An Anglican vicar has provoked a minor outrage by suggesting that shoplifting from major retailers is not necessarily a crime if one is poor and hungry enough. Father Tim Jones, vicar at the Church of St Lawrence in York was reported to have said in his latest Sunday sermon that: “My advice, as a Christian priest, [...]
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Shoplifting on the up
One of the more unpleasant side effects of the recession, according to the recent British Crime Survey, has been a 10 per cent surge in shoplifting over the past year, compared with an overall fall in crime of 5 per cent. The jewellery industry has been particularly hard hit, suffering from a rising tide in [...]
