No, really we can't. Yes it sucks but due to all the lawsuits over the years from theives or accidental stops leading to innocent arrests - kroger decided it was safer to just let them have it. Instead of paying it with loss of life for either party coupled with all the medical claims employees and the thief were causing. Our union has been slowly gaining more rights over this because some employees have been caught off guard by this and wrongfully fired. Due to the zero tolerance policy on this they can be harsh on it.
