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I've been vigilante due to having felt very bad inside on those occasions when I have witnessed but done nothing. That's my direct answer. For what I personally consider to be right, I have learnt that getting my hands dirty is the only way I can live.
Injunctions against 'taking the law into your own hands' exist hand in hand with the notion of 'Citizen's arrest'. When in someone else's domain, then reporting to the owner of that domain seems to be a viable middle way. It would then be the responsibility of the owner's security system and I would have done my duty.
Simple.
Now, what, if any, is the difference between my noticing the thief lifting from a shelf .... and lifting from the private bag of one of the other shoppers?
Now what, if any, is the difference between my noticing the thief lifting from the shopper's private bag .... a loaf of bread OR a tin of Caviar?
What are the differences if I am witnessing the above scenarios and .... It's MY shop?
These issues are already being wrestled with in this thread, and it's my pleasure to join in, because, in my opinion, when you've "Seen Something," the choice of when to say that it Is or is Not "My Problem" is a crucial one.
Getting my hands dirty does not make me feel any cleaner
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