Homeless woman came in with two huge bags and was acting nervous from the start, and beelined for our baby aisle, which is a high theft area for us. Saw her throw a dozen bottles of pre-mix ensure in her bag, and waited by the door for her. She was super belligerent and was cussing up a storm when I stopped her. Didn't want to hand back the product, and was straight up talking herself into an arrest.

It wasn't until 2 cops happened to walk in for an unrelated call that she finally cooperated, and even then she was still being disrespectful and nasty. I didn't have her charged, just trespassed her, got the stuff back, and cut her loose.

Even though she was being such a colossal bitch, I still feel bad about it. What if a baby went to bed hungry that night because I made that stop? I honestly think she was just stealing for drug money, since she looked like she had a bad meth problem, but the possibility exists and that bothers me immensely.

How do you guys deal with this? Am I the only one who feels guilt sometimes?