Hunting Knife Thief Stabs Self
January 8, 2008
In what many would deem justice or where I grew up it’s called “cumuppins”, a man attempting to steal hunting knives from a Michigan store falls down and stabs himself. Isn’t that sweet justice?
Well, perhaps not. According to reports, here’s how it went down.
The man had put about $300 worth of hunting knives in his waistband, police told WZZM-TV. Police say he tried to leave the store, but Meijer employees confronted him and a scuffle followed.
The man then fell and was stabbed by the knives he had hidden in his clothing, police said
I’m not sure what Meijer Inc.’s policy is for its employees in confronting such activity but when I worked for a major store chain, what they did was considered a huge no-no. In a previous case of store employees attempting to confront a man who they suspected also stole a knife, the person ran from the store believing he was being chased, tripped and stabbed himself. He sued the store and won damages.
It’s a crazy world we live in and maybe this guy is just plain too stupid to lawyer up and reap the rewards.
Tom Remington
After a little internet searching, reading, and checking up on this stuff I found it’s a pretty well established product in Canada and hails from Quebec where they have this funny habit of speaking a lot of French. Thus the name, Jig-A-Loo, and the company’s claim it derives from a saying they have up north, “I’ve got it!” 
After reading this little article about the knife thief stabbing himself I just couldn’t believe Tom Remington’s closing statement - “It’s a crazy world we live in and maybe this guy is just plain too stupid to lawyer up and reap the rewards.”
So am I to understand that if this guy, who is a low life thief and should be in jail, doesn’t abuse our obviously flawed legal system and “get paid” then he is stupid? So the smart thing to do is to take advantage of our legal system and be even more of a drain on society? Is that Mr. Remington’s position? Wow! I certainly hope I’m reading this wrong. Otherwise, what a sad and pitiful statement about our society.
How can you take anything said in this article as serious? The statement is as ridiculous as the event. It was intended to let readers know just how ridiculous things have gotten.