TEEN SHOPLIFTING RISING… SHOULD PUNISHMENT BECOME STRICTER

According to area business owners, teens are shoplifting more than ever. The owners are facing such a dilemma regarding punishment. Realizing that these are young kids who are at such impressionable ages, they do not need a police record. On the other hand, they are committing serious crimes by stealing. If parents are contacted, will they appreciate the call and will they punish the teen enough so that the crime will not be repeated. There has to be a fitting punishment for the crime of teen shoplifting. One storeowner says that he has had positive experiences with parents when he contacted t...