Shaming of Teen Shoplifter?

What kind of society tolerates the publishing of a minor's photo and identification for an alleged shoplifting and keeps confidential the photo and identity of the adult who allegedly drove his Lamborghini 152 mph on Highway 154? Just askin' about our priorities here......

I don't have a problem with the shaming. Do the deed and you suffer the consequences. I'll bet the police wouldn't even show up if the store owner called them.

Lighthouse Skate Shop co-owner Spencer James Navarro was convicted of speeding in 2019, according to public court records. Speeding behind the wheel of a deadly weapon is irresponsible, illegal, and a danger to life and property. That is ALSO public information. Weird.

Opinion flying

Maybe they should shame the parents instead for not teaching their children to be better citizens like don't take things that don't belong to you. It's a crime. Maybe this will prevent this kid from becoming a career criminal. The kid needs to know there are consequences to his behavior. Community service of some kind. IMO a lot of parents are not being parents these days because they are either to busy or instead they are trying to be friends with their kids so there is no parental guidance.

Looks like they deleted the post. Good. Unfortunately, a little too late. I truly hope they learned a valuable lesson here. Posting photos and names of minors who are suspected of attempted shoplifting (they said he tried, not that he did) on the internet is not only unethical, it's bad business.

I wonder if the OP, with a link to this boy's school ID and a sad photo of him sitting on ground, has done more harm than the store owners? How many people outside of the skating community would have EVER looked at their Facebook account ? Edhat never should have published this.

This story and Ehatter reactions about this kid trying to rip off the skate store r-e-m-i-n-d-s me of when John "The Palm" Palminteri shoved that kid out of the camera shot. Some thought The Palm was abusive, where others (like me) thought the kid should not have tried to get into John P's face. The kid and his parents were very/very apologetic for the whole matter. Bottom line is that the "camera jumper" realized that he did something wrong and learned a good lesson. I will assume that the thief from the skate store will forever be reminded by his classmates about his brush with infamy. The store on the other hand won a victory of sorts from the general public for not putting up with the nonsense that other businesses decided to put up with. Unfortunately, the shoplifter is going to pay a hefty price for some years to come, and hopefully will turn his life around and refrain from his "five-finger discount" practices.

How many suspect the boy's parents posted this forum asking for advice before they decide to sue?

They took the post down.

In our woke state thefts under the $950 threshold in value are barely meted out a slap on the wrist, even for "adults", and as was noted the 152-mile-an-hour Lamborghini driver on the 154 was not arrested, his car was NOT impounded.... he drove away with impunity. Seriously, do you fault a shop owner for wanting some vigilante justice?

Defamation?
No way.
Definition:
the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel.

The kid was caught stealing. How can his good reputation be defamed by saying he was caught stealing, if he did in fact steal?

Kids need to be taught they are born with good reputation, good reputation is put into play by stealing, and when caught stealing, often the consequences can spin out of control. Parents of the friends of this young man should counsel their children about this event. Let's say the store owner tries to grab the stolen item, gets pushed by the thief, falls, hits his head goes into a coma and your kid gives the thief a ride home. Accessory. Or if your child is the thief, a push over $50 theft turns into assault with great bodily injury. A 14-15 year old can rebuild their reputation quickly by learning the lesson, taking the consequence, understanding that they took the risk of an unjust consequence upon themself by putting themself into play. IE: Do stupid crap, win crappy prizes

Kid just learned a life lesson the easy way. When you initiate a bad behavior like theft, you do not control the outcome. Mommy and Daddy enabling this behavior will make it worse

This is such an interesting thread to read. Social media has created a whole different playing field which I do not yet understand. And it can be so ugly. But reading this carried me back decades.....because many of the comments reflect 'back in the day' value systems. We think we are so evolved. I bet most of the commentators are over 60. that is the vibe I am getting. For me, it is refreshing. It's apolitical. No accusations of 'woke'/unwoke' (whatever all that means).

Seabird - do you drive a "deadly weapon" too? Not that vigilante actions are right, but when our goverment "leaders" send an unmistakeable message that theft is OK in our society, and back that up with directives to law enforcement, just what do you think is going to happen? We just had an election and we really blew it didn't we? Definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?

look, i grew up skating here. i have connections to skate shops, factories, reps, etc. Stealing is dumb and wrong. Kids can and will make mistakes and often dumb ones. I did, and I'm sure all of you did as well while growing up and learning. But snapping a pic of a minor and posting it online is wrong on so many levels and kinda creepy too.
So what did the kid steal? Nothing. But yet he was harassed, humiliated and his info posted online for the world to see and you don't think that's extreme, and or just flat out wrong? I've cut my ties to this skate shop and they won't see another dime from my family. Simple as that. I'm sure the kids dad dealt with him, and I'm more than sure he will be dealing with the skate shop as well.

Looks like the skate shop pulled down the facebook post. I guess they had a change of heart..... or an email from the kids parents' lawyer.