It all started out like any other Saturday. Fred was out and about running some errands, picking up some things here and there, when he wondered into Banana Republic to check out the latest sales, fashions trends, and to make a wish list of clothes to get when he gets his next paycheck. As he entered BR, Fred had several bags with him from his errand running, some of which were pretty large. As Fred was perusing the store, he found a couple of items he wanted to buy that day, and held them in his arms as he made his way around the store.
As Fred made his way to the front of BR, near the door, he heard a great commotion, looked up, and saw to BR employees shuffling him toward the door. As they exited the store, items still in hand, the employees began to question him about the things he had and why he would try to steal stuff from the store. They asked him if he knew he could be charged with at least third degree theft in Seattle for doing the things that he'd done.
Fred, shocked, said he wasn't trying to steal anything, but was still walking around the store looking at merchandise. They took him to the back room for questioning, and he had the sinking feeling that he'd need a criminal lawyer sooner rather than later.
Once in the back room Fred began to feel pretty humiliated. The security staff, which were not the smartest individuals or the most well mannered, continued to make snide comment after snide comment about Fred as they processed him and waited for the cops to show up. At one point they were even making fun of him! Needless to say Fred was humiliated. But Fred was smart enough to know not to talk to the security people about his case - he knows that silence is golden in a Seattle criminal case.
Once the Seattle cops showed up they didn't even ask Fred his story. They just arrested him for third degree theft and took him down to the station for processing. Now he has to fight what amounts to a bogus theft charge all because the security staff at the place he was shopping was too dumb to recognize a regular customer.
Fred did to the smart thing, however and went out and hired a Seattle DUI attorney. He knows that a Seattle theft lawyer knows the ins and outs of criminal procedure, knows how to put Fred's best foot forward in the eyes of the prosecutor, and knows how to speak a language the prosecutor's understand. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out. Stay tuned!
(By the way, I want to reiterate that BR was in no way a part of this story. I just used them as an example of a clothing store, actually because I really like their store).
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