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Two individuals who tried to steal more than $1,700 worth of goods from Epicurean Supermarket have each been fined $1,000.
The pair pleaded guilty to larceny charges stemming from a June 20 incident at the Friars Hill Road location.
Court proceedings revealed they concealed various items in handbags and shopping carts before being apprehended. Acting Chief Magistrate Dexter Wason imposed the fines during a hearing on Monday.
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Some people just dunce. How you’re gonna steal from a place that cameras covers everything. Absolutely everything epicurean cameras covers alOng with special security officers that profiles black shoppers.
Dunce, Dunce, Dunce, I’ve also noticed security only keep their eyes on black shoppers, they think we are all thieves. Very sad
WHAT THE HELL…! …HEARING ON MONDAY…? …GUILTY PLEA: …ONLY FACTS TAKING
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EVEN AS THE POLICE HAVE ESCORTED ‘…TWO FEMALE DEFENDANTS’ TO THE ‘…DISTRICT A MAGISTRATE’S COURT,’ THERE WAS NEVER A TRIAL:
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COURSE OF ACTION v ADJUDICATION:
NO FULL TRIAL IN GUILTY PLEAS: LAZY AND INCOMPETENT MAGISTRATES PREFER THIS ‘…COURSE OF ACTION:
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THESE HAVE BEEN THE ONES THAT DO NOT LIKE ‘…ADJUDICATION.’
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NOW:
IN THE INSTANT CASE, SUCH WAS ELIMINATED WHEN THE ‘…DEFENDANTS: reportedly
(a) ‘…ENTERED PLEAS OF GUILTY: then
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BRIEF: DEFENDANTS ACKNOWLEDGED FACTS:
(b) …POLICE PROSECUTOR PRESENTED BRIEF FACTS TO THE MAGISTRATE: including
(i) ‘…NAMES OF DEFENDANTS:
(ii) …DATE AND TIME OF OFFENCE:
(iii) …PLACE OF OFFENCE:
(iv) …DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS ALLEGEDLY STOLEN/RECOVERED:
(v) …VALUE OF EACH ITEM/PROPERTY:
(vi) …TOTAL VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED/NOT RECOVERED:
(vii) …NAME OF OWNER OF PROPERTY: and
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(viii)…COURT SHALL ASK ‘…DEFENDANTS:
‘…DO YOU ACCEPT THE FACTS AS STATED?:
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SHOULD THE ANSWER BE ‘…YES: the
‘…COURT SHALL HAVE ENQUIRED OF PROSECUTOR OF ‘…ANTECEDENTS: thereby asking
‘…IS ANYTHING KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFENDANTS.’
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IF NO ‘…PREVIOUS CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS:’ THE MAGISTRATE, SIMPLY IMPOSED THE ‘…EC$1, 000 FINE ON EACH DEFENDANT.’
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SHOULD THE ANSWER BE ‘…NO: then
(a) ‘…MAGISTRATE SHALL ‘…ENTER PLEA OF NOT GUILTY: and
(b) …PROCEED TO FULL TRIAL.’
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NEWS STORY APPEARS INCOMPLETE:
WHY?:
THE DEFENDANTS WOULD HAVE BEEN ORDERED: an
(i) ‘…ALTERNATIVE CUSTODIAL SENTENCE IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF THE FINE: while
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(ii) THE MAGISTRATE SHALL HAVE MADE ‘…AN ORDER OF RESTITUTION’ OF THE ‘…STOLEN/RECOVERED PROPERTY’ TO THE OWNER.
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NIBBLING PRIVATE PROPERTY (NPP):
SHOULD NO SUCH ORDER MADE, THEN SOME DARN ‘…RATTA’ MIGHT NOW BE ACCUSED OF ‘…NIBBLING PRIVATE PROPERTY (NPP).’
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WHAT THE HELL…!
FOR ‘…RECOVERED PROPERTY,’ OWNERS/CARETAKERS WITH MATTERS AT COURT, SHALL ALL TAKE NOTE.
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EPICUREAN: …RECOVER THE PROPERTY, NOW.
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ADVICE: GRATIS.
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I do not condone theft they were wrong for what they did conversely I do believe that the lady in the video that was assaulted and manhandled needs to take them out to court for the actions of the security guards.
$1,700? Dem nah easy at all—dat ain’t no small grab.
Lawd! What dey really try walk out wid? A whole aisle?
Hope dis fine teach dem a lesson. Supermarkets struggling too.
From time me see the total me say, dis nuh normal shoplifting.
Dey really tek ‘go big or go home’ too serious.