shopping at

Bullseye do you want to come me want to

come yeah you you seem pretty cool but

we never see you outside the class

unless you don't want to join us no no

sorry I was just a little surprised well

don't be surprised be outside by the

fountain after school we'll meet you

there sure that sounds great I'll see

you guys after

school where you think another red one

don't she have like

five can't have too many red tops right

see she knows what's

up see anything

good what do you think a little

pedestrian but hey if you like it I

really do oh but it's a bit pricey I'll

have to wait till I save up my allowance

the new gloss is finally in totally

frosted that's a must have totally glow

up but wait do it test it on animals

it's got to be cruelty free Hey Taylor

you speak adult can you go the lady of

the counter if this gloss is legit um

yeah

sure excuse me um my friends I mean the

people I'm here with are wondering if

this gloss is legit I mean tested on

animals what a responsible question to I

yes young lady and yes rest assure that

all of our cosmetic products are

cruelty free thanks I appreciate your

help you're

welcome good news it passed no bunnies

with sparkly lips anywhere that's cool

but we change our minds we're not going

to buy it oh okay yeah we're done in

here let's go but we haven't seen all

the leaving

score triple score and I even grab these

off a

mannequin what you didn't pay for those

so so that's shoplifting what are you

the bracelet police you can get in

trouble for that by the actual police oh

come on nobody's even going to know if

stuff is gone yeah no one got hurt

except maybe you this isn't funny you

guys stealing is not okay says good

Pearl who follows every rule that's why

adults love you so much and why you make

such a great distraction so that's why

you brought me along you didn't want to

hang out with me you wanted me to cover

for you while you stole calm down

dramaqueen if you're going to be like

that maybe we shouldn't give you this

that's my shirt I mean not mine but it's

yours

now I don't want to do anything wrong I

I don't want to get in trouble we're the

ones who could have gone in trouble we

did it for you you should be thanking

us I don't know it just doesn't feel

right come on you wanted it didn't

you see that wasn't so hard now make

sure you wear it tomorrow as a sign of

appreciation yeah we're going to be

totally boy with today tall see you

hello Taylor how's your dog doing been

running backwards anywhere

new Mrs Johnson can I ask you

something you own a candy store and well

if you want to know what next month's

new Taffy flavor will be I'm afraid

that's

confidential I was actually wondering

about shoplifting

I went to Bullseye with these girls from

school and when no one was looking they

took some stuff from the store they said

it wasn't a big deal and nobody would

even notice but but shoplifting is a big

deal Taylor and it's not a victimless

crime I know from

experience I've been losing a lot of

money from the store lately because of

theft really just from little pieces of

candy let me show you how it works I'll

use some tools of the

trade let's say say I have to buy this

candy from the candy company but in

order for me to earn enough money to pay

my bills from the store I have to sell

four of these each month but if people

are stealing from the

store then you wouldn't have enough to

pay your bills and then and then the

store will have to close and that could

happen soon if people don't stop

stealing I don't want you to close I

love your store I love it too I also

love my customers and and they have to

trust they'll do the right

thing so let me ask you a question what

are you going to do the next time your

friends want to take you

shopping I don't know all of this just

gives me a funny feeling inside that's

your conscience talking it's telling you

what they're doing is wrong and when

your conscience

talks you should listen

love your shirt Nikki

thanks styling today Dawn thank

you oh my gosh that's so cute Good Vibes

only I'm not feeling any good vibes will

you get over yourself I'm surprised you

keep can get that shirt on over your

Halo all the matters of the compliments

we're getting congrats Taylor you're

trending and we got to go back to back to

keep the trend going yeah let's go

after school we can get a whole new

wardrobe and afterwards we can hit up

the candy store across the street for

some free dessert I'm Mrs Johnson's

store Miss who Mrs Johnson she's my

neighbor you can't just take stuff from

her store no please places like that

expect candy are missing they haven't

got a word for it breakage just because

they know people might steal from their

store doesn't mean you should do

it here

look let's just say these represent the

candies Mrs Johnson needs to sell

basically you need hey come on look

Taylor we thought you were cool enough

to hang out with us but maybe we were

wrong yeah maybe you need to go back to

your other friends oh wait you don't

have

any missed you at lunch today but happy

to see you finally getting out there

maybe a little too out there oh that

doesn't sound so good

you want to tell me what's going on my

new friends are cool and I like hanging

out with

them but they're pressuring me to do

something I know is wrong and I don't

know how to say no because because you

want to fit in yeah and I want friends

my own age I don't want people calling

me goody two shoes I don't know what to

do want to know what I

think I think you do know what to do

follow your

conscience you sound like someone else

again again I'm pretty good at

that come on there is mini golf there's

bowling maybe you can go see a movie

forget it we're going in a shopping

spring yeah today the store is running a

five finger discount but I've been

thinking maybe we enjoy the stuff more

if we actually paid for it and like

earned it did the right way you know no

we don't know and we don't want to know

so are you coming with us or not

well what's it going to

be what you're doing is wrong and I'm

not going to be a part of it so if you

can't accept that then we're not really

friends wow you know what

Taylor you're even lame than I

thought later goody

Tes I've got him hey what are you doing

come on dude let us go I didn't think

I'd see your faces again so soon what

are you talking about oh you didn't

think that we saw you stealing we have

surveillance cameras all over the store

and what Nerf to we the same items that

you stole look at that even more

evidence you girls are in big

trouble then a few minutes later the

police came and the girls actually got

arrested oh it's such a shame it had to

come to that yeah I hate seeing them get

in trouble but they knew what they were

doing was wrong and I tried to change

their minds but they just wouldn't

listen I know you did you're a good

person you're also a brave person you

didn't give in to peer

pressure you should be proud of yourself

I know I'm proud of you in fact for

being such a great

kid next month's new Taffy flavor

cookies and cream you'll be the first

one to try

them don't worry Taylor it's a gift

you're not

stealing you know I think I like hanging

out with adults more than kids of my own

age good thing I think I like hanging

out more with kids too it's one reason I

got a candy shop after all.

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