Like many people who have posted here. I put myself in a horrible state now. For the first time in my life, on a very unfortunate devilish moment, I shoplifted from a famous hypermarket. It was an electronic item (storage devise) worth about US$ 117. After getting the stuff, I removed the cover that had the barcode on it while walking around the store and put the item in my pocket. I knew there were cameras on the top, perfectly positioned to cover each corner but I always underestimated them. I don't know what I was thinking all that time, playing so dangerously. First I thought about leaving the cover in the basket because of the panic but then I changed my mind and put it on a shelve behind some items. It wasn't in a place that cannot be notified immediately. The moment was past I walked out of the store through the monitoring device without any trouble. BUT after I came out safely, I realized what kind of a terrible mistake I have done. I never thought about anything at all. My focus was totally on that thing that I wanted. I didn't think about myself or my family or my age at that moment. I started feeling awful and terrified of being tracked by the cameras on at that time. I couldn't even look at the stuff I took from there. I felt so bad like never before. I don't know what lead me to do that terrible thing and lose my peace of mind over it. Now I am really frightened that I could be tracked by the images recorded (do all the big stores record the footage?) by the camera or fingerprints. What would have happened to that cover I left there with barcode? Any cleaner or other employee might have taken it out or they started investigating about that? I am sure they were not monitoring the activities closely because if so, they must have spotted me immediately but I must say that I wish I never made that decision that day that could make me lose everything. Now I realize how silly a person I was to do such a bad thing for that amount. I never used the thing I took. I packed it and kept somewhere safely and I never wish to do it.
I really wish if I can go back and pay the money of item but that would be like putting my head into a bear trap myself. But I was thinking if I could go back in there and find the cover as it is, then perhaps I can put the stuff back in it and pay for it. I really wish if I could do that but I don't have the courage to walk in there again and do that. After four days, is there any chance for that packet to remain there without getting noticed? I had most horrible last four days of my life and I am getting sick this thought every moment. I can't laugh and I can't enjoy any moments of my life now. I feel terrible to realize that I have committed a crime. I just can't live with it. Can you please tell me if this is very likely to be tracked days after doing this? Is it likely that they would report this to police immediately with the video? Do such big stores do that? I am praying to God to give me second chance because I can't imagine the consequences of this at all. I will never be using the stolen thing in my life but nothing will make up for what did. Can you please advice?
I really wish if I can go back and pay the money of item but that would be like putting my head into a bear trap myself. But I was thinking if I could go back in there and find the cover as it is, then perhaps I can put the stuff back in it and pay for it. I really wish if I could do that but I don't have the courage to walk in there again and do that. After four days, is there any chance for that packet to remain there without getting noticed? I had most horrible last four days of my life and I am getting sick this thought every moment. I can't laugh and I can't enjoy any moments of my life now. I feel terrible to realize that I have committed a crime. I just can't live with it. Can you please tell me if this is very likely to be tracked days after doing this? Is it likely that they would report this to police immediately with the video? Do such big stores do that? I am praying to God to give me second chance because I can't imagine the consequences of this at all. I will never be using the stolen thing in my life but nothing will make up for what did. Can you please advice?
