I am not here to defense myself. I am here to ask a question. The survey says that one of eleven American shoplifts; I truly believe that not one of eleven Americans is a bad person in heart. Again, you are right on the character comment. Shoplifting is a crime that is so easy to get addicted to because you can easily get away with it, most of the time. This addiction will slowly rotten your moral and spirit. If anyone here ever committed this crime, you know what I am talking about. The anxiety, the guilt and the worry. It took me several years to heal myself spiritually. Since one in eleven people dose it, I hope this post hesitates/stops you from doing it on your next pick.
BTW, can anybody give me a more detailed answer besides getting a lawyer? I never had been prosecuted, so there should not be any police record.