Forgot an Item at Michigan Self-Checkout? Is It Shoplifting?

Ever since self-checkouts became a thing in Michigan, one thing has always bothered me: retailers spent years training cashiers to operate registers. Remember going to the grocery store and seeing two cashiers behind one register, and one would say, "This is so-and-so, and they're training with me this week." Michigan Law Still Cares About IntentPhoto by Nicholas Jeffries on Unsplash woman inside mallMichigan's retail-fraud laws cover stealing merchandise, switching prices, and fraudulent returns. Yes, Michigan Thieves Exploit Self-CheckoutPhoto by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash Two women are shopping for clothes in a boutique. That's what you get for putting a bunch of unpaid, untrained customers in charge of the checkout process.