Starbucks Tip Jar Brings Suit

On March 3, 2008, 54-year-old Roger Kreutz was waiting in line at a St. Louis area Starbucks when Aaron Poisson, a mop-haired 19-year-old from Georgia, grabbed the coffee shop’s tip jar, containing less than $5, and sprinted outside with it. Kreutz, a relatively wealthy owner of a couple hotels in the area, took it upon himself to give the bandit chase and, in the process, wound up dead when the teen accidentally backed his getaway car over him. Now, with Poisson convicted and most of the family at peace, Kreutz’s father, Edward Kreutz Sr., is suing Starbucks, claiming that the company should have known that an easily reachable tip jar would be too tempting for petty thieves and their crime-thwarting nemesi to resist/ Curtis Cartier , Seattle Blogs. More here .

Question: Do tip jars at counters represent too much of a temptation for thieves?