🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1993Jan12.175318.29830@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>, jung@base.bellcore.com (Eric Jung) writes:
>Well, this depends on your local law.  I was a store detective for a few
>years in New Jersey.  There's no such thing as "retail theft" in NJ; it's
>just plain old shoplifting.  The shoplifting statute in NJ (2C:20-11) 
>states that one must have intent to commit shoplifting.  It also states
>that concealing something is shoplifting, but I'd never pick anyone up
>for concealment without having something real solid to prove intent in 
>court.  
>
>I think walking around a grocery store filling up a cart while eating
>your Cheetos is quite innocent.  Then again, you'd have to convince a
>judge or jury -- not me. 

Hm... what if I try couple grape or shell peanuts to check the
quality?  If I proceed to buy, I can't weigh those that are now
in my tummy.  If I don't buy them (too sour, too salty), am I
shoplifting?