Attempted beer run turned robbery

[wolfie]

Considering the battle we're having getting corporate to agree to locking the front doors and a door bell system. I might as well wish for the moon. We've been basically the only c-store chain robbed in the last six months because we're open at the right times for it and our competitors lock their doors at night.

I can see a giant liability issue. Considering some robbers will harm the clerks EVEN IF THE CLERKS HAND OVER WHAT'S DEMANDED, there's an obvious robbery-prevention system, and all your competitors in the immediate area are using it (making your store a target), if a clerk is harmed in a robbery their NEXT OF KIN (cheapo boss might try requiring employees to sign waivers about lawsuits, even if such waivers have no legal impact, but such waivers wouldn't bind their next of kin) could sue the boss's pants off.

[pzychobitch]

You have my condolences. I used to work 3rd shift at my current place (I now work 2nd). I know how it can get.

[Racket_Man]

An easy way for the store owners to prevent beer runs/beer robberies is to have locking cooler doors. After the cutoff time, the clerk or manager merely locks all the cooler doors that house alcohol, and return to their normal duties. Someone wants beer? Too bad, so sad...it's after the legal cutoff time, and all the doors are locked. ?

when I worked at a c-store we did have the locking doors. Unfortunately that leads to people literally either destroying the doors and/or the locks, by repeatedly trying to violently open said locked doors.

We tried both a steel bar across the handles AND top and bottom locks but....... not much effect to the really determined.

You would be surprised at how much damage one can do in a very short time.

[Talasar]

Don't get me wrong, it'd be nice to be able to lock the doors like our competitor does, but I do love my job and the fact my manager is pretty awesome even HIS boss is fairly awesome is what's keeping me with company I'm with. Eventually corporate will wise up. I just open no has to get hurt for them to do so. I do know both my manager and his boss are pushing for the door bell system and with they way robberies at our stores have gone up I'm sure we'll get them soon.

[TheCheerfulTreeRat]

Right here.

D'Oh. Must work on my reading comprehension skills...

Like get some.

[reimero]

I'm confused. If they used the gun to steal both the phone AND the car, doesn't the "robbery with a deadly weapon" apply to BOTH thefts, and not just the phone theft?

The way the law is written, "robbery" applies to personal effects, but not vehicles. The act of taking a vehicle through force or intimidation is carjacking. Robbery can get a deadly weapon amendment, carjacking cannot.