A negative social trend is gaining popularity in the UK: shoplifting is becoming the “new national sport”. The Daily Star tabloid writes about this.

Millions of Britons, mostly young people, commit petty theft and fraud at supermarket self-service checkouts. The trend is also facilitated by the study of methods of committing crimes on the social network TikTok, emphasizes criminologist from the University of Portsmouth David Shepherd.

“Young people are exposed to attitudes and behavior that normalize everyday dishonesty and everyday fraud.”.

Among the plethora of stealing guides on TikTok are lessons on how to steal from retailers. But the creators of the videos don't call it theft. They " Some accounts sharing lessons have tens of thousands of followers..

Changing social attitudes have made theft almost a "

His conclusion is confirmed by another fraud expert. Professor Emmeline Taylor of City University London coined the term "

" People are now joking about the last item stolen, how they 'accidentally' spilled a bottle of Prosecco hidden in a bunch of bananas,"

Fear of being caught cheating has plummeted. Britain's growing penchant for petty theft will cost the welfare system an extra $2.5 billion a year, the Department for Work and Pensions has warned..

A security guard can detain a citizen if he is caught in the act of a crime so that he does not run away before the police arrive. Security guards are allowed to use "

A conviction for shoplifting will result in a criminal record..

If the value of the goods is less than $240, the maximum penalty is six months in prison. If the price of the stolen goods is higher, then they can give a maximum of seven years in prison.

Recall that in the British city of Banbury, 13 mobile toilets, disinfection chemicals, gasoline and pipes for pumping feces were stolen..

British traveler Gabby Morgan previously found herself in an awkward situation in Australia. Her food was stolen from the refrigerator and all her underwear was stolen from the drying line..