Joan

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I had been shoplifting for years. It had always been so easy. I had just grabbed a bunch of clothes and put them on in the dressing room wearing the new things under the clothes I wore into the store.

I was completely surprised then consumed by fear when the man stopped me on the way out of the store and said, "I believe you have some things that belong to the store. Come with me."

I walked with his hand around my wrist in total humiliation sure that everyone in the store knew I was a thief.

He took me downstairs where they stored their stock and to a room way in the back.

As soon as we were inside he took some handcuffs out of a drawer and manacled my hands behind my back. He said, "You are under arrest for shoplifting. Will you make it easy for both of us by confessing to it?"

I was desperate and decided to bluff."No you are wrong! I didn't take anything!"

"In that case you are forcing me to search you."

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