A store clerk who tried to stop a man from stealing a third time in one day was set on fire during the confrontation.

Surveillance video captured the moment a man poured lighter fluid on the worker and set him on fire.

The attack left Suraj, who declined to share his last name for safety reasons, with second and third-degree burns on his face, neck, chest and shoulder.

He has been hospitalized since Sept. 22.

  • @Fredselfish
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    281 year ago

    This is why I was taught to never stop s theft. This person was not trained to deal with this and look what happen. The fucking stuff wasn’t worth his life, and stores are insured.

    • @Potatos_are_not_friends
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      151 year ago

      Nailed it.

      Store clerks are being paid at the bottom. Absolutely no reason to protect merch.

      There are jobs that make twice to 10 times as much as them. So why throw yourself in danger for $12 an hour when there are people making $200 an hour who get to sit around behind a desk all day?

      • @BottleOfAlkahest
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        31 year ago

        Even the people making $200 an hour don’t want this guy risking himself for the merch. Most stores prohibit their staff from interfering with thieves. No one wants this, and it’s saying something if all levels of a company are aligned on something.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      Exactly! What is being stolen is not yours, you aren’t law enforcement, you aren’t trained, and you don’t know what the thief is going through or willing to do to you.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        Which is why when I was in retail we instructed employees to mention when we saw people stealing but to not directly intervene.