Boss forced to sell home for thief's payout

**Reckless** · 17th February 2011, 11:19

my mate owns a gas station or 2 and he pretty much bypasses the system to avoid all this crap!

He simply shows them the taped evidence and says you can leave of your own choice or I'll prosecute you and you'll have a record for theft for the rest of your life!

100% have chosen to voluntarily leave so far!
I suppose though, if you balance up the cost of a theft charge fine and what they'd get even after they had left his employment claiming for wrongful dismissal and hardship etc our system here is no better than the one posted!
He could still loose his shirt over it! Its bloody wrong, but its his method of not having to keep employing a thief!

**bogan** · 17th February 2011, 11:29

Originally Posted by Oscar

Due process.
Day in court.
Judgement of your peers.
Sound familar?
If you can go around doing stuff like that, what's the point of having a judicial system? Bosses providing instant punishment for workers - a very slippery slope...

we are already on a number of slippery slopes, lack of real punishments for criminals, and real punishments being dished out to those who take it upon themselves to protect their property etc.

In this case he came to no physical harm, and isn't the truth a good defense against defamation suits?

**Paul in NZ** · 17th February 2011, 11:40

The reason the guy copped a big fine was he decided to take the law into his own hands and 'punish' the offender... The 'law' really tries to discourage this sort of free lance private enterprise competition.... It likes the monopoly it has thanks..

**mashman** · 17th February 2011, 12:23

the guy would be sick if he met this guy...

but with our trans-ta s trade agreements, he'll be able to invest in NZ from the safety of his own home...

**oldrider** · 18th February 2011, 07:34

Originally Posted by mashman

WTF... gotta feel for the boss

I thought crime paid but only in New Zealand, I forgot we follow British stupidity to the full!

To think this is the same country that used to deport people to the colonies for stealing scraps of bread to try to feed their kids!

Lawyers and their alter-ego "Judges" are part of the problem rather than the solution to this bullshit!

(IMHO)