We definitely need to get tougher on sentencing looters and store robbers, but we should exempt those criminals from prison time if they loot one of the big corporations that helped spawn this epidemic of shoplifting to begin with.
Last week, the Retail Industry Leaders Association, representing 20 major retailers, sent a letter to Congress asking legislators to deal with the growing theft, shoplifting, and “smash-and-grab” mob attacks on retail stores. The corporations represented include giants like Target, Best Buy, Nordstrom, Home Depot, and CVS.
"As millions of Americans have undoubtedly seen on the news in recent weeks and months, retail establishments of all kinds have seen a significant uptick in organized crime in communities across the nation," said the letter.
The group’s solution is to push the Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act, which attempts to help inform consumers and online platforms about the sale of illicit products on the market. But that is treating the symptoms, and not even the most evident ones stemming from the crime wave acknowledged in this letter. Why not treat the problem?
The reason is that the problem is not a natural disaster. It began around 2015, when states began passing “criminal justice reform” at the behest of these very companies. They are now learning the hard way that when you call theft a low-level crime and essentially decriminalize it – at least in terms of incarceration – well, you will get more theft. These companies have funded the policies, organizations, and politicians behind the decriminalization and de-incarceration laws.
According to a 2020 survey of 61 retailers by the National Retail Federation, organized retail theft skyrocketed by nearly 60% since 2015 and cost stores an average of $719,548 per $1 billion dollars in sales. What changed around that time?
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What did the WOKE idiots THINK they'd end up doing,in the end?
They aren't capable of thinking that far ahead. They live in "now" time and want nothing but instant gratification. Just as all immature minds do.
For a start, have several heavily armed security personel stationed at the doors facing out. If a mob starts to come in, lay down heavy gunfire. Problem solved.
Evelyn, I like the idea but the police and legal system are supposed to protect We the People. Why should stores have to do it at their expense?????
Yep what goes around comes around!
Stupid is supposed to hurt.
Now the Retailers know that "the chickens are come home to roost".
Karma is a bitch, ain't it???
BTW, why the hell are they calling on congress to do something. looting, smash and grab, and shoplifting are city, county, and state responsibilities?
Please note that the VAST majority of these things are happening in dim ran cities, counties, and states. Get on their asses to fix the problem. It is NOT the federal government's job.
I might be wrong, but I thought the owner of Home Depot was a big Trump supporter.
Well, you funded them, now stop complaining and take it in the shorts! You deserve everything you are getting! May you all go bankrupt!!!!
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